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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1021; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–052–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 

Services B.V. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 

0100 airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report that a jammed 

control cable prevented the full 

extension of the nose landing gear (LG). 

This proposed AD would require a 

general visual inspection of the LG 

handle teleflex cable conduit connector 

for the presence of a grease nipple, a 

maintenance records check of affected 

airplanes, and if necessary, a detailed 

inspection for corrosion and damage of 

the LG handle teleflex cable, 

replacement if found, and lubrication. 

This proposed AD would also require 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable. We are 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 21, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Fokker Services 

B.V., Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box 

1357, 2130 EL Hoofddorp, the 

Netherlands; telephone +31 (0)88–6280– 

350; fax +31 (0)88–6280–111; email 

technicalservices@fokker.com; Internet 

http://www.myfokkerfleet.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. 

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– 

1021; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227– 

1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1021; Product Identifier 2017– 

NM–052–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2017–0068, 

dated April 24, 2017 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model 

F28 Mark 0100 airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

A report was received of an alledgedly 

post-SBF100–32–107 (introducing a teleflex 

cable conduit with a grease nipple and a 

stainless steel teleflex cable) Fokker 100 

aeroplane landing with a nose landing gear 

(LG) that was not completely in the extended 

position, in spite of the application by the 

crew of the relevant normal and abnormal 

Airplane Flight Manual LG extension 

procedures. The investigation revealed that 

the failure of the nose LG to completely 

extend had been caused by a jammed teleflex 

cable of the LG control system, which 

resulted in a hydraulic lock in the nose LG 

extension/retraction actuator. The 

investigation also revealed that the teleflex 

cable conduit connector on the subject 

aeroplane did not have the grease nipple 

installed, so that the aeroplane was actually 

not in the full post-SBF100–32–107 

configuration. 

Based on an incorrect assumption with 

regard to full incorporation of SBF100–32– 

107 (i.e., the presence of the grease nipple on 

the conduit connector), Maintenance Review 

Board (MRB) task 323100–00–04 (removal, 

inspection, greasing and reinstallation of 

teleflex cable), which is only applicable for 

aeroplanes without the grease nipple, had 

been removed from the scheduled 

maintenance programme for the aeroplane. 

As a result, no detailed inspection or greasing 

of the teleflex cable had been accomplished 

on the aeroplane during the last 24,000 flight 

cycles (FC) or 17 years, leading to a lack of 

lubricant and excessive wear of the cable. 

Analysis indicates the possibility of more 

aeroplanes that do not have the grease nipple 

on the conduit connector, and where MRB 

task 323100–00–04 has been inadvertently 

removed from the scheduled maintenance 

program. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to further landings with 

the nose LG not in the fully extended 

position, possibly resulting in damage to the 

aeroplane and injury to occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Fokker Services published SBF100–32–167 

(hereafter referred to as ‘the SB’ in this 

[EASA] AD) to provide inspection 

instructions. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires a one-time [general 

visual] inspection of the LG handle teleflex 

cable conduit connector for the presence of 

the grease nipple and, depending on 

findings, [a maintenance records check and] 

accomplishment of applicable corrective 

action(s). This [EASA] AD also requires the 

reporting of findings to Fokker Services, and 

to ensure that the maintenance [or 

inspection] programme [as applicable] 

contains those instructions applicable to the 

aeroplane configuration. 

Required actions also include a 

detailed inspection for corrosion and 

damage of the LG handle teleflex cable, 

replacement of the LG handle teleflex 

cable if any corrosion or damage is 

found, and lubrication of the LG handle 

teleflex cable. 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–2017–1021. 


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Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Fokker Services B.V. has issued 

Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100–32– 

167, dated December 14, 2016. This 

service information describes 

procedures for a one-time inspection of 

the nose LG control cable; a 

maintenance records check; detailed 

inspection, replacement, and lubrication 

of the LG handle teleflex cable; and 

revision of the maintenance 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. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 8 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection and maintenance or inspection 

program revision.

4 work-hours × $85 per hour = $340 ............. $0 $340 $2,720 

Reporting ......................................................... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................. 0 85 680 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary on-condition actions that 

would be required based on the results 

of the proposed inspection. We have no 

way of determining the number of 

aircraft that might need these actions: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Maintenance records check, inspection, replacement, 

and lubrication.

