Document ID: FAA-2013-0472-0003
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Airworthiness Directives: PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Airplanes
Posted Date: 2013-08-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49662-49663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19816]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0472; Directorate Identifier 98-CE-097-AD; 
Amendment 39-17538; AD 99-07-10 R1]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule; rescission.

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SUMMARY: We are rescinding an airworthiness directive (AD) for PIAGGIO 
AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. Model P-180 airplanes. The rescinded AD resulted 
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 partial detachment of the inner protective film of the 
composite nacelles. Since issuance of the rescinded AD, we have 
determined that the unsafe condition does not exist or is not likely to 
develop on affected type design airplanes.

DATES: This AD is effective September 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 
64106; telephone: (816) 329-4144; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: 
mike.kiesov@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 
part 39 by rescinding AD 99-07-10 (64 FR 14824, March 29, 1999) that 
applied to the specified products. The NPRM was published in the 
Federal Register on May 30, 2013 (78 FR 32363).
    On March 18, 1999, we issued AD 99-07-10, Amendment 39-11095 (64 FR 
14824, March 29, 1999), with an effective date of May 10, 1999. The AD 
required actions intended to address an unsafe condition on the 
products listed above.
    Since we issued AD 99-07-10, Amendment 39-11095 (64 FR 14824, March 
29, 1999), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the 
Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has 
issued AD Cancellation Notice No.: 2013-0085-CN, dated April 8, 2013, 
which cancelled Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) (the 
airworthiness authority for Italy) AD No. 98-208, dated June 9, 1998. 
Italian AD No. 98-208 required the inspections and corrective actions 
of Piaggio Service Bulletin (Mandatory) No.: SB-80-0101, Original 
Issue: May 6, 1998. AD 99-07-10, Amendment 39-11095 (64 FR 14824, March 
29, 1999), is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness 
information (MCAI) issued by ENAC.
    We have been notified that since 2000, all nacelles for PIAGGIO 
AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Model P-180 airplanes have been manufactured by a 
different supplier, and no new occurrences of film detachment have been 
reported on earlier manufactured airplanes. Therefore, nacelle inner 
panel

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protective film detachment is no longer considered probable. 
Consequently, PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. issued Mandatory Service 
Bulletin No. SB 80-0101, Rev. N. ZZ, dated February 19, 2013, to cancel 
the previous revision of this service bulletin.
    Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No.: AD 
Cancellation Notice No.: 2013-0085-CN, dated April 8, 2013, and Ente 
Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) AD No. 98-208, dated June 9, 
1998, for related information; both may be found in the AD docket on 
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may also refer to 
Piaggio Service Bulletin (Mandatory) No.: SB 80 0101, Original Issue: 
May 6, 1998, for related information. For service information related 
to this AD, contact Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A Airworthiness Office; 
Via Luigi Cibrario, 4-16154 Genova-Italy; telephone: +39 010 6481353; 
fax: +39 010 6481881; email: airworthiness@piaggioaero.it; Internet: 
www.piaggioaero.com/#/en/after-sales/service-support. You may review 
copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane 
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329-4148.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing 
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (78 FR 32363, May 30, 
2013).

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data and determined that rescinding the AD 
will not affect air safety and will reduce the burden on the public. We 
will rescind the 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 (78 FR 32363, May 30, 2013) for correcting the unsafe condition; 
and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was 
already proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 32363, May 30, 2013).

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 above, I certify this 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.

Adoption of the 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

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing AD 99-07-10, Amendment 39-
11095 (64 FR 14824, March 29, 1999), and adding the following new AD:

AD 99-07-10 R1 PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A: Amendment 39-17538; 
Docket No. FAA-2013-0472; Directorate Identifier 98-CE-097-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective September 
19, 2013.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD rescinds AD 99-07-10, Amendment 39-11095 (64 FR 14824, 
March 29, 1999).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Model P-180 
airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association 
(ATA) of America Code 54; Nacelles/Pylons.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 25, 2013.
Earl Lawrence,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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