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§ 1102.403 Collection and transmission of 

annual AMC registry fees. 

(a) Collection of annual AMC registry 

fees. States that elect to register and 

supervise AMCs pursuant to the AMC 

Rule shall collect an annual registry fee 

as established in § 1102.402 from AMCs 

eligible to be on the AMC Registry. 

(b) Transmission of annual AMC 

registry fee. States that elect to register 

and supervise AMCs pursuant to the 

AMC Rule shall transmit AMC registry 

fees as established in § 1102.402 to the 

ASC on an annual basis. States may 

align a one-year period with any 12- 

month period, which may, or may not, 

be based on the calendar year. Only 

those AMCs whose registry fees have 

been transmitted to the ASC will be 

eligible to be on the AMC Registry. 

By the Appraisal Subcommittee. 

Dated: September 13, 2017. 

Arthur Lindo, 

Chairman. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20400 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6700–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0639; Product 

Identifier 2017–CE–016–AD; Amendment 

39–19052; AD 2017–19–22] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014–07– 

09 for British Aerospace Regional 

Aircraft Jetstream Series 3101 and 

Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes. This 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as both the need for newly 

added inspections for corrosion, which 

includes the door hinges/supporting 

structure and attachment bolts for the 

main spar joint and engine support, and 

inadequate existing instructions for 

inspection for corrosion for several areas 

including the rudder hinge location on 

the vertical stabilizer. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 30, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of October 30, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0395; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited, Customer 

Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 

2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 

1292 675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/ 

RegionalAircraft/. You may view this 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket No. FAA–2017–0639. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Standards Branch, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued AD 2014–07–09, 

Amendment 39–17823 (79 FR 22367; 

April 22, 2014) (‘‘AD 2014–07–09’’). 

That AD required actions intended to 

address an unsafe condition on British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Model 

Jetstream Series 3101 and Jetstream 

Model 3201 airplanes and was based on 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) originated by an 

aviation authority of another country. 

Since we issued AD 2014–07–09, 

more extensive reports of corrosion have 

been received, resulting in the need to 

inspect additional areas. 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) (82 FR 28592; June 

23, 2017) to amend 14 CFR part 39 by 

adding an AD that would apply to 

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft 

Model Jetstream Series 3101 and 

Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes and 

supersede AD 2014–07–09. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD No.: 

2017–0073, dated April 27, 2017 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

Maintenance instructions for BAE 

Jetstream 3100 and 3200 aeroplanes, which 

are approved by EASA, are currently defined 

and published in the BAE Systems 

(Operations) Ltd Jetstream Series 3100 & 

3200 Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme (CPCP) document, JS/CPCP/01. 

These instructions have been identified as 

mandatory for continued airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. 

EASA issued AD 2012–0036 to require 

operators to comply with the inspection 

instructions as contained in the CPCP at 

Revision 6. 

Since that AD was issued, reports have 

been received of finding extensive corrosion. 

While affected areas are covered by an 

existing zonal inspection, it has been 

determined that this inspection is inadequate 

to identify the corrosion in those areas. 

Consequently, new inspection items 52–11– 

002 C1, 200/EX/01 C2, 500/IN/02 C1, 600/IN/ 

04 C1 and 700/IN/04 C1 have been added to 

the CPCP at Revision 8. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2012–0036, which is superseded, and 

requires accomplishment of the actions 

specified in BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd 

Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 CPCP, JS/CPCP/ 

01, Revision 8 (hereafter referred to as ‘the 

CPCP’ in this AD). 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: https://

www.regulations.gov/ 

document?D=FAA-2017-0639-0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comment 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to the comment. 

Summary Clarification 

Kenneth MacKinnon of BAE Systems 

Regional Aircraft stated that the 

Summary and Reason, paragraph (e) of 

this AD, both list corrosion issues that 

were introduced at Revision 6, which he 

assumes was mandated by AD 2014–07– 

09. He assumes this is an error and that 

both sections should summarize the 

changes introduced at Revisions 7 and 

8, as detailed in the BAE SYSTEMS 

Certification Plans AWR/768/J3I and 

AWR/815/J31 respectively. BAE wants 

the summary to better reflect the 

changes since FAA AD 2014–07–09. 

We partially agree with this comment. 

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of this AD, could contain language to 

better clarify the unsafe condition. We 

disagree with including all of the details 

in this AD because we matched the 

intent of the EASA AD, and the details 

provided are included in the service 

documents. We have added language to 

the Summary and Reason, paragraph (e) 

of this AD, to clarify the unsafe 

condition. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the change described previously. 

We have determined that these minor 

changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed British Aerospace 

Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 Corrosion 

Prevention and Control Programme, 

Manual Ref: JS/CPCP/01, Revision 8, 

dated October 15, 2016. The service 

information describes procedures for a 

comprehensive corrosion prevention 

and control program. This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

42 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 100 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to 

be $357,000, or $8,500 per product. 

