Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
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The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-20- 12, AD 2018-17-21, and AD 2019-14-04, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. AD 2019-14-04 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations and terminated the provisions of AD 2018-17-21, which, in turn, terminated the provisions of AD 2016-20-12. This AD was prompted by the determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 30 (Friday, February 14, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9592-9595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02644]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2024-2138; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00124-T;
Amendment 39-22955; AD 2025-03-07]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-20-
12, AD 2018-17-21, and AD 2019-14-04, which applied to certain Airbus
SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. AD 2019-14-04
required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as
applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations and terminated the provisions of AD 2018-17-21, which, in
turn, terminated the provisions of AD 2016-20-12. This AD was prompted
by the determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing
maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or
more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European
Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by
reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition
on these products.
DATES: This AD is effective March 21, 2025.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of March 21,
2025.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain other publication listed in this AD as of August
29, 2019 (84 FR 35812, July 25, 2019).
ADDRESSES:
AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under
Docket No. FAA-2024-2138; 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 final rule, the mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The
address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Material Incorporated by Reference:
<bullet> For EASA material identified in this AD, contact EASA,
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999
000; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6021241320050113014e0515120f10014e0515"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca8b8eb98aafabb9abe4afbfb8a5baabe4afbf">[email protected]</span></a>; website easa.europa.eu. You may find
this material on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu.
<bullet> For Airbus material identified in this AD, contact Airbus
SAS, Airworthiness Office--EIAS, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine No: 2,
31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61
93 44 51; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2c3c1c1cdd7ccd68cc3cbd0d5cdd0d6ca8fc7c3d1e29ec382cad0c7c49f" http: airbus.com">airbus.com</a>">account.airworth-eas@<a href="http://airbus.com">airbus.com</a></a>; website <a href="http://airbus.com">airbus.com</a>.
<bullet> You may view this material 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. It is also available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under
Docket No. FAA-2024-2138.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Dowling, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; phone:
206-231-3667; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2175484c4e5549580f710f654e564d484f46614740400f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c58656163786475225c2248637b6065626b4c6a6d6d226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14
CFR part 39 to supersede AD 2019-14-04, Amendment 39-19682 (84 FR
35812, July 25, 2019) (AD 2019-14-04). AD 2019-14-04 applied to certain
Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. AD 2019-
14-04 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program,
as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive fuel
airworthiness limitations. The FAA issued AD 2019-14-04 to address the
potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination
with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and
consequent loss of the airplane.
AD 2019-14-04 specified that accomplishing the revision required by
that AD terminates all requirements of AD 2018-17-21, Amendment 39-
19375 (83 FR 44209, August 30, 2018) (AD 2018-17-21). AD 2018-17-21
specified that accomplishing the revision required by that AD
terminates all requirements of AD 2016-20-12, Amendment 39-18678 (81 FR
72507, October 20, 2016) (AD 2016-20-12). This AD therefore supersedes
AD 2016-20-12 and AD 2018-17-21 as those ADs have already been
terminated.
The NPRM published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2024
(89 FR 73316). The NPRM was prompted by AD 2024-0047, dated February
19, 2024 (EASA AD 2024-0047) (also referred to as the MCAI), issued by
EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union. The MCAI states that new or more restrictive
airworthiness limitations have been developed.
In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to retain all of the requirements of
AD 2019-14-04. The FAA also proposed to require revising the existing
maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate
additional new or more restrictive airworthiness
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limitations, as specified in EASA AD 2024-0047. The FAA is issuing this
AD to address the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks
which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a
fuel tank explosion and consequent loss 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-2024-2138.
Discussion of Final Airworthiness Directive
Comments
The FAA received comments from a commenter who supported the NPRM
without change.
The FAA received additional comments from United Airlines (United).
The following presents the comments received on the NPRM and the FAA's
response to each comment.
Request To Clarify Whether Later Approved Versions Require FAA Approval
United requested the FAA clarify whether future versions of Airbus
A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS), Part 5 may
be incorporated [into their maintenance or inspection program] without
requiring FAA approval for an alternative method of compliance (AMOC).
United noted that EASA AD 2024-0047 states the use of later approved
variations or revisions of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness
Limitations Section (ALS), Part 5, Fuel Airworthiness Limitations
(FAL), Revision 08, dated November 6, 2023, are acceptable for
compliance with the requirements of EASA AD 2024-0047. United also
noted Variation 8.1 of that document is released but not included in
the proposed AD.
