Proposed Rule2023-15999
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
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Published
July 28, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-18-14, which applies to certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series, A330-200 Freighter series, A330-300 series, A330-800 series, and A330- 900 series airplanes. AD 2022-18-14 requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-18-14, the FAA has determined that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would continue to require the actions in AD 2022-18-14, and would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate additional new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in two European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ADs, which are proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48760-48764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15999]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1642; Project Identifier MCAI-2023-00183-T]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD)
2022-18-14, which applies to certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series,
A330-200 Freighter series, A330-300 series, A330-800 series, and A330-
900 series airplanes. AD 2022-18-14 requires revising the existing
maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or
more restrictive airworthiness limitations. Since the FAA issued AD
2022-18-14, the FAA has determined that new or more restrictive
airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would
continue to require the actions in AD 2022-18-14, and would require
revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable,
to incorporate additional new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations, as specified in two European Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) ADs, which are proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR).
The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these
products.
DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by September
11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under
Docket No. FAA-2023-1642; or in person at Docket Operations between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD
docket contains this NPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The
street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
Material Incorporated by Reference:
<bullet> For material that is proposed for IBR in this NPRM,
contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone
+49 221 8999 000; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2a3a691a287839183cc8797908d9283cc8797"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d7c794e7d585c4e5c1358484f524d5c135848">[email protected]</span></a>; website easa.europa.eu. You
may find this material on the EASA website at
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ad.easa.europa.eu. It is also available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under Docket
No. FAA-2023-1642.
<bullet> You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Dowling, Aviation Safety Engineer,
FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone:
206-231-3667; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abdfc2c6c4dfc3d285db85cfc4dcc7c2c5ccebcdcaca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e6a7773716a7667306e307a7169727770795e787f7f30797168">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2023-1642; Project Identifier
MCAI-2023-00183-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposal because of those comments.
Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information you provide. The
agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about this NPRM.
Confidential Business Information
CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Tim
Dowling, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206-231-3667; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c78656163786475227c2268637b6065626b4c6a6d6d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5b1aca8aab1adbcebb5eba1aab2a9acaba285a3a4a4eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>. Any commentary that the FAA receives that is
not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket
for this rulemaking.
Background
The FAA issued AD 2022-18-14, Amendment 39-22165 (87 FR 56566,
September 15, 2022) (AD 2022-18-14), for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-
201, -202, -203, -223, and -243 airplanes; Model A330-223F and -243F
airplanes; Model A330-301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342,
and -343 airplanes; Model A330-841 airplanes; and Model A330-941
airplanes. AD 2022-18-14 was prompted by MCAI originated by EASA, which
is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union.
EASA issued AD 2021-0261, dated November 22, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0261)
(which prompted FAA AD 2022-18-14), to correct an unsafe condition.
AD 2022-18-14 requires revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate additional new or
more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA issued AD 2022-18-
14 to address fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and corrosion in
principal structural elements; such fatigue cracking, accidental
damage, and corrosion could result in reduced structural integrity of
the airplane.
Actions Since AD 2022-18-14 Was Issued
Since the FAA issued AD 2022-18-14, EASA superseded EASA AD 2021-
0261 and issued EASA AD 2022-0187, dated September 13, 2022 (EASA AD
2022-0187), for all Airbus SAS Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -223F,
-243, -243F, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, -343, -841
and -941 airplanes. EASA AD 2022-0187 states that new or more
restrictive airworthiness limitations have been developed.
EASA also issued EASA AD 2023-0015, dated January 19, 2023 (EASA AD
2023-0015), for all Airbus SAS Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -223F,
-243, -243F, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, and -343
airplanes. EASA AD 2023-0015 states that new or more restrictive
airworthiness limitations have been developed. EASA AD 2023-0015 also
states that it requires certain tasks also required by EASA AD 2022-
0187, and invalidates (terminates) the tasks that are also required by
EASA AD 2022-0187. Therefore, for this proposed AD, where EASA AD 2023-
0015 affects the same airworthiness limitations as those in EASA AD
2022-0187, the airworthiness limitations referenced in EASA AD 2023-
0015 would prevail.
Airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or original
export certificate of airworthiness issued after November 18, 2022,
must comply with the airworthiness limitations specified as part of the
approved type design and referenced on the type certificate data sheet;
this proposed AD therefore does not include those airplanes in the
applicability.
