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4 (Pub. L. 96–354, Sept. 19, 1980). 

5Public Law 104–4 (2 U.S.C. 1532). 

parts have been inoperative since the 

OTS was abolished in 2011. 

Furthermore, with respect to the 

removal of the parts of chapter V that 

govern savings associations and savings 

and loan holding companies, the 

Department of the Treasury finds that 

notice and comment under the APA are 

neither necessary nor in the public 

interest. As discussed above, titles III 

and X of the Dodd-Frank Act transferred 

the powers, authorities, rights, and 

duties of the OTS to the Agencies on 

July 21, 2011 and abolished the OTS on 

October 19, 2011. Since that time, the 

Agencies have issued rules that 

supersede the OTS regulations relating 

to savings associations and savings and 

loan holding companies. This final rule 

does not make any substantive changes 

to the regulations currently applicable 

to savings associations and savings and 

loan associations and does not 

substantively affect these regulated 

entities or the public. It simply removes 

obsolete provisions that are likely to be 

a source of confusion. For these reasons, 

advance notice and comment under the 

APA are unnecessary and not in the 

public interest. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 4 (RFA) 

applies only to rules for which an 

agency publishes a general notice of 

proposed rulemaking pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553(b). Pursuant to the APA at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B), general notice and an 

opportunity for public comment are not 

required prior to the issuance of a final 

rule when an agency, for good cause, 

finds that ‘‘notice and public procedure 

thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, 

or contrary to the public interest.’’ As 

discussed above, the Department of the 

Treasury has determined for good cause 

that the APA does not require notice 

and public comment on this final rule 

and, therefore, it is not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking. Thus, 

the RFA, pursuant 5 U.S.C. 601(2), does 

not apply to this final rule. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires 

that an agency prepare a budgetary 

impact statement before promulgating 

any rule likely to result in a Federal 

mandate that may result in the 

expenditure by state, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any one year, adjusted for inflation.5

Because this final rule removes 

inoperative and superseded regulations, 

the Department of the Treasury has 

determined that there is no Federal 

mandate imposed by this rulemaking. 

Executive Order 12866 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. 

12 CFR Chapter V [Removed] 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble and pursuant to titles III and 

X of the Dodd-Frank Act, amend title 12 

of the Code of Federal Regulations by 

removing chapter V. 

Dated: October 4, 2017. 

Kody H. Kinsley, 

Assistant Secretary for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21904 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0624; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–135–AD; Amendment 

39–19067; AD 2017–20–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A319 series airplanes, 

Model A320–211, –212, –214, –231, 

–232, and –233 airplanes, and Model 

A321–111, –112, –131, –211, –212, 

–213, –231, and –232 airplanes. This AD 

was prompted by a runway excursion 

due to an unexpected thrust increase 

leading to an unstable approach 

performed using the current flight 

management and guidance computer 

(FMGC) standard. This AD requires 

identification of potentially affected 

FMGCs, replacement of any affected 

FMGC, and applicable concurrent 

actions. We are issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

15, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of November 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus, Airworthiness Office—EIAS, 1 

Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 

Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 

61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. You 

may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. It is also 

available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0624. 

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– 

0624; 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 this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone 800–647– 

5527) is Docket 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227– 

1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus Model A319 series 

airplanes, Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–231, –232, and –233 airplanes, and 

Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on June 29, 2017 (82 FR 29440) 

(‘‘the NPRM’’). The NPRM was 

prompted by a runway excursion due to 

an unexpected thrust increase leading to 

an unstable approach performed using 

the current FMGC standard. The NPRM 

proposed to require identification of 

potentially affected FMGCs, 

replacement of any affected FMGC, and 

applicable concurrent actions. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent unstable 

approaches due to an unexpected thrust 

increase, which could result in reduced 


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controllability of the airplane and 

runway excursions. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2016–0122, dated June 21, 

2016 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for all Airbus 

Model A319 series airplanes, Model 

A320–211, –212, –214, –231, –232, and 

–233 airplanes, and Model A321–111, 

–112, –131, –211, –212, –213, –231, and 

232 airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Following an instrument landing system 

(ILS) approach, during night, in rainy 

condition, an A321 aeroplane experienced a 

longitudinal runway excursion. Investigation 

revealed that the approach was not stabilized 

with an overspeed of 19 knots (kts) over the 

runway threshold, followed by a long flare 

(18 seconds) with touchdown far behind the 

touchdown zone. The aeroplane exited the 

runway at 75 kts and came to rest around 300 

meters beyond the end of the runway. During 

the final approach, at 150 feet Radio 

Altimeter (RA) altitude, the corrected 

airspeed of the aeroplane was 165 kts (24 kts 

overspeed). Auto thrust (ATHR) commanded 

a transient N1 increase up to 70% due to the 

ATHR speed Mach control law. 

