81_FR_54909 81 FR 54750 - Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

81 FR 54750 - Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 159 (August 17, 2016)

Page Range54750-54752
FR Document2016-19487

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report indicating that the fire block in the video control station and closets, and fire blocking tape in the floor panel opening in the forward and aft main passenger cabin, might be missing on some airplanes. This proposed AD would require installing fire block in the video control station and closets, as applicable, and installing fire blocking tape in the floor panel openings in the forward and aft main passenger cabin. We are proposing this AD to prevent propagation of a fire in the lower lobe cheek area outboard of a video control station and closet. Such propagation could result in an increased risk of smoke and/or fire propagation into the passenger cabin.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54750-54752]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19487]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2016-8844; Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-026-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for 
certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. This proposed AD was 
prompted by a report indicating that the fire block in the video 
control station and closets, and fire blocking tape in the floor panel 
opening in the forward and aft main passenger cabin, might be missing 
on some airplanes. This proposed AD would require installing fire block 
in the video control station and closets, as applicable, and installing 
fire blocking tape in the floor panel openings in the forward and aft 
main passenger cabin. We are proposing this AD to prevent propagation 
of a fire in the lower lobe cheek area outboard of a video control 
station and closet. Such propagation could result in an increased risk 
of smoke and/or fire propagation into the passenger cabin.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by October 3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR 
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     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.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Boeing 
Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management, P.O. Box 
3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, WA 98124-2207; telephone: 206-544-5000, 
extension 1; fax: 206-766-5680; Internet: https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this referenced service information 
at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the 
FAA, call 425-227-1221. It is also available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
8844.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
8844; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket 
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments 
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket 
Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 
be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis Smith, Aerospace Engineer, 
Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems Branch, ANM-150S, FAA, Seattle 
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057-3356; phone: 425-917-6596; fax: 425-917-6590; email: 
[email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or 
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed 
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2016-8844; 
Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-026-AD'' at the beginning of your 
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We 
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend 
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We 
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we 
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We have received a report from Boeing indicating that the fire 
block in the video control station and closets, and fire blocking tape 
in the floor panel opening in the forward and aft main passenger cabin 
might be missing on some airplanes. The materials were not installed 
during production. We are proposing this AD to prevent propagation of a 
fire in the lower lobe cheek area outboard of a video control station 
and closet. Such propagation could result in an increased risk of smoke 
and/or fire in the passenger cabin.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed the following service information:
    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB250028-00, Issue 001, 
dated August 1, 2013. The service information describes procedures for 
installing fire block in the video control station and closets.
    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB250070-00, Issue 001, 
dated March 10, 2015. The service information describes procedures for 
installing fire block in the video control station.
    Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB530018-00, Issue 001, 
dated June 7, 2013. The service information describes procedures for 
installing fire blocking tape in the floor panel openings in the 
forward and aft main passenger cabin.
    This service information 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.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant 
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is 
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified 
in the service information described previously. For information on the 
procedures and compliance times, see this service information at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
8844.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 6 airplanes of U.S. 
registry. We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed 
AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                                 Cost on U.S.
              Action                    Labor cost        Parts cost      Cost per product        operators
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Fire blocking tape installation    Up to 23 work-hours              $0  Up to $1,955 per     Up to $11,730 per
 in the floor panel openings.       x $85 per hour =                     installation.        installation.
                                    $1,955 per
                                    installation.
Fire block installation in the     5 work-hours x $85              489  $914 per             $5,484 per
 video control closet.              per hour = $425                      installation.        installation.
                                    per installation.
Fire block installation in the     5 work-hours x $85              276  $701 per             $4,206 per
 video control station.             per hour = $425                      installation.        installation.
                                    per installation.
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    According to the manufacturer, some of the costs of this proposed 
AD may be covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on 
affected individuals. We do not control warranty coverage for affected 
individuals. As a result, we have included all costs in our cost 
estimate.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to 
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the 
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs, 
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General 
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with 
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator 
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within 
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition 
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this 
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this 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) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies 
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or 
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by 
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

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Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,

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the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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


Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness 
directive (AD):

