[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43032-43036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14175]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2005-21139; Directorate Identifier 2003-NM-196-AD; 
Amendment 39-14193; AD 2005-15-04]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), 
Model CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), and Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601-
3R, and CL-604) 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 Bombardier Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), Model CL-600-2A12 (CL-
601), and Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601-3R, and CL-604) 
airplanes. This AD requires operators to assign serial numbers or part 
numbers to certain landing gear parts and to establish the number of 
landings on the parts, if necessary. This AD also requires operators to 
revise the Airworthiness Limitations section of the Instructions for 
Continued Airworthiness to reflect the new life limits of the landing 
gear parts. This AD is prompted by reports that landing gear parts that 
have safe-life limits but do not

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have serial numbers or part numbers can be removed from one landing 
gear and re-installed on another, making tracking difficult. We are 
issuing this AD to prevent life-limited landing gear parts from being 
used beyond their safe-life limits, which could lead to collapse of the 
landing gear.

DATES: Effective August 30, 2005.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by 
reference of certain publications listed in the AD as of August 30, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Nassif Building, 
Room PL-401, Washington, DC.
    Contact Bombardier, Inc., Canadair, Aerospace Group, P.O. Box 6087, 
Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3G9, Canada, for service 
information identified in this AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serge Napoleon, Aerospace Engineer, 
Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE-171, FAA, New York Aircraft 
Certification Office, 1600 Stewart Avenue, suite 410, Westbury, New 
York 11590; telephone (516) 228-7312; fax (516) 794-5531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Examining the Docket

    You may 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 street address stated in the 
ADDRESSES section.

Discussion

    The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 
CFR part 39 to include an AD that would apply to certain Bombardier 
Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), Model CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), and Model CL-
600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601-3R, and CL-604) airplanes. That NPRM was 
published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2005 (70 FR 24331). (A 
correction of the rule was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 
2005 (70 FR 28988)). That NPRM proposed to require operators to assign 
serial numbers or part numbers to certain landing gear parts and to 
establish the number of landings on the parts, if necessary. That NPRM 
also proposed to require operators to revise the Airworthiness 
Limitations section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to 
reflect the new life limits of the landing gear parts.

Comments

    We provided the public the opportunity to participate in the 
development of this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM or on the 
determination of the cost to the public.

Explanation of Change to Applicability

    We have revised the applicability to reflect the model designations 
as published in the most recent type certificate data sheet.

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 this change 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 assign serial numbers or part numbers to certain landing gear parts 
to comply with this AD.

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                 Average                                 Number of
                                        Work      labor                       Cost per     U.S.-
               Model                   hours     rate per        Parts        airplane   registered   Fleet cost
                                                   hour                                  airplanes
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CL-600-1A11 (CL-600)...............         13        $65  None............       $845           54      $45,630
CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), CL-600-2B16            9         65  None............        585          128       74,880
 (CL-601-3A and CL-601-3R).
CL-600-2B16 (CL604)................          5         65  None............        325          119       38,675
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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 and placed it in the AD docket. 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

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Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, 
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

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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 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amends Sec.  39.13 by 
adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD):

2005-15-04 Bombardier, Inc. (Formerly Canadair): Amendment 39-14193. 
Docket No. FAA-2005-21139; Directorate Identifier 2003-NM-196-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective August 30, 2005.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the Bombardier airplane models, 
certificated in any category, listed in Table 1 of this AD.

                         Table 1.--Applicability
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                                           As identified in Bombardier
           Bombardier model--                   service bulletin--
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CL-600-1A11 (CL-600) airplanes.........  600-0710, Revision 01, dated
                                          December 15, 2003.
CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-600-2B16     601-0546, Revision 01, dated
 (CL-601-3A, and CL-601-3R) airplanes.    December 15, 2003.
CL-600-2B16 (CL-604) airplanes.........  604-32-014, dated May 31, 2002.
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Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD was prompted by reports that landing gear parts that 
have safe-life limits but do not have serial numbers or part numbers 
can be removed from one landing gear and re-installed on another, 
making tracking difficult. We are issuing this AD to prevent life-
limited landing gear parts from being used beyond their safe-life 
limits, which could lead to collapse of the landing gear.

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.

Add Serial Numbers or Part Numbers

    (f) At the applicable compliance time specified in paragraph 
(f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of this AD: Add serial numbers and part 
numbers, as applicable, to the parts identified in the service 
bulletins. Do all actions in accordance with the applicable service 
bulletin.
    (1) For parts identified in the Bombardier Service Bulletin 600-
0710, Revision 01, dated December 15, 2003; and Bombardier Service 
Bulletin 601-0546, Revision 01, dated December 15, 2003; as having a 
compliance time of ``five years for the parts listed in Part A': 
Within 60 months after the effective date of this AD.
    (2) For parts identified in Bombardier Service Bulletin 600-
0710, Revision 01, dated December 15, 2003; and Bombardier Service 
Bulletin 601-0546, Revision 01, dated December 15, 2003; as having a 
compliance time of ``ten years for the parts listed in Part B': 
Within 120 months after the effective date of this AD.
    (3) For parts identified in the Bombardier Service Bulletin 604-
32-014, dated May 31, 2002, as having a compliance time of ``no 
later than a calendar time of 8 years': Within 96 months after the 
effective date of this AD.