The FAA is proposing this AD to address fatigue cracking,
accidental damage, and corrosion in principal structural elements; such
fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and corrosion could result in
reduced structural integrity of the airplane. You may examine the MCAI
in the AD docket at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FAA-2023-1642.
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
The FAA reviewed EASA AD 2022-0187 and EASA AD 2023-0015. This
service information specifies new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations for airplane structures. These documents are distinct since
they apply to different airplane configurations.
This proposed AD would also require EASA AD 2021-0261, which the
Director of the Federal Register approved for incorporation by
reference as of October 20, 2022 (87 FR 56566, September 15, 2022).
This material is reasonably available because the interested
parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by
the means identified in ADDRESSES.
FAA's Determination
These products have been approved by the aviation authority of
another country and are approved for operation in the United States.
Pursuant to the FAA's bilateral agreement with this State of Design
Authority, it has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition described in
the MCAI referenced above. The FAA is issuing this NPRM after
determining that the unsafe condition described previously is likely to
exist or develop in other products of the same type design.
Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM
This proposed AD would retain all of the requirements of AD 2022-
18-14. This proposed AD would also require
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revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable,
to incorporate additional new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations, which are specified in EASA AD 2022-0187 and EASA AD 2023-
0015 already described, as proposed for incorporation by reference. Any
differences with EASA AD 2022-0187 and EASA AD 2023-0015 are identified
as exceptions in the regulatory text of this AD.
This proposed AD would require revisions to certain operator
maintenance documents to include new actions (e.g., inspections).
Compliance with these actions is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For
airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired in
the areas addressed by this proposed AD, the operator may not be able
to accomplish the actions described in the revisions. In this
situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator must request
approval for an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) according to
paragraph (m)(1) of this proposed AD.
Explanation of Required Compliance Information
In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA developed a process to use some civil aviation
authority (CAA) ADs as the primary source of information for compliance
with requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has been
coordinating this process with manufacturers and CAAs. As a result, the
FAA proposes to retain the IBR of EASA AD 2021-0261, and incorporate
EASA AD 2022-0187 and EASA AD 2023-0015 by reference in the FAA final
rule. This proposed AD would, therefore, require compliance with EASA
AD 2021-0261, EASA AD 2022-0187, and EASA AD 2023-0015 through that
incorporation, except for any differences identified as exceptions in
the regulatory text of this proposed AD. Using common terms that are
the same as the heading of a particular section in EASA AD 2021-0261,
EASA AD 2022-0187, or EASA AD 2023-0015 does not mean that operators
need comply only with that section. For example, where the AD
requirement refers to ``all required actions and compliance times,''
compliance with this AD requirement is not limited to the section
titled ``Required Action(s) and Compliance Time(s)'' in EASA AD 2021-
0261, EASA AD 2022-0187, or EASA AD 2023-0015. Service information
required by EASA AD 2021-0261, EASA AD 2022-0187, or EASA AD 2023-0015
for compliance will be available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2023-1642 after the FAA final rule is
published.
Airworthiness Limitation ADs Using the New Process
The FAA's process of incorporating by reference MCAI ADs as the
primary source of information for compliance with corresponding FAA ADs
has been limited to certain MCAI ADs (primarily those with service
bulletins as the primary source of information for accomplishing the
actions required by the FAA AD). However, the FAA is now expanding the
process to include MCAI ADs that require a change to airworthiness
limitation documents, such as airworthiness limitation sections.
For these ADs that incorporate by reference an MCAI AD that changes
airworthiness limitations, the FAA requirements are unchanged.
Operators must revise the existing maintenance or inspection program,
as applicable, to incorporate the information specified in the new
airworthiness limitation document. The airworthiness limitations must
be followed according to 14 CFR 91.403(c) and 91.409(e).
The previous format of the airworthiness limitation ADs included a
paragraph that specified that no alternative actions (e.g.,
inspections) or intervals may be used unless the actions and intervals
are approved as an AMOC in accordance with the procedures specified in
the AMOCs paragraph under ``Additional AD Provisions.'' This new format
includes a ``New Provisions for Alternative Actions and Intervals''
paragraph that does not specifically refer to AMOCs, but operators may
still request an AMOC to use an alternative action or interval.
Costs of Compliance
The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 120 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following
costs to comply with this proposed AD:
The FAA estimates the total cost per operator for the retained
actions from AD 2022-18-14 to be $7,650 (90 work-hours x $85 per work-
hour).