The ATHR system on A320 family 

aeroplane was designed to maintain 

accurately the aircraft speed/Mach to speed/ 

Mach target by commanding the thrust, 

featuring also a trade-off at low altitude 

between thrust corrections to maintain speed 

equal to speed target and too large thrust 

corrections destabilizing the aircraft 

trajectory near the ground. The conclusions 

of the investigations were that the main 

contributor to this runway excursion was a 

non-stabilized approach not followed by a 

go-around. ATHR misbehaviour in case of 

large overspeed led to an unexpected thrust 

increase, which is considered as a 

contributor to the long flare. 

This ATHR characteristic, reported as 

‘‘Spurious thrust increase during approach,’’ 

was initially found in 1996 and a 

modification was developed and introduced 

in Flight Guidance (FG) 2G standard ‘‘C8 or 

I8’’ (C for CFM engines and I for IAE engines) 

in 2001. 

Prompted by these findings, Airbus 

introduced a programme to encourage 

operators to replace the FMGC Legacy with 

the FMGC equipped with Flight Management 

System type 2 (FMS2) and FG standard, 

which introduces additional operational 

capabilities, including Runway Overrun 

Protection System/Runway Overrun Warning 

(ROPS/ROW) and Autopilot/Traffic Collision 

Avoidance System (AP/TCAS). It was 

determined that the ROPS, in a scenario 

similar to the one described above, would 

have triggered a <<RUNWAY TOO SHORT>> 

aural alert before touchdown. Information 

was made available through Airbus Service 

Information Letter (SIL) 22–039 (later 

superseded by Word In Service Experience 

(WISE) In Service Information 22.83.00003), 

and EASA published Safety Information 

Bulletin (SIB) 2013–19, recommending the 

FMGC upgrade. 

Since EASA SIB was published, it was 

determined that many operators have chosen 

not to implement the optional upgrade that 

improves the ATHR behaviour. 

More recently, prompted by a 

recommendation from the BEA (Bureau 

d’Enqueˆtes et d’Analyses pour la se ́curite ́ de 

l’aviation civile) of France, to reduce the risk 

of further runway excursions due to 

uninterrupted unstable approaches 

performed with the legacy FMGC standard, 

EASA decided to require installation of at 

least the first version of the FMS2 and 

associated FG for legacy aeroplanes. 

DGAC [Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de l’Aviation 

Civile] France issued AD 1999–411–140(B)R1 

[which corresponds to FAA AD 2000–12–13, 

Amendment 39–11791 (65 FR 37845, June 

19, 2000) (‘‘AD 2000–12–13’’)] and AD 1998– 

226–119(B)R1 [which corresponds to FAA 

AD 98–19–08, Amendment 39–10750 (63 FR 

50503, September 22, 1998)] to address 

different unsafe conditions, requiring to 

install a certain previous FMGC standard that 

may be susceptible to the ‘‘Spurious thrust 

increase during approach’’. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD * * * requires replacement of 

the affected FMGC units with upgraded units 

[and applicable concurrent actions]. 

Concurrent actions include the 

installation of certain FMGCs, wiring, 

display management computers, wiring 

associated with pin programming, and 

applicable operational program 

configuration disks. You may examine 

the MCAI in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0624. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comment received. Air 

Line Pilots Association, International 

supported the NPRM. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed, except for minor editorial 

changes. 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. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued the following 

service information, which describes 

procedures for replacement of any 

affected FMGC with a serviceable 

FMGC. These documents are distinct 

since they apply to different airplane 

configurations. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1090, Revision 11, dated July 20, 2004. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1103, Revision 04, dated March 12, 

2004. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1116, Revision 04, dated March 29, 

2004. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1152, Revision 03, dated February 18, 

2005. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1243, Revision 05, dated May 31, 2010. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1519, Revision 02, dated December 21, 

2015. 