The FAA provides the following clarification: A later-approved
revision of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations
Section (ALS), Part 5, Fuel Airworthiness Limitations (FAL), Revision
08, dated November 6, 2023, is acceptable for compliance with the
corresponding requirements of this AD without needing to obtain an AMOC
from the FAA. A later-approved variation of that document is acceptable
for compliance with the corresponding requirements of this AD for the
tasks identified in the material referenced in EASA AD 2024-0047 only,
without needing to obtain an AMOC. Therefore, this AD does not need to
be revised to reference Variation 8.1 of the document.
Request To Clarify Whether a Certain AMOC Is Terminated
United requested the FAA clarify whether AMOC AIR-676-20-138 would
be terminated by paragraph (l)(1)(iii) of the proposed AD, which states
that AMOCs approved previously for AD 2019-14-04 are approved as AMOCs
for the corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2024-0047 that are required
by paragraph (i) of the proposed AD, except AMOCs that specify Airbus
A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Section (ALS), Part 5,
Revision 06, or Revision 07 are not approved as AMOCs for paragraph (i)
of the proposed AD.
The FAA agrees to clarify. AMOC AIR-676-20-138 for AD 2019-14-04
was issued to allow the use of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Section (ALS), Part 5, Revision 06, dated October 11, 2019,
or ``applicable future EASA approved exclusive revisions or revisions
in combination with its applicable variations'' for accomplishing the
actions specified in paragraph (g) of AD 2019-14-04, which are retained
in paragraph (g) of this AD. However, AMOC AIR-676-20-138 does not
apply to the requirements specified in paragraph (i) of this AD because
it allows the use of all later-approved revisions (including Revision
06 and Revision 07) of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Section (ALS), Part 5, while this AD requires the
incorporation of Revision 08 of that document.
Conclusion
This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country and is 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 reviewed the relevant data, considered the
comments received, and determined that air safety requires adopting
this AD as proposed. Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD to address
the unsafe condition on this product. Except for minor editorial
changes, this AD is adopted as proposed in the NPRM. None of the
changes will increase the economic burden on any operator.
Material Incorporated by Reference Under 1 CFR Part 51
EASA AD 2024-0047 specifies new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations for fuel airworthiness limitations items and critical
design configuration control limitations (CDCCLs).
This AD also requires Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness
Limitations Section (ALS), Part 5, Fuel Airworthiness Limitations
(FAL), Revision 05, dated June 13, 2018, which the Director of the
Federal Register approved for incorporation by reference as of August
29, 2019 (84 FR 35812, July 25, 2019).
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 the ADDRESSES section.
Costs of Compliance
The FAA estimates that this AD affects 1,920 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:
The FAA estimates the total cost per operator for the retained
actions from AD 2019-14-04 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 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
This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
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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) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, 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.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
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:
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a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-20-12, Amendment 39-18678
(81 FR 72507, October 20, 2016); AD 2018-17-21, Amendment 39-19375 (83
FR 44209, August 30, 2018); and AD 2019-14-04, Amendment 39-19682 (84
FR 35812, July 25, 2019); and
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b. Adding the following new AD:
2025-03-07 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-22955; Docket No. FAA-2024-2138;
Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00124-T.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective March 21, 2025.
(b) Affected ADs
This AD replaces AD 2016-20-12, Amendment 39-18678 (81 FR 72507,
October 20, 2016); AD 2018-17-21, Amendment 39-19375 (83 FR 44209,
August 30, 2018); and AD 2019-14-04, Amendment 39-19682 (84 FR
35812, July 25, 2019) (AD 2019-14-04).
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Airbus SAS airplanes identified in paragraphs
(c)(1) through (4) of this AD, certificated in any category, with an
original airworthiness certificate or original export certificate of
airworthiness issued on or before November 6, 2023.
(1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes.
(2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, -133, -
151N, -153N, and -171N airplanes.
(3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, -
252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes.
(4) Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, -232, -
251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, -271N, -271NX, -272N,
and -272NX 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 the potential of ignition sources inside
fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could
result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss 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 (g) of AD
2019-14-04, with no changes. For airplanes with an original
airworthiness certificate or original export certificate of
airworthiness issued on or before June 13, 2018: Within 90 days
after August 29, 2019 (the effective date of AD 2019-14-04), revise
the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to
incorporate the information specified in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS), Part 5, Fuel Airworthiness
Limitations (FAL), Revision 05, dated June 13, 2018. The initial
compliance time for doing the tasks is at the time specified in
Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS),
Part 5, Fuel Airworthiness Limitations (FAL), Revision 05, dated
June 13, 2018, or within 90 days after August 29, 2019, whichever
occurs later. Accomplishing the revision of the existing maintenance
or inspection program required by paragraph (i) of this AD
terminates the requirements of this paragraph.