    Note 1: The Bombardier service bulletins refer to the Messier-
Dowty service bulletins in Table 2 of this AD as additional sources 
of service information for adding part numbers or serial numbers by 
vibro-peening the numbers on main landing gear (MLG) and nose 
landing gear (NLG) components that do not have them; and for 
determining the number of landings for parts without a part number 
or serial number on which the time since new (TSN) and cycles since 
new (CSN) have not been tracked.


                                    Table 2.--Messier-Dowty Service Bulletins
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                                                            Landing gear         Component Bombardier service
Messier-Dowty service bulletin          Model              corresponding                  bulletin(s)
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M-DT SB104467009/010-32-1,      CL-600-1A11 (CL-600),  MLG side strut         600-0710 and 601-0546.
 dated March 19, 2001.           CL-600-2A12 (CL-601)   retraction actuator
                                 and CL-600-2B16 (CL-   eye bolt.
                                 601-3A and CL-601-
                                 3R) airplanes.
M-DT SB19090-32-4, dated March  CL-600-2B16 (CL-604)   MLG shock strut......  604-32-014.
 19, 2001.                       airplanes.
M-DT SB20020-32-5, dated July   CL-600-2B16 (CL-604)   NLG shock strut......  604-32-014.
 12, 2001.                       airplanes.
M-DT SB200814001-32-3, dated    CL-600-1A11 (CL-600),  NLG drag brace hinge   600-0710 and 601-0546.
 March 19, 2001.                 CL-600-2A12 (CL-601)   pin.
                                 and CL-600-2B16 (CL-
                                 601-3A and CL-601-
                                 3R) airplanes.
M-DT SB200922001/2-32-6, dated  CL-600-1A11 (CL-600)   MLG shock strut......  600-0710.
 March 19, 2001.                 airplanes.
M-DT SB200924003/004-32-16,     CL-600-1A11 (CL-600)   NLG shock strut......  600-0710.
 dated July 12, 2001.            airplanes.
M-DT SB6100-32-10, dated March  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601)   MLG shock strut pin..  601-0546.
 19, 2001.                       and CL-600-2B16 (CL-
                                 601-3A and CL-601-
                                 3R) airplanes.
M-DT SB6500-32-1, dated March   CL-600-1A11 (CL-600),  MLG side strut         600-0710 and 601-0546.
 19, 2001.                       CL-600-2A12 (CL-601)   retraction actuator.
                                 and CL-600-2B16 (CL-
                                 601-3A and CL-601-
                                 3R) airplanes.

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M-DT SB7200-32-6, dated March   CL-600-1A11 (CL-600),  NLG drag brace hinge   600-0710 and 601-0546.
 19, 2001.                       CL-600-2A12 (CL-601)   pin.
                                 and CL-600-2B16 (CL-
                                 601-3A and CL-601-
                                 3R) airplanes.
M-DT SB7300-32-16, dated July   CL-600-2A12 (CL-601)   NLG shock strut......  601-0546.
 12, 2001.                       and CL-600-2B16 (CL-
                                 601-3A and CL-601-
                                 3R) airplanes.
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Establish the Number of Landings

    (g) At the applicable time specified in paragraph (f) of this 
AD: If a component does not have a serial number and the CSN or TSN 
were not tracked, use the formula in the applicable Messier-Dowty 
service bulletin in Table 2 of this AD to establish the number of 
landings (TSN or CSN), and record the newly calculated TSN or CSN in 
the aircraft log books.

Revise the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS)

    (h) Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, revise 
the ALS of the applicable Instructions for Continued Airworthiness 
to reflect the new life limits of the landing gear parts by 
inserting copies of the Canadair temporary revisions (TR) in Table 3 
of this AD into the ALS of the applicable Canadair Time-Limits/
Maintenance Check Manual. When the contents of the TRs are included 
in the general revisions of the ALS, these TRs may be removed 
provided the relevant information in the ALS is identical to that in 
the TRs.

