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the denial notification letter, that the 

requester may incur fees as a result of 

processing the request. In the denial 

notification letter, the Council shall 

advise the requester that the Council 

will not proceed to process the request 

further unless the requester, in writing, 

directs the Council to do so and either 

agrees to pay any fees that may apply to 

processing the request or specifies an 

upper limit (of not less than $25) that 

the requester is willing to pay to process 

the request. If the Council does not 

receive this written direction and 

agreement/specification within thirty 

(30) days of the date of the denial 

notification letter, then the Council 

shall deem the FOIA request to be 

withdrawn. 

(7) Appeals of denials of requests to 

reduce or waive fees. If the Council 

denies a request to reduce or waive fees, 

then the requester shall have the right 

to submit an appeal of the denial 

determination in accordance with 

§ 1301.11. The Council shall 

communicate this appeal right as part of 

its written notification to the requester 

denying the fee reduction or waiver 

request. The requester shall clearly mark 

its appeal request and any envelope that 

encloses it with the words ‘‘Appeal for 

Fee Reduction/Waiver.’’ 

(g) Notice of estimated fees; advance 

payments. (1) When the Council 

estimates the fees for processing a 

request will exceed the limit set by the 

requester, and that amount is less than 

$250, the Council shall notify the 

requester of the estimated costs, broken 

down by search, review and duplication 

fees. The requester must provide an 

agreement to pay the estimated costs, 

except that the requester may 

reformulate the request in an attempt to 

reduce the estimated fees. 

(2) If the requester fails to state a limit 

and the costs are estimated to exceed 

$250, the requester shall be notified of 

the estimated costs, broken down by 

search, review and duplication fees, and 

must pay such amount prior to the 

processing of the request, or provide 

satisfactory assurance of full payment if 

the requester has a history of prompt 

payment of FOIA fees. Alternatively, the 

requester may reformulate the request in 

such a way as to constitute a request for 

responsive records at a reduced fee. 

(3) The Council reserves the right to 

request advance payment after a request 

is processed and before records are 

released. 

(4) If a requester previously has failed 

to pay a fee within thirty (30) calendar 

days of the date of the billing, the 

requester shall be required to pay the 

full amount owed plus any applicable 

interest, and to make an advance 

payment of the full amount of the 

estimated fee before the Council begins 

to process a new request or the pending 

request. 

(h) Form of payment. Payment may be 

made by check or money order paid to 

the Treasurer of the United States. 

(i) Charging interest. The Council may 

charge interest on any unpaid bill 

starting on the 31st day following the 

date of billing the requester. Interest 

charges will be assessed at the rate 

provided in 31 U.S.C. 3717 and will 

accrue from the date of the billing until 

payment is received by the Council. The 

Council will follow the provisions of the 

Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97– 

365, 96 Stat. 1749), as amended, and its 

administrative procedures, including 

the use of consumer reporting agencies, 

collection agencies, and offset. 

(j) Aggregating requests. If the Council 

reasonably determines that a requester 

or a group of requesters acting together 

is attempting to divide a request into a 

series of requests for the purpose of 

avoiding fees, the Council may aggregate 

those requests and charge accordingly. 

The Council may presume that multiple 

requests involving related matters 

submitted within a thirty (30) calendar 

day period have been made in order to 

avoid fees. The Council shall not 

aggregate multiple requests involving 

unrelated matters. 

Dated: November 16, 2017. 

Eric A. Froman, 

Executive Director, Financial Stability 

Oversight Council. 

[FR Doc. 2017–25386 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0982; Product 

Identifier 2017–SW–009–AD; Amendment 

39–19102; AD 2017–23–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta 

S.p.A. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014–24– 

02 for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model 

AB139 and AW139 helicopters. AD 

2014–24–02 required repetitively 

inspecting the main rotor (M/R) rotating 

scissors, removing certain lower half 

scissor spherical bearings (bearings) 

from service, and installing a special 

nut. This new AD revises the inspection 

requirements and requires replacing the 

bearings. This AD is prompted by a new 

report of a dislodged bearing of an M/ 

R rotating scissor. The actions of this 

AD are intended to correct an unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 11, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of December 11, 2017. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by January 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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– 

0982; or in person at the Docket 

Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this AD, the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, any 

incorporated by reference service 

information, the economic 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 service information identified in 

this final rule, contact Leonardo S.p.A. 