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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 1,032 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection ........................................................ 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................. $0 $85 $87,720 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements required 

based on the results of the inspection. 

We have no way of determining the 

number of aircraft that might need these 

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ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement ................................................................. 9 work-hours × $85 per hour = $765 ........................... $30,000 $30,765 

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 transport category 

airplanes to the Director of the System 

Oversight 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 that 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. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2017–20–10 Airbus: Amendment 39–19067; 

Docket No. FAA–2017–0624; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–135–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective November 15, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2000–12–13, 

Amendment 39–11791 (65 FR 37845, June 

19, 2000) (‘‘AD 2000–12–13’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus airplanes, 

certificated in any category, identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(3) of this AD, all 

manufacturer serial numbers. 

(1) Airbus Model A319–111, –112, –113, 

–114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 airplanes. 

(2) Airbus Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–231, –232, and –233 airplanes. 

(3) Airbus Model A321–111, –112, –131, 

–211, –212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 22, Auto Flight. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

runway excursion due to an unexpected 

thrust increase leading to an unstable 

approach performed using the current flight 

management and guidance computer (FMGC) 

standard. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

unstable approaches due to an unexpected 

thrust increase, which could result in 

reduced controllability of the airplane and 

runway excursions. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection and Replacement of Affected 

FMGC 

(1) Within 36 months after the effective 

date of this AD: Inspect the FMGC to 

determine if any FMGC with an affected part 

number identified in Figure 1 to paragraphs 

(g)(1), (g)(2), (h)(1), (h)(2), and (j) of this AD 

is installed. A review of airplane 

maintenance records is acceptable in lieu of 

inspecting the FMGC, provided those records 

can be relied upon for that purpose and the 

part number of the FMGC can be 

conclusively identified from that review. 

(2) If any affected FMGC with an affected 

part number identified in Figure 1 to 

paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), (h)(1), (h)(2), and (j) 

of this AD is found during any inspection or 

review required by paragraph (g)(1) of this 

AD: Within 36 months after the effective date 

of this AD, replace the FMGC with a 

serviceable FMGC having a part number that 

is not identified in Figure 1 to paragraphs 

(g)(1), (g)(2), (h)(1), (h)(2), and (j) of this AD, 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions and paragraph 1.B. (concurrent 

actions) of the applicable service information 

specified in paragraphs (g)(2)(i) through 

(g)(2)(vi) of this AD, or using a method 

approved by the Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA; 

or the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). Refer to 

Figure 2 to paragraph (g)(2) of this AD and 

Figure 3 to paragraph (g)(2) of this AD for the 

lists of approved eligible FMGCs certified as 

of the effective date of this AD. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22–1090, 

Revision 11, dated July 20, 2004 (installation 

of FMGC part number (P/N) C13042BA01). 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22–1103, 

Revision 04, dated March 12, 2004 

(installation of FMGC P/N C13043AA01). 

(iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1116, Revision 04, dated March 29, 2004 

(installation of FMGC P/N C13043BA01). 

(iv) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1152, Revision 03, dated February 18, 2005 

(installation of FMGC P/N C13043AA02). 

(v) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22–1243, 

Revision 05, dated May 31, 2010 (installation 

of FMGC P/N C13043BA04). 

(vi) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1519, Revision 02, dated December 21, 2015 

(installation of FMGC P/N C13207CA00). 