                                     Table 3.--Canadair Temporary Revisions
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                                         Applicable Canadair time-
          Temporary revision              limits/maintenance check       Manual                Model
                                                   manual               section
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5-116, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 605......................      5-10-10  CL-600-1A11 (CL-600)
                                                                                    airplanes.
5-190, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 601-5....................      5-10-10  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-
                                                                                    600-2B16 (CL-601-3A and CL-
                                                                                    601-3R) airplanes.
5-191, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 601-5....................      5-10-11  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-
                                                                                    600-2B16 (CL-601-3A and CL-
                                                                                    601-3R) airplanes.
5-192, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 601-5....................      5-10-12  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-
                                                                                    600-2B16 (CL-601-3A and CL-
                                                                                    601-3R) airplanes.
5-2-6, dated April 11, 2002..........  CL-604.......................      5-10-10  CL-600-2B16 (CL-604)
                                                                                    airplanes.
5-204, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 601A-5...................      5-10-10  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-
                                                                                    600-2B16 (CL-601-3A and CL-
                                                                                    601-3R) airplanes.
5-205, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 601A-5...................      5-10-11  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-
                                                                                    600-2B16 (CL-601-3A and CL-
                                                                                    601-3R) airplanes.
5-206, dated April 11, 2002..........  PSP 601A-5...................      5-10-12  CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) and CL-
                                                                                    600-2B16 (CL-601-3A and CL-
                                                                                    601-3R) airplanes.
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Parts Installation

    (i) As of the effective date of this AD, no person may install 
on any airplane a landing gear part, unless it has had the 
applicable part number or serial number added in accordance with 
paragraph (f) of this AD; and had the number of landings established 
in accordance with paragraph (g) of this AD.

No Reporting Required

    (j) Although the service bulletins identified in paragraph (f) 
of this AD specify that operators submit incorporation notices to 
Bombardier after each new part number or serial number and landings 
assigned to these parts is added, this AD does not include that 
action.

Actions Done in Accordance With Previous Issues of Service Bulletins

    (k) Actions done before the effective date of this AD in 
accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 601-0546, dated May 31, 
2002; and Bombardier Service Bulletin 600-0710, dated May 31, 2002; 
are acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions 
specified in this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (l) The Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using 
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.

Related Information

    (m) Canadian airworthiness directives CF-2003-18R1, dated 
January 17, 2005; CF-2003-20, dated July 24, 2003; and CF-2003-21R1, 
dated January 21, 2005; also address the subject of this AD.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (n) You must use the service information identified in Tables 4, 
5, and 6 of this AD to perform the actions that are required by this 
AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The Director of the Federal 
Register approved the incorporation by reference of these documents 
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Contact 
Bombardier, Inc., Canadair, Aerospace Group, P.O. Box 6087, Station 
Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3G9, Canada, for a copy of this 
service information. You may review copies at the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Room PL-401, Nassif Building, Washington, DC; on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov; or at 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.

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                        Table 4.--Bombardier Service Bulletins Incorporated by Reference
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 Bombardier Service Bulletins (including
 the Component Time Tracking Log Card and        Revision level                           Date
Attachments Listed in Table 5 of this AD)
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600-0710.................................  01........................  December 15, 2003.
601-0546.................................  01........................  December 15, 2003.
604-32-014...............................  Original..................  May 31, 2002.
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                       Table 5.--Messier-Dowty Service Bulletins Incorporated by Reference
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     Messier-Dowty Service Bulletin                                             Attached to Bombardier Service
             (attachments)                              Date                            Bulletin(s)--
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M-DT SB104467009/010-32-1..............  March 19, 2001....................  600-0710, 601-0546
M-DT SB19090-32-4......................  March 19, 2001....................  604-32-014
M-DT SB20020-32-5......................  July 12, 2001.....................  604-32-014
M-DT SB200814001-32-3..................  March 19, 2001....................  600-0710, 601-0546
M-DT SB200922001/2-32-6................  March 19, 2001....................  600-0710
M-DT SB200924003/004-32-16.............  July 12, 2001.....................  600-0710
M-DT SB6100-32-10......................  March 19, 2001....................  601-0546
M-DT SB6500-32-1.......................  March 19, 2001....................  600-0710, 601-0546
M-DT SB7200-32-6.......................  March 19, 2001....................  600-0710, 601-0546
M-DT SB7300-32-16......................  July 12, 2001.....................  601-0546
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                        Table 6.--Canadair Temporary Revisions Incorporated by Reference
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                                                                   Applicable Canadair time-
   Canadair temporary revision                 Date                limits/maintenance check      Manual section
                                                                            manual
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5-116............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 605.....................  5-10-10
5-190............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 601-5...................  5-10-10
5-191............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 601-5...................  5-10-11
5-192............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 601-5...................  5-10-12
5-2-6............................  April 11, 2002..............  CL-604......................  5-10-10
5-204............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 601A-5..................  5-10-10
5-205............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 601A-5..................  5-10-11
5-206............................  April 11, 2002..............  PSP 601A-5..................  5-10-12
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    Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 11, 2005.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 05-14175 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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