Helicopters, Matteo Ragazzi, Head of 

Airworthiness, Viale G.Agusta 520, 

21017 C.Costa di Samarate (Va) Italy; 

telephone +39–0331–711756; fax +39– 

0331–229046; or at http://www.leonardo

company.com/-/bulletins. You may 

review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. It is also 


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available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0982. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Fuller, Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Section, Rotorcraft 

Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

matthew.fuller@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not provide you with notice and 

an opportunity to provide your 

comments prior to it becoming effective. 

However, we invite you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that resulted from 

adopting this AD. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the AD, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit them only one time. We will file 

in the docket all comments that we 

receive, as well as a report summarizing 

each substantive public contact with 

FAA personnel concerning this 

rulemaking during the comment period. 

We will consider all the comments we 

receive and may conduct additional 

rulemaking based on those comments. 

Discussion 

We issued AD 2014–24–02, 

Amendment 39–18035 (79 FR 70785, 

November 28, 2014) (AD 2014–24–02), 

for Agusta S.p.A. Model AB139 and 

AW139 helicopters with a M/R rotating 

scissors part number (P/N) 

3G6230A00733 with a bearing P/N 

3G6230V00654 installed. AD 2014–24– 

02 required repetitive inspections of the 

M/R rotating scissors for damage and 

play of the bearing and replacing the nut 

with a special nut, P/N 3G6230A06851, 

which lengthens the compliance time 

for repetitive inspections. AD 2014–24– 

02 was prompted by AD No. 2014– 

0215–E, dated September 24, 2014, 

issued by EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union. EASA AD No. 2014– 

0215–E corrected an unsafe condition 

for the AgustaWestland S.p.A and 

AgustaWestland Philadelphia 

Corporation Model AB139 and AW139 

helicopters. EASA advised of reports of 

early excessive play in the bearings and 

a report of a chipped bearing liner. 

Actions Since AD 2014–24–02 Was 

Issued 

Since we issued AD 2014–24–02, 

EASA issued AD No. 2017–0028–E, 

dated February 15, 2017, which 

supersedes AD No. 2014–0215–E. EASA 

AD No. 2017–0028–E was prompted by 

a report of a dislodged bearing P/N 

3G6230V00654 with special nut P/N 

3G6230A06851 installed. EASA advises 

that all bearings P/N 3G6230V00654 

could prematurely damage or wear, 

including those with the special nut. 

For these reasons, EASA AD No. 2017– 

0028–E partially retains the repetitive 

inspections and requires replacement of 

the bearing with improved bearing P/N 

3G6230V00655 as terminating action for 

the inspections. 

Additionally, Agusta S.p.A. has 

changed its name to Leonardo 

Helicopters. Because the FAA is in the 

process of updating this name change 

on its FAA type certificate and it is not 

yet effective, this AD specifies Agusta 

S.p.A. as the type certificate holder. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Italy and are 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Italy, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

EASA AD. We are issuing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 

provided by EASA and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other helicopters of 

these same type designs. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Leonardo Helicopters 

(previously Agusta S.p.A.) Alert 

Bollettino Tecnico No. 139–392, 

Revision A, dated February 14, 2017. 

This service information specifies 

repetitively inspecting the M/R rotating 

scissors to monitor the bearings and 

replacing the bearing with a new partnumbered bearing. 

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. 

Other Related Service Information 

We reviewed Leonardo Helicopters 

AW139 IETP Document Code AMP–39– 

C–62–31–00–00A–31AC–A, Rotating 

control installation—Fixed swashplate 

and rotating scissors—Detailed 

inspection, Issue 29, dated July 31, 

2017. This service information describes 

procedures for a detailed inspection of 

the fixed swashplate and rotating 

scissors. 

AD Requirements 

This new AD reduces the inspection 

interval for some M/R rotating scissors, 

clarifies the inspection for damage, adds 

an inspection for movement of the 

bearing out of its seat, and retains the 

inspection for play of the bearing. 