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Figure 1 to paragraphs (g)(l), (g)(2), (h)(l), (h)(2), and (j) of this AD -Affected 

FMGCs 

Airplanes FMGC part number 

B398AAM0303 B398AAM0304 B398AAM0405 B398AAM0406 

B398AAM0407 B398AAM0408 B398AAM0409 B398AAM0410 

A319-111, A319-112, 

A319-113, A319-114, B398AAM0411 B398AAM0412 B398BAM0101 B398BAM0202 

A319-115, A320-211, B398BAM0203 B398BAM0204 B398BAM0205 B398BAM0206 

A320-212, A320-214, 

A321-111, A321-112, B398BAM0207 B398BAM0208 B398BAM0209 B546BAM0101 

A321-211, A321-212, and B546BAM0202 B546BAM0203 B546BAM0204 B546BAM0205 

A321-213 (all CFM56) 

B546BAM0206 B546CAM0101 B546CAM0102 B546CAM0103 

B546CAM0104 

B398BCM0101 B398BCM0102 B398BCM0103 B398BCM0104 

A319-131 A319-132 B398BCM0105 B398BCM0106 B398BCM0107 B398BCM0108 

A319-133 A320-231 

A320-232 A320-233 B398BCM0109 B546BCM0101 B546BCM0102 B546BCM0203 

A321-131 A321-231 and 

A321-232 (all V2500) B546BCM0204 B546BCM0205 B546CCM0101 B546CCM0102 

B546CCM0103 B546CCM0104 B546CCM0105 B546CCM0106 
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Figure 2 to paragraph (g)(2) of this AD -

List of approved eligible FMGCs certified as of the effective date of this AD 

Airplanes 

A319-111, A319-112, 

A319-113, A319-114, 

A319-115, A320-211, 

A320-212, A320-214, 

A321-111, A321-112, 

A321-211, A321-212, and 

A321-213 (all CFM56) 

FMGC part number 

C13042AA01 

C13042AA02 

C13042AA03 

C13042AA04 

C13042AA05 

C13042AA06 

C13042AA07 

C13043AA01 

C13043AA02 

C13043AA03 

C13043AA04 

C13043AA05 

C13043AA06 

FMGC hardware Flight Guidance (FG) 

software 

C13207AAOO G2858AAA01 

C13207CAOO G2858AAA02 

C13207CAOO G2858AAA03 

C13208AAOO G2858AAA01 

C13208AAOO G2858AAA02 

C13208AAOO G2858AAA03 
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(h) Unaffected Airplanes 

(1) An airplane on which Airbus 

Modification 31896 or Airbus Modification 

31897 has been embodied in production is 

not affected by the requirements of paragraph 

(g) of this AD, provided it is conclusively 

determined that no FMGC with an affected 

part number identified in Figure 1 to 

paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), (h)(1), (h)(2), and (j) 

of this AD has been installed on that airplane 

since the date of issuance of the original 

certificate of airworthiness or the original 

export certificate of airworthiness. A review 

of airplane maintenance records is acceptable 

to make this determination provided those 

records can be relied upon for that purpose 

and the part number of the FMGC can be 

conclusively identified from that review. 

(2) An airplane on which the actions 

specified in paragraph (g)(2) have been done 

before the effective date of this AD is not 

affected by the requirements in paragraph (g) 

of this AD, provided it is conclusively 

determined that no FMGC with an affected 

part number identified in Figure 1 to 

paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), (h)(1), (h)(2), and (j) 

of this AD has been installed on that airplane 

since accomplishing the actions specified in 

paragraph (g)(2) of this AD. A review of 

airplane maintenance records is acceptable to 

make this determination provided those 

records can be relied upon for that purpose 

and the part number of the FMGC can be 

conclusively identified from that review. 

(i) Parts Installation Limitation 

Installation of an FMGC standard approved 

after the effective date of this AD on any 

airplane, is acceptable for compliance with 

the actions required by paragraph (g)(2) of 

this AD, provided the conditions specified in 

paragraphs (i)(1) and (i)(2) of this AD are 

accomplished. 

(1) The software and hardware standard, as 

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Manager, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA; or EASA; or 

Airbus’s EASA DOA. 

(2) The installation must be accomplished 

using airplane modification instructions 

approved by the Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA; 

or EASA; or Airbus’s EASA DOA. 

(j) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install on any airplane an FMGC 

with an affected part number identified in 

Figure 1 to paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), (h)(1), 

(h)(2), and (j) of this AD. 

(k) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g)(2) of this AD, if 

those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using the applicable 

service information identified in Figure 4 to 

paragraph (k) of this AD. 

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(l) Terminating Action for Other ADs 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD, and, as 

applicable, paragraph (g)(2) of this AD, 

terminates all requirements of AD 2000–12– 

13. 