(h) Retained Restrictions on Alternative Actions, Intervals, and
Critical Design Configuration Control Limitations (CDCCLs), With a New
Exception
This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (h) of AD
2019-14-04, with a new exception. Except as required by paragraph
(i) of this AD, after the maintenance or inspection program has been
revised as required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative
actions (e.g., inspections), intervals, or CDCCLs may be used unless
the actions, intervals, and CDCCLs are approved as an alternative
method of compliance in accordance with the procedures specified in
paragraph (l)(1) of this AD.
(i) New Revision of the Existing Maintenance or Inspection Program
Except as specified in paragraph (j) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD
2024-0047, dated February 19, 2024 (EASA AD 2024-0047).
Accomplishing the revision of the existing maintenance or inspection
program required by this paragraph terminates the requirements of
paragraph (g) of this AD.
(j) Exceptions to EASA AD 2024-0047
(1) This AD does not adopt the requirements specified in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA AD 2024-0047.
(2) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2024-0047 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 the effective date of this AD.
(3) The initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in
paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2024-0047 is at the applicable
``limitations'' and ``associated thresholds'' as incorporated by the
requirements of paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2024-0047, 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 2024-0047.
(5) This AD does not adopt the ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD
2024-0047.
(k) New Provisions for Alternative Actions, Intervals, and CDCCLs
After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been
revised as required by paragraph (i) of this AD, no alternative
actions (e.g., inspections), intervals, and CDCCLs are allowed
unless they are approved as specified in the provisions of the
``Ref. Publications'' section of EASA AD 2024-0047.
(l) Additional AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, AIR-
520, Continued Operational Safety 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 manager of
the Continued Operational Safety Branch, send it to the attention of
the person identified in paragraph (m) of this AD and email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87c6cac8c4c7e1e6e6a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c7d71737f7c5a5d5d125b534a">[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) AMOCs approved for AD 2019-14-04 are approved as AMOCs for
the corresponding provisions of paragraph (g) of this AD.
(iii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 2019-14-04 are approved
as AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2024-0047 that
are required by paragraph (i) of this
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AD, except AMOCs that specify Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Section (ALS), Part 5, Revision 06, or
Revision 07 are not approved as AMOCs for paragraph (i) of this AD.
(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, AIR-520,
Continued Operational Safety 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.
(m) Additional Information
For more information about this AD, contact Timothy Dowling,
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines,
WA 98198; phone: 206-231-3667; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb9fa2a6a4bfa3b2e59be58fa4bca7a2a5ac8badaaaae5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04506d696b706c7d2a542a406b73686d6a63446265652a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.
(n) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the material listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
(2) You must use this material as applicable to do the actions
required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
(3) The following material was approved for IBR on March 21,
2025.
(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2024-0047,
dated February 19, 2024.
(ii) [Reserved]
(4) The following material was approved for IBR on August 29,
2019 (84 FR 35812, July 25, 2019).
(i) Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations Section
(ALS), Part 5, Fuel Airworthiness Limitations (FAL), Revision 05,
dated June 13, 2018.
(ii) [Reserved]
(5) For EASA material identified in this AD, contact EASA,
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221
8999 000; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9f8fdcaf9dcd8cad897dccccbd6c9d897dccc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2263665162474351430c4757504d52430c4757">[email protected]</span></a>; website easa.europa.eu. You may
find this material on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu.
(6) For Airbus material identified in this AD, contact Airbus
SAS, Airworthiness Office--EIAS, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine No: 2,
31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5
61 93 44 51; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#513032323e243f257f303823263e2325397c343022116d3071392334376c" http: airbus.com">airbus.com</a>">account.airworth-eas@<a href="http://airbus.com">airbus.com</a></a>; website
<a href="http://airbus.com">airbus.com</a>.
(7) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th
Street, Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195.
(8) You may view this material at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this material at NARA, visit <a href="http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations">www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations</a> or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#294f5b0740475a594c4a5d4046476947485b48074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="670115490e0914170204130e0809270906150649000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
Issued on February 4, 2025.
Peter A. White,
Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02644 Filed 2-13-25; 8:45 am]
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