[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35514-35516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12001]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2005-20869; Directorate Identifier 2004-NM-09-AD; 
Amendment 39-14139; AD 2005-13-03]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; AvCraft Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 
Airplanes

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for 
certain AvCraft Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 airplanes. This AD 
requires operators to install colored identification strips on the 
pulley brackets, fairlead bracket assemblies, operational assemblies, 
and flight control cables. This AD is prompted by a report that the 
flight control systems do not have elements that are distinctively 
identified. We are issuing this AD to prevent the incorrect re-assembly 
of the flight control system during maintenance, which could result in 
reduced controllability of the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective July 26, 2005.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in 
the AD is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 
26, 2005.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact 
AvCraft Aerospace GmbH, P.O. Box 1103, D-82230 Wessling, Germany.
    Docket: The AD docket contains the proposed AD, comments, and any 
final disposition. You can examine the AD docket on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov, or in person at the Docket Management Facility 
office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The Docket Management Facility office (telephone (800) 647-
5227) is located on the plaza level of the Nassif Building at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., room PL-401, 
Washington, DC. This docket number is FAA-2005-20869; the directorate 
identifier for this docket is 2004-NM-09-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425) 
227-2125; fax (425) 227-1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 
with an AD for certain AvCraft Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 
airplanes. That action, published in the Federal Register on April 6, 
2005 (70 FR 17370), proposed to require operators to install colored 
identification strips on the pulley brackets, fairlead bracket 
assemblies, operational assemblies, and flight control cables.

Comments

    We provided the public the opportunity to participate in the 
development of this AD. No comments have been submitted on the proposed 
AD or on the determination of the cost to the public.

Explanation of Change to Applicability

    We have revised the applicability of the proposed AD to identify 
model designations as published in the most recent type certificate 
data sheet for the affected models.

Conclusion

    We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that 
air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD with the 
change described previously. We have determined that these changes will 
neither increase the economic burden on any operator nor increase the 
scope of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    The following table provides the estimated costs for U.S. operators 
to comply with this AD.

                                                                     Estimated Costs
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                                                                                                                          Number of U.S.-
                         Action                             Work  hours   Average  labor       Parts         Cost per        registered     Fleet cost
                                                                          rate  per hour                     airplane        airplanes
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Installation............................................              16             $65            $291          $1,331             112        $149,072
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    The following table provides the estimated costs for operators to 
comply with this AD if they have airplanes that are subject to the 
concurrent requirements.

                                    Estimated Costs--Concurrent Requirements
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                                                        Average  labor                               Cost per
  Concurrent Dornier Service Bulletin     Work hours    rate  per hour            Parts              airplane
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SB-328-27-290.........................               5             $65  Operator Supplied.......            $325
SB-328-27-291.........................               5              65  Operator Supplied.......             325
SB-328-27-292.........................               5              65  Operator Supplied.......             325

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SB-328J-27-035........................               5              65  $462....................             787
SB-328J-27-036........................               5              65  578.....................             903
SB-328J-27-037........................               5              65  Operator Supplied.......            $325
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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 have 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 DOT Regulatory Policies and 
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    (3) 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 a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to 
comply with this AD. See the ADDRESSES section for a location to 
examine the regulatory evaluation.

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

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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 adding the following new airworthiness 
directive (AD):

2005-13-03 AvCraft Aerospace Gmbh (Formerly Fairchild Dornier GmbH): 
Amendment 39-14139. Docket No. FAA-2005-20869; Directorate 
Identifier 2004-NM-09-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective July 26, 2005.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to AvCraft Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 
series airplanes, certificated in any category; as identified in 
Dornier Service Bulletin SB-328J-27-176, Revision 1, dated April 15, 
2003; and Dornier Service Bulletin SB-328-27-436, Revision 1, dated 
April 15, 2003; as applicable.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD was prompted by a report that the flight control 
systems do not have elements that are distinctively identified. We 
are issuing this AD to prevent the incorrect re-assembly of the 
flight control system during maintenance, which could result in 
reduced controllability of the airplane.

Compliance

    (e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this 
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the 
actions have already been done.

Installation

    (f) Within 24 months after the effective date of this AD, 
install colored identification strips on the pulley brackets, 
fairlead bracket assemblies, operational assemblies, and flight 
control cables, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions 
of Dornier Service Bulletin SB-328J-27-176, Revision 1, dated April 
15, 2003; or Dornier Service Bulletin SB-328-27-436, Revision 1, 
dated April 15, 2003; as applicable.

Prior or Concurrent Requirements

    (g) Prior to or concurrently with the accomplishment of the 
actions in paragraph (f) of this AD, accomplish the actions in the 
applicable service bulletins listed in Table 1 of this AD.

                                   Table 1.--Prior or Concurrent Requirements
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                                   Dornier Service
            Model                     Bulletin              Revision               Date               Action
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328-100 airplanes............  SB-328-27-290.........  1................  December 8, 2000.....  Relocate the
                                                                                                  auto-pilot
                                                                                                  rudder servo.
                               SB-328-27-291.........  1................  December 8, 2000.....  Relocate the
                                                                                                  auto-pilot
                                                                                                  aileron servo.
                               SB-328-27-292.........  1................  December 8, 2000.....  Relocate the
                                                                                                  auto pilot
                                                                                                  elevator
                                                                                                  servo.
328-300 airplanes............  SB-328J-27-035........  Original.........  April 25, 2000.......  Relocate the
                                                                                                  auto-pilot
                                                                                                  rudder servo.
                               SB-328J-27-036........  Original.........  April 25, 2000.......  Relocate the
                                                                                                  auto-pilot
                                                                                                  elevator
                                                                                                  servo.
                               SB-328J-27-037........  Original.........  April 25, 2000.......  Relocate the
                                                                                                  auto-2000
                                                                                                  pilot aileron
                                                                                                  servo.
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (h) The Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport 
Airplane Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for 
this AD, if requested in accordance with the procedures found in 14 
CFR 39.19.

Related Information

    (i) German airworthiness directive 2003-376, effective November 
11, 2003; and German airworthiness directive 2003-377, effective 
November 11, 2003; also address the subject of this AD.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (j) You must use the applicable service bulletins in Table 2 of 
this AD to perform the actions that are required by this AD, unless 
the AD specifies otherwise. The Director of the Federal Register 
approves the incorporation by reference of these documents in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To get copies of 
the service information, contact AvCraft Aerospace GmbH, P.O. Box 
1103, D-82230 Wessling, Germany. To view the AD docket, go to the 
Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street SW., room PL-401, Nassif Building, Washington, DC. To 
review copies of the service information, go to the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of this material at the NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or 
go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

              Table 2.--Material Incorporated by Reference
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   Dornier service bulletin      Revision level            Date
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SB-328-27-290.................  1...............  December 8, 2000.
SB-328-27-291.................  1...............  December 8, 2000.
SB-328-27-292.................  1...............  December 8, 2000.
SB-328-27-436.................  1...............  April 15, 2003.
SB-328J-27-035................  Original........  April 25, 2000.
SB-328J-27-036................  Original........  April 25, 2000.
SB-328J-27-037................  Original........  April 25, 2000.
SB-328J-27-176................  1...............  April 15, 2003.
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    Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 10, 2005.
Michael J. Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 05-12001 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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