The Boeing Company:
    Docket No. FAA-2016-8844; Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-026-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by October 3, 2016.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes, 
certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Service 
Bulletin B787-81205-SB530018-00, Issue 001, dated June 7, 2013; 
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB250028-00, Issue 001, 
dated August 1, 2013; and Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-
SB250070-00, Issue 001, dated March 10, 2015.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 25, Equipment/
furnishings; 53, Fuselage.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report indicating that the fire block 
in the video control station and closets, and fire blocking tape in 
the floor panel opening in the forward and aft main passenger cabin, 
might be missing on some airplanes. We are issuing this AD to 
prevent propagation of a fire in the lower lobe cheek area outboard 
of a video control station and closet. Such propagation could result 
in an increased risk of smoke and/or fire propagation into the 
passenger cabin.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, 
unless already done.

(g) Installation of Fire Block and Fire Blocking Tape, as Applicable

    Within 72 months after the effective date of this AD, do the 
actions specified in paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), and (g)(3) of this 
AD, as applicable.
    (1) For airplanes specified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 
B787-81205-SB250028-00, Issue 001, dated August 1, 2013: Install 
fire block in the video control station and closets, as applicable, 
in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 
Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB250028-00, Issue 001, dated August 1, 
2013.
    (2) For airplanes specified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 
B787-81205-SB250070-00, Issue 001, dated March 10, 2015: Install 
fire block in the video control station, in accordance with the 
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-
81205-SB250070-00, Issue 001, dated March 10, 2015.
    (3) For airplanes specified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 
B787-81205-SB530018-00, Issue 001, dated June 7, 2013: Install fire 
blocking tape in the floor panel opening in the forward and aft main 
passenger cabin, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions 
of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB530018-00, Issue 001, 
dated June 7, 2013.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 
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 local 
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending 
information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 
attention of the person identified in paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. 
Information may be emailed to: [email protected].
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding 
district office.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be 
used for any repair, modification, or alteration required by this AD 
if it is approved by the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 
Designation Authorization (ODA) that has been authorized by the 
Manager, Seattle ACO, to make those findings. To be approved, the 
repair method, modification deviation, or alteration deviation must 
meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must 
specifically refer to this AD.
    (4) For service information that contains steps that are labeled 
as Required for Compliance (RC), the provisions of paragraphs 
(h)(4)(i) and (h)(4)(ii) of this AD apply.
    (i) The steps labeled as RC, including substeps under an RC step 
and any figures identified in an RC step, must be done to comply 
with the AD. An AMOC is required for any deviations to RC steps, 
including substeps and identified figures.
    (ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be deviated from using accepted 
methods in accordance with the operator's maintenance or inspection 
program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided the RC 
steps, including substeps and identified figures, can still be done 
as specified, and the airplane can be put back in an airworthy 
condition.