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............................... $0 $85 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to 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 control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this proposed AD is 2120– 

0056. The paperwork cost associated 

with this proposed AD has been 

detailed in the Costs of Compliance 

section of this document and includes 

time for reviewing instructions, as well 

as completing and reviewing the 

collection of information. Therefore, all 

reporting associated with this proposed 

AD is 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. 

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 proposed 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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 proposed regulation: 

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. 


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The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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): 

Fokker Services B.V.: Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1021; Product Identifier 2017– 

NM–052–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

21, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Fokker Services B.V. 

Model F28 Mark 0100 airplanes, certificated 

in any category, serial numbers 11244 

through 11481 inclusive, if maintenance 

records show that the airplane is in a postFokker Service Bulletin SBF100–32–107 

configuration. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 32, Landing gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report that 

lack of maintenance on a control system 

cable caused a hydraulic lock and difficult 

operation of the nose landing gear (LG) 

handle, preventing full extension of the nose 

LG when landing. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct erratic or hard-to-move LG 

handles, which could lead to the nose LG not 

being in the fully extended position during 

landing and consequent damage to the 

airplane and injury to the flight crew and 

passengers. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD: Do a general visual inspection of the 

LG handle teleflex cable conduit connector 

for the presence of a grease nipple, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF100–32–167, dated December 14, 2016. 

(h) Maintenance Records Check 

If, during the inspection required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, a grease nipple is 

not found installed: Within 3 months after 

the effective date of this AD, check the 

maintenance records of the affected airplane 

for the previous 3 months for reports of an 

erratic or hard-to-move LG handle, and check 

the maintenance records to determine the 

date of the most recent installation, or 

inspection/lubrication, as applicable, of the 

LG handle teleflex cable. 

(i) Inspection, Replacement, and Lubrication 

Based on results of the maintenance 

records check required by paragraph (h) of 

this AD: Within the applicable compliance 

times specified in Table 1 to paragraph (i) of 

this AD, do a detailed inspection for 

corrosion and damage of the LG handle 

teleflex cable, replace the LG handle teleflex 

cable if any corrosion or damage is found, 

and lubricate the LG handle teleflex cable, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF100–32–167, dated December 14, 2016. 

(j) Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Within 6 months after the effective date of 

this AD: Revise the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF100–32–167, dated December 14, 2016, to 

incorporate the applicable tasks and 

associated thresholds and intervals, based on 

the airplane configuration (pre- or postSBF100–32–107) determined in the 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(k) Reporting 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD, or within 30 days after doing the 


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inspection required by paragraph (g) or (h) of 

this AD, whichever occurs later, report the 

findings of the inspection specified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD, and the records 

check specified in paragraph (h) of this AD, 

to Fokker Services B.V., in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF100–32–167, dated 

December 14, 2016. 

(l) 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 International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (m)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using 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 the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Fokker B.V. Service’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: 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. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2017–0068, dated 

April 24, 2017, 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– 

2017–1021. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 425– 

227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Fokker Services B.V., 

Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box 1357, 

2130 EL Hoofddorp, the Netherlands; 

telephone +31 (0)88–6280–350; fax +31 

(0)88–6280–111; email technicalservices@

fokker.com; Internet http://

www.myfokkerfleet.com. 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

27, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23990 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1038; Product 

Identifier 2017–CE–024–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air 

Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Viking 

Air Limited Models DHC–6–1, DHC–6– 

100, DHC–6–200, DHC–6–300, and 

DHC–6–400 airplanes. This proposed 

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 aileron cable wear or 

fouling at the wing root rib, fuselage 

skin, and wing root rib fairlead, or 

fraying of the cable from the root rib 

fairlead. We are issuing this proposed 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 21, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Viking Air 

Limited Technical Support, 1959 De 

Havilland Way, Sidney, British 

Columbia, Canada, V8L 5V5; telephone: 

(North America) (866) 492–8527; fax: 

(250) 656–0673; email: 

technical.support@vikingair.com; 

Internet: http://www.vikingair.com/ 

support/service-bulletins. You may 

review 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. 

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– 

1038; 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 proposed AD, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Hulverson, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Boston ACO Branch, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; 

telephone: (781) 238–7655; fax: (781) 

238–7199; email: erin.hulverson@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2017–1038; Product Identifier 

2017–CE–024–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 


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