(m) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 

has the authority to approve AMOCs for this 

AD, if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 

39.19, send your request to your principal 

inspector or local Flight Standards District 

Office, as appropriate. If sending information 

directly to the manager of the International 

Section, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (n)(2) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

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Figure 4 to paragraph (k) of this AD -

Service information acceptable for credit for actions in paragraph (g) (2) of this AD 

FMGC/FG install Airbus Service Bulletin Revision Date 

00 March 5, 2002 

01 April15, 2002 

02 June 14, 2002 

03 October 1, 2002 

04 November 26, 2002 

C13042BA01 A320-22-1090 05 January 13, 2003 

06 March 3, 2003 

07 June 26, 2003 

08 October 15, 2003 

09 November 7, 2003 

10 January 22, 2004 

00 October 8, 2002 

C13043AA01 A320-22-11 03 

01 April 1, 2003 

02 August 28, 2003 

03 October 15, 2003 

00 January 31, 2003 

01 August 4, 2003 

C13043BA01 A320-22-1116 

02 October 17, 2003 

03 February 25, 2004 

00 May 5, 2004 

C13043AA02 A320-22-1152 01 July 6, 2004 

02 October 15, 2004 

00 October 16, 2007 

01 April1, 2008 

C13043BA04 A320-22-1243 02 September 10, 2008 

03 February 17, 2009 

04 March 3, 2010 

00 June 26, 2015 

C13207CAOO A320-22-1519 

01 August 26, 2015 
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any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the local flight 

standards district office/certificate holding 

district office. 

(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, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or EASA; 

or Airbus’s EASA DOA. If approved by the 

DOA, the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2016–0122, dated 

June 21, 2016, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

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

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0624. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 425– 

227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. 

(3) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (o)(3) and (o)(4) of this AD. 

(o) 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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22–1090, 

Revision 11, dated July 20, 2004. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22–1103, 

Revision 04, dated March 12, 2004. 

(iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1116, Revision 04, dated March 29, 2004. 

(iv) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1152, Revision 03, dated February 18, 2005. 

(v) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22–1243, 

Revision 05, dated May 31, 2010. 

(vi) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–22– 

1519, Revision 02, dated December 21, 2015. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on 

September 20, 2017. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21224 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0515; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–171–AD; Amendment 

39–19061; AD 2017–20–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, 

and F4–600R series airplanes, Model 

A300 C4–605R Variant F airplanes 

(collectively called Model A300–600 

series airplanes), and Model A310 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports of unreliable airspeed 

indications that were caused by pitot 

heater resistance shorted to ground. 

This AD requires replacement of certain 

parts. We are issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

15, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of November 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office— 

EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone: +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax: +33 

5 61 93 44 51; email: account.airwortheas@airbus.com; Internet: http://

www.airbus.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

It is also available on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0515. 

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– 

0515; 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 this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone: 800–647– 

5527) is Docket 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone: 425–227–2125; fax: 425– 

227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Airbus Model A300 B4– 

600, B4–600R, and F4–600R series 

airplanes, Model A300 C4–605R Variant 

F airplanes (collectively called Model 

A300–600 series airplanes), and Model 

A310 series airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 9, 2017 (82 FR 26758) (‘‘the 

NPRM’’). The NPRM was prompted by 

reports of unreliable airspeed 

indications that were caused by pitot 

heater resistance shorted to ground. The 

NPRM proposed to require replacement 

of certain parts. We are issuing this AD 

to ensure proper flight crew awareness 

of unreliable airspeed indications. This 

condition, if not recognized by the flight 

crew, could possibly result in reduced 

control of the airplane. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2016–0195, 

dated September 30, 2016 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Airbus Model A300 B4–600, 

B4–600R, and F4–600R series airplanes, 

Model A300 C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes (collectively called Model 

A300–600 series airplanes), and Model 

A310 series airplanes. The MCAI states: 

An operator recently reported two events 

of unreliable airspeed indications. 

Investigations revealed that in both events, a 

Pitot heater resistance was shorted to ground. 

Pitot probes are heated to prevent ice 

accretion. De-icing performance of the Pitot 

probe might be reduced if Pitot probe heater 


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