The FAA has determined that revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program takes an average of 90 work-hours per operator,
although the agency recognizes that this number may vary from operator
to operator. Since operators incorporate maintenance or inspection
program changes for their affected fleet(s), the FAA has determined
that a per-operator estimate is more accurate than a per-airplane
estimate.
The FAA estimates the total cost per operator for the new proposed
actions to be $7,650 (90 work-hours x $85 per work-hour).
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.
The FAA is 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
The FAA 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) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
(3) Would 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.
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
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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
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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:
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a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-18-14, Amendment 39-22165
(87 FR 56566, September 15, 2022); and
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b. Adding the following new AD:
Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA-2023-1642; Project Identifier MCAI-2023-
00183-T.
(a) Comments Due Date
The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by September 11, 2023.
(b) Affected ADs
This AD replaces AD 2022-18-14, Amendment 39-22165 (87 FR 56566,
September 15, 2022) (AD 2022-18-14).
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Airbus SAS airplanes, identified in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this AD, certificated in any
category, with an original airworthiness certificate or original
export certificate of airworthiness issued on or before November 18,
2022.
(1) Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, and -243 airplanes.
(2) Model A330-223F and -243F airplanes.
(3) Model A330-301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342,
and -343 airplanes.
(4) Model A330-841 airplanes.
(5) Model A330-941 airplanes.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 05, Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more
restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. The FAA is
issuing this AD to address fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and
corrosion in principal structural elements. The unsafe condition, if
not addressed, could result in reduced structural integrity of the
airplane.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Retained Revision of the Existing Maintenance or Inspection
Program, With No Changes
This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (i) of AD
2022-18-14, with no changes. For airplanes with an original
airworthiness certificate or original export certificate of
airworthiness issued on or before November 2, 2021, except as
specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all required
actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with,
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021-0261, dated
November 22, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0261). Accomplishing the revision of
the existing maintenance or inspection program required by paragraph
(j) of this AD terminates the requirements of this paragraph.
(h) Retained Exceptions to EASA AD 2021-0261, With No Changes
This paragraph restates the exceptions specified in paragraph
(j) of AD 2022-18-14, with no changes.
(1) Where EASA AD 2021-0261 refers to its effective date, this
AD requires using October 20, 2022 (the effective date of AD 2022-
18-14).
(2) The requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA
AD 2021-0261 do not apply to this AD.
(3) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021-0261 specifies revising ``the
AMP'' within 12 months after its effective date, but this AD
requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as
applicable, within 90 days after October 20, 2022 (the effective
date of AD 2022-18-14).
(4) The initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in
paragraph (3) of EASA 2021-0261 is at the applicable ``associated
thresholds'' as incorporated by the requirements of paragraph (3) of
EASA AD 2021-0261, or within 90 days after October 20, 2022 (the
effective date of AD 2022-18-14), whichever occurs later.
(5) This AD does not require incorporating Section 4, ``Damage
Tolerant-Airworthiness Limitations Items-Tasks Beyond MPPT,'' of
``the ALS'' specified in EASA AD 2021-0261.
(6) The provisions specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) of EASA
AD 2021-0261 do not apply to this AD.
(7) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2021-0261 does not apply
to this AD.
(i) Retained Restrictions on Alternative Actions and Intervals With a
New Exception
This paragraph restates the requirements of AD 2022-18-14, with
a new exception. Except as required by paragraph (j) of this AD,
after the existing maintenance or inspection program has been
revised as required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative
actions (e.g., inspections) and intervals are allowed unless they
are approved as specified in the provisions of the ``Ref.
Publications'' section of EASA AD 2021-0261.
(j) New Revision of the Existing Maintenance or Inspection Program
Except as specified in paragraph (k) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, EASA AD 2022-0187, dated September 13, 2022 (EASA
AD 2022-0187); and EASA AD 2023-0015, dated January 19, 2023 (EASA
AD 2023-0015); as applicable. Where EASA AD 2023-0015 affects the
same airworthiness limitations as those in EASA AD 2022-0187, the
airworthiness limitations referenced in EASA AD 2023-0015 prevail.
(k) New Exceptions to EASA AD 2022-0187 and to EASA AD 2023-0015
(1) This AD does not adopt the requirements specified in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA AD 2022-0187 and of EASA AD 2023-
0015.