The scope of damage found in the 

required inspection could vary 

significantly from airplane to airplane. 

We have no way of determining how 

much damage may be found on each 

airplane or the cost to repair damaged 

parts on each airplane or the number of 

airplanes that may require repair. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to small airplanes and 

domestic business jet transport 

airplanes to the Director of the Policy 

and Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0639; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains the NPRM, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Amendment 39–17823 (79 FR 

22367; April 22, 2014), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2017–19–22 British Aerospace Regional 

Aircraft: Amendment 39–19052; Docket 

No. FAA–2017–0639; Product Identifier 

2017–CE–016–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective October 30, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2014–07–09, 

Amendment 39–17823 (79 FR 22367; April 

22, 2014) (‘‘2014–07–09’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft Jetstream Series 3101 and 

Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 5: Time Limits. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as both the 

need for newly added inspections for 

corrosion, which includes the door hinges/ 

supporting structure and attachment bolts for 

the main spar joint and engine support, and 

inadequate existing instructions for 

inspection for corrosion for several areas 

including the rudder hinge location on the 

vertical stabilizer. We are issuing this AD to 

require actions to address the unsafe 


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condition on these products as a result of 

possible corrosion on the rudder upper hinge 

bracket and internal wing, areas of the 

passenger/crew door hinges and supporting 

structure, the main spar joint, and the engine 

support attachment bolts, which could lead 

to reduced structural integrity with 

consequent loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Comply with paragraphs (f)(1) through (3) 

of this AD within the compliance times 

specified, unless already done: 

(1) Before further flight after October 30, 

2017 (the effective date of this AD), 

incorporate BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 

Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 8, dated October 15, 2016, into the 

Limitations of your FAA-approved 

maintenance program (instructions for 

continued airworthiness) on the basis of 

which the operator or the owner ensures the 

continuing airworthiness of each operated 

airplane, as applicable to the airplane model. 

(2) Do all tasks in the BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 

3200 Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 8, dated October 15, 2016, at the 

compliance times specified in the manual, or 

within the next 12 months after October 30, 

2017 (the effective date of this AD), 

whichever occurs later; except for the 

following tasks, which must be done within 

12 months after October 30, 2017 (the 

effective date of this AD): 52–11–002 C1, 

200/EX/01 C2, 500/IN/02 C1, 600/IN/04 C1, 

and 700/IN/04 C1. 

(3) If any discrepancy, particularly 

corrosion, is found during any inspections or 

tasks required by paragraphs (f)(1) or (2) of 

this AD, within the compliance time 

specified, repair or replace, as applicable, all 

damaged structural parts and components 

and do the maintenance procedures for 

corrective action following BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 

3200 Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 8, dated October 15, 2016. If no 

compliance time is defined, do the applicable 

corrective action before further flight. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Send information to ATTN: Doug Rudolph, 

Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

doug.rudolph@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC on any airplane to which 

the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight 

Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking 

a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Small Airplane Standards 

Branch; or the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), or BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited’s EASA DOA. If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency 2017–0073, dated April 27, 2017. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD docket on 

the Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov/ 

document?D=FAA-2017-0639-0002. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 Corrosion 

Prevention and Control Programme, Manual 

Ref. JS/CPCP/01, Revision 8, dated October 

15, 2016. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For British Aerospace Jetstream Series 

3100 and 3200 service information related to 

this AD, contact BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited, Customer Information Department, 

Prestwick International Airport, Ayrshire, 

KA9 2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 1292 

675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/ 

RegionalAircraft/. 

(4) You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Policy and Innovation Division, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. In addition, you 

can access this service information on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0639. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

September 14, 2017. 

Pat Mullen, 

Acting Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20047 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9301; Product 

Identifier 2015–NM–193–AD; Amendment 

39–19056; AD 2017–19–26] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008–12– 

04, which applied to certain The Boeing 

Company Model 737–600, –700, –700C, 

–800, and –900 series airplanes. AD 

2008–12–04 required various repetitive 

inspections to detect cracks along the 

chem-milled steps of the fuselage skin, 

and to detect missing or loose fasteners 

in the area of a certain preventive 

modification or repairs; replacement of 

the time-limited repair with a 

permanent repair, if applicable; and 

applicable corrective actions which 

would end certain repetitive 

inspections. This AD reduces the postmodification inspection compliance 

times, limits installation of the 

preventive modification to airplanes 

with fewer than 30,000 total flight 

cycles, and adds repetitive inspections 

for modified airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by an evaluation by the 

design approval holder (DAH) that 

indicated that the upper skin panel at 

the chem-milled step above the lap joint 

is subject to widespread fatigue damage 

(WFD) if the modification was installed 

after 30,000 total flight cycles. We are 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 30, 

2017. 


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