Depending on the outcome of these 

inspections, this AD requires replacing 

the bearing with an improved bearing, 

replacing the rotating scissor attachment 

flange with a certain part-numbered 

rotating scissor attachment flange, and 

replacing the nut with a certain partnumbered special nut. If not done as a 

result of the inspections, this AD also 

requires replacing each nut with a 

certain part-numbered special nut. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

The EASA AD requires replacing each 

bearing P/N 3G6230V00654 with 

bearing P/N 3G6230V00655 within 12 

months; whereas, this AD does not. We 

plan to publish a notice of proposed 

rulemaking to give the public an 

opportunity to comment on this longterm requirement. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 103 

helicopters of U.S. Registry. We estimate 

that operators may incur the following 

costs in order to comply with this AD. 

Labor costs are estimated at $85 per 

work-hour. Inspecting for bearing liner 

wear, seat movement, and play will take 

about 1 work-hour for a cost of $85 per 

helicopter and $8,755 for the U.S. fleet 

per inspection cycle. Replacing a 

bearing will take 2 work-hours and parts 

will cost $892 for a cost of $1,062 per 

bearing. Replacing a rotating scissor 

attachment flange will cost $20,629 for 

parts and no additional labor. Installing 

two special nuts on a helicopter will 

take 1 work-hour and parts will cost 

$682 for a cost of $767 helicopter and 

$79,001 for the U.S. fleet. 

According to Leonardo Helicopter’s 

service information, some of the costs of 

this AD may be covered under warranty, 

thereby reducing the cost impact on 

affected individuals. We do not control 

warranty coverage by Leonardo 

Helicopter. Accordingly, we have 

included all costs in our cost estimate. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Providing an opportunity for public 

comments prior to adopting these AD 


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requirements would delay 

implementing the safety actions needed 

to correct this known unsafe condition. 

Therefore, we find that the risk to the 

flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to the adoption of 

this rule because the unsafe condition 

can adversely affect the controllability 

of the helicopter and some of the 

required corrective actions must be 

accomplished within 5 hours time-inservice and thereafter every 24 hours. 

Other corrective actions in this AD must 

be accomplished within 100 hours timein-service; however, these helicopters 

are generally high-usage aircraft and 

could reach this compliance time within 

a very short calendar time. 

Since an unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD, we determined that notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are impracticable and 

that good cause exists for making this 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

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. 

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, I certify 

that this AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

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 Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2014–24–02, Amendment 39–18035 (79 

FR 70785, November 28, 2014), and 

adding the following new AD: 

2017–23–08 Agusta S.p.A.: Amendment 39– 

19102; Docket No. FAA–2017–0982; 

Product Identifier 2017–SW–009–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model AB139 and 

AW139 helicopters with main rotor (M/R) 

rotating scissors with a lower half scissor 

spherical bearing (bearing) P/N 

3G6230V00654 installed, certificated in any 

category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

excessive play of the bearing in the M/R 

rotating scissors. This condition could result 

in failure of the M/R rotating scissors and 

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2014–24–02, 

Amendment 39–18035 (79 FR 70785, 

November 28, 2014). 

(d) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective December 11, 

2017. 

(e) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(f) Required Actions 

(1) Within 5 hours time-in-service (TIS), 

and thereafter before the first flight of each 

day or at intervals not exceeding 24-clock 

hours, whichever occurs later: 

(i) Using a magnifying glass and a 

flashlight, visually inspect each bearing for 

wear of the bearing liner. Some examples of 

wear are shown in Figures 4 through 8 of 

Leonardo Helicopters Alert Bollettino 

Tecnico No. 139–392, Revision A, dated 

February 14, 2017 (BT 139–392). If there is 

any wear of the liner, before further flight, 

replace the bearing with bearing P/N 

3G6230V00655 and install special nut P/N 

3G6230A06851. Replacing the bearing with 

bearing P/N 3G6230V00655 constitutes 

terminating action for the remaining actions 

of this AD for the bearing. 

(ii) Inspect each bearing for movement. 

Refer to Figure 9 of BT 139–392. If the 

bearing moves freely out of its seat, before 

further flight, replace the rotating scissor 

attachment flange with flange P/N 

3G6220A00633, replace the bearing with 

bearing P/N 3G6230V00655 and install 

special nut P/N 3G6230A06851. Replacing 

the bearing with bearing P/N 3G6230V00655 

constitutes terminating action for the 

remaining actions of this AD for the bearing. 