(2) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2022-0187 and of EASA AD 2023-0015
specifies revising ``the AMP'' within 12 months after the respective
EASA AD's effective date, but this AD requires revising the existing
maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, within 90 days
after the effective date of this AD.
(3) The initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in
paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2022-0187 and of EASA AD 2023-0015 is at
the applicable ``associated thresholds'' as incorporated by the
requirements of paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2022-0187 and of EASA AD
2023-0015, or within 90 days after the effective date of this AD,
whichever occurs later.
(4) This AD does not adopt the provisions specified in
paragraphs (4) and (5) of EASA AD 2022-0187.
(5) Where EASA AD 2022-0187 defines ``The ALS,'' replace the
text ``Airbus A330 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 2
Revision 05,'' with ``Airbus A330 Airworthiness Limitations Section
(ALS) Part 2 Revision 05 Issue 02.''
(6) This AD does not adopt the provisions specified in paragraph
(4) of EASA AD 2023-0015.
(7) This AD does not require incorporating Section 4, ``Damage
Tolerant-Airworthiness Limitations Items-Tasks Beyond MPPT,'' of
``the ALS'' specified in EASA AD 2022-0187 and in EASA AD 2023-0015.
(8) This AD does not adopt the ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD
2022-0187 and of EASA AD 2023-0015.
(l) New Provisions for Alternative Actions and Intervals
After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been
revised as required by paragraph (j) of this AD, no alternative
actions (e.g., inspections) and intervals are allowed unless they
are approved as specified in the provisions of the ``Ref.
Publications'' section of EASA AD 2022-0187 and of EASA AD 2023-
0015.
(m) Additional AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Validation 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 responsible Flight Standards Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly to the International
Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified
in paragraph (n) of this AD. Information may be emailed to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bc8591fdeaef91fdf5ee918b8f8c91fdf1f3fffcdadddd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a53472b3c39472b2338475d595a472b2725292a0c0b0b440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>.
(i) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
(ii) The AMOC specified in letter AIR-676-19-120, dated March 5,
2019, approved previously for AD 2018-24-04, Amendment 39-19508 (83
FR 60756, November 27, 2018), is approved as an AMOC for the
corresponding provisions of 2022-0187 and EASA AD 2023-0015 that are
required by paragraph (j) of this AD for Model A330-200 and A330-300
series airplanes modified from a passenger to freighter
configuration under the provisions of FAA Supplemental Type
Certificate ST04038NY.
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(iii) The AMOC specified in letter AIR-731A-20-179, dated May
11, 2020, approved previously for AD 2019-23-02 Amendment 39-19795
(84 FR 64725, November 25, 2019), is approved as an AMOC for the
corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2022-0187 and of EASA AD 2023-
0015 that are required by paragraph (j) of this AD for Model A330-
200 and A330-300 series airplanes modified from a passenger to
freighter configuration under the provisions of FAA Supplemental
Type Certificate ST04038NY.
(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus SAS's EASA Design
Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval
must include the DOA-authorized signature.
(n) Additional Information
For more information about this AD, contact Tim Dowling,
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206-231-3667; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#77031e1a18031f0e5907591318001b1e19103711161659101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a2bfbbb9a2beaff8a6f8b2b9a1babfb8b196b0b7b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.
(o) 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 this AD specifies otherwise.
(3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
[DATE 35 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RULE].
(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022-0187,
dated September 13, 2022.
(ii) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2023-0015,
dated January 19, 2023.
(4) The following service information was approved for IBR on
October 20, 2022 (87 FR 56566, September 15, 2022).
(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021-0261,
dated November 22, 2021.
(ii) [Reserved]
(5) For EASA AD 2021-0261, EASA AD 2022-0187, and EASA AD 2023-
0015, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany;
telephone +49 221 8999 000; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8b9bc8bb89d998b99d69d8d8a978899d69d8d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d5c596e5d787c6e7c3378686f726d7c337868">[email protected]</span></a>; website
easa.europa.eu. You may find these EASA ADs on the EASA website at
ad.easa.europa.eu.
(6) You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability
of this material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195.
(7) 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, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef899dc186819c9f8a8c9b868081af818e9d8ec1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d4b5f0344435e5d484e594442436d434c5f4c034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>, or go to: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html">www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html</a>.
Issued on July 21, 2023.
Victor Wicklund,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-15999 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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