(iii) Inspect the M/R rotating scissors for 

play and wear of each bearing, paying 

particular attention to the bearing staking 

condition, by manually moving the lower 

half scissor along the axis of the spherical 

bearing. Refer to Figure 1 of BT 139–392. If 

there is any play or wear beyond allowable 

limits, before further flight, replace the 

bearing with bearing P/N 3G6230V00655 and 

install special nut P/N 3G6230A06851. 

Replacing the bearing with bearing P/N 

3G6230V00655 constitutes terminating action 

for the remaining actions of this AD for the 

bearing. 

(2) Within 100 hours TIS, replace and 

torque each lower half scissor nut with 

special nut P/N 3G6230A06851 to the M/R 

rotating scissor in accordance with the 

Compliance Instructions, Part II, steps 5.1 

through 5.9 of BT 139–392, except you are 

not required to discard parts. 

(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install any M/R rotating scissors with a 

bearing P/N 3G6230V00654 installed. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Section, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Matt Fuller, 

Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety 

Management Section, Rotorcraft Standards 

Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; 

email 9-ASW-FTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

(1) Leonardo Helicopters AW139 IETP 

Document Code AMP–39–C–62–31–00–00A– 

31AC–A, Rotating control installation—Fixed 


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swashplate and rotating scissors—Detailed 

inspection, Issue 29, dated July 31, 2017, 

which is not incorporated by reference, 

contains additional information about the 

subject of this AD. For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Leonardo 

S.p.A. Helicopters, Matteo Ragazzi, Head of 

Airworthiness, Viale G.Agusta 520, 21017 

C.Costa di Samarate (Va) Italy; telephone 

+39–0331–711756; fax +39–0331–229046; or 

at http://www.leonardocompany.com/-/ 

bulletins. You may review a copy of the 

service information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, 

TX 76177. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2017–0028–E, dated February 15, 2017. 

You may view the EASA AD on the Internet 

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

for and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0982. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6200, M/R System. 

(j) 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) Leonardo Helicopters Alert Bollettino 

Tecnico No. 139–392, Revision A, dated 

February 14, 2017. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Leonardo Helicopters service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters, Matteo Ragazzi, 

Head of Airworthiness, Viale G.Agusta 520, 

21017 C.Costa di Samarate (Va) Italy; 

telephone +39–0331–711756; fax +39–0331– 

229046; or at http://www.leonardo

company.com/-/bulletins. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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 Fort Worth, Texas, on November 

7, 2017. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24738 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1027; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–092–AD; Amendment 

39–19105; AD 2017–24–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; ATR—GIE 

Avions de Transport Re ́gional 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

ATR—GIE Avions de Transport 

Re ́gional Model ATR42–500 airplanes 

and Model ATR72–212A airplanes. This 

AD requires an inspection for routing 

attachments of electrical harness 

bundles and for wire damage, and 

corrective actions if necessary. This AD 

was prompted by reports of electrical 

harness bundle chafing with a window 

blinding panel in the fuselage due to 

missing routing attachments. We are 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 11, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of December 11, 2017. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by January 8, 2018. 

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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this final rule, contact ATR—GIE 

Avions de Transport Re ́gional, 1, Alle ́e 

Pierre Nadot, 31712 Blagnac Cedex, 

France; telephone +33 (0) 5 62 21 62 21; 

fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; email 

continued.airworthiness@atraircraft.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– 

1027. 

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– 

1027; or in person at the Docket 

Operations office 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 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: 

Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356; telephone 425–227–1112; fax 

425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2017–0118, dated July 7, 2017 

(referred to after this as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for certain ATR—GIE Avions 

de Transport Re ́gional Model ATR42– 

500 airplanes and Model ATR72–212A 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

An event was reported of several spurious 

alarms on a recently delivered ATR 72 

aeroplane. During troubleshooting, damage 

was evidenced on the electrical harness 

bundle (Route 1M) due to chafing with a 

window blinding panel located on the left 

hand of the fuselage, zone 231. A bracket, 

necessary to maintain the harness bundle 

close to the structure of the fuselage and 

avoid chafing, was missing. 

Same bracket has also been found missing 

on the other side of the fuselage (symmetrical 

location, Right Hand side, zone 232, route 

2M) with no damage on the harness bundle. 

A quality investigation revealed another 

aeroplane on the production line, where 

same brackets were not installed. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, may lead to wire failure (cut or 

shorted) and, in case of several failures in 


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