(i) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Francis Smith, 
Aerospace Engineer, Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems Branch, 
ANM-150S, FAA, Seattle ACO, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-
3356; phone: 425-917-6596; fax: 425-917-6590; email: 
[email protected].
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services Management, 
P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H-65, Seattle, WA 98124-2207; telephone: 206-544-
5000, extension 1; fax: 206-766-5680; Internet: https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this referenced service 
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 
Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this 
material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 5, 2016.
Chris L. Spangenberg,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
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                                                    views on this issue. Finally, interested                List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 906                    video control station and closet. Such
                                                    persons are invited to submit comments                    Grapefruit, Marketing agreements,                   propagation could result in an increased
                                                    on this proposed rule, including the                    Oranges, Reporting and recordkeeping                  risk of smoke and/or fire propagation
                                                    regulatory and informational impacts of                 requirements.                                         into the passenger cabin.
                                                    this action on small businesses.                          For the reasons set forth in the                    DATES: We must receive comments on
                                                       In accordance with the Paperwork                     preamble, 7 CFR part 906 is proposed to               this proposed AD by October 3, 2016.
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.                        be amended as follows:                                ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
                                                    Chapter 35), the order’s information                                                                          using the procedures found in 14 CFR
                                                    collection requirements have been                       PART 906—ORANGES AND                                  11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
                                                    previously approved by the Office of                    GRAPEFRUIT GROWN IN LOWER RIO                         methods:
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) and                         GRANDE VALLEY IN TEXAS                                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                    assigned OMB No. 0581–0189 Generic                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                                                                            ■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR                 instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    Fruit Crops. No changes in those
                                                    requirements as a result of this action
                                                                                                            part 906 continues to read as follows:                   • Fax: 202–493–2251.
                                                                                                                Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.                         • Mail: U.S. Department of
                                                    are necessary. Should any changes
                                                                                                                                                                  Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
                                                    become necessary, they would be                         ■ 2. Section 906.235 is revised to read               30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
                                                    submitted to OMB for approval.                          as follows:                                           W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                       This proposed rule would impose no                   § 906.235    Assessment rate.                         Washington, DC 20590.
                                                    additional reporting or recordkeeping
                                                                                                              On and after August 1, 2016, an                        • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
                                                    requirements on either small or large                                                                         address above between 9 a.m. and 5
                                                                                                            assessment rate of $0.09 per 7/10-bushel
                                                    Texas orange and grapefruit handlers.                                                                         p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                            carton or equivalent is established for
                                                    As with all Federal marketing order                                                                           Federal holidays.
                                                                                                            oranges and grapefruit grown in the
                                                    programs, reports and forms are                                                                                  For service information identified in
                                                                                                            Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
                                                    periodically reviewed to reduce                                                                               this NPRM, contact Boeing Commercial
                                                    information requirements and                              Dated: August 12, 2016.                             Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services
                                                    duplication by industry and public                      Elanor Starmer,                                       Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65,
                                                    sector agencies.                                        Administrator, Agricultural Marketing                 Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone:
                                                                                                            Service.                                              206–544–5000, extension 1; fax: 206–
                                                       AMS is committed to complying with
                                                    the E-Government Act, to promote the                    [FR Doc. 2016–19624 Filed 8–16–16; 8:45 am]           766–5680; Internet: https://
                                                    use of the internet and other                           BILLING CODE 3410–02–P                                www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view
                                                                                                                                                                  this referenced service information at
                                                    information technologies to provide
                                                                                                                                                                  the FAA, Transport Airplane
                                                    increased opportunities for citizen
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
                                                    access to Government information and
                                                                                                                                                                  Renton, WA. For information on the
                                                    services, and for other purposes.                       Federal Aviation Administration                       availability of this material at the FAA,
                                                       USDA has not identified any relevant                                                                       call 425–227–1221. It is also available
                                                    Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or               14 CFR Part 39                                        on the Internet at http://
                                                    conflict with this action.                                                                                    www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                                                                            [Docket No. FAA–2016–8844; Directorate
                                                       A small business guide on complying                  Identifier 2016–NM–026–AD]                            and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
                                                    with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop                                                                     8844.
                                                                                                            RIN 2120–AA64
                                                    marketing agreements and orders may                                                                           Examining the AD Docket
                                                    be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/                  Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing
                                                    rules-regulations/moa/small-businesses.                                                                          You may examine the AD docket on
                                                                                                            Company Airplanes                                     the Internet at http://
                                                    Any questions about the compliance
                                                    guide should be sent to Richard Lower                   AGENCY: Federal Aviation                              www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                                                                            Administration (FAA), DOT.                            and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
                                                    at the previously-mentioned address in
                                                                                                                                                                  8844; or in person at the Docket
                                                    the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT                     ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                                                                                  Management Facility between 9 a.m.
                                                    section.                                                (NPRM).
                                                                                                                                                                  and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                       A 30-day comment period is provided                  SUMMARY:   We propose to adopt a new                  except Federal holidays. The AD docket
                                                    to allow interested persons to respond                  airworthiness directive (AD) for certain              contains this proposed AD, the
                                                    to this proposed rule. Thirty days is                   The Boeing Company Model 787–8                        regulatory evaluation, any comments
                                                    deemed appropriate because: (1) The                     airplanes. This proposed AD was                       received, and other information. The
                                                    2016–17 fiscal period begins on August                  prompted by a report indicating that the              street address for the Docket Office
                                                    1, 2016, and the marketing order                        fire block in the video control station               (phone: 800–647–5527) is in the
                                                    requires that the rate of assessment for                and closets, and fire blocking tape in the            ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
                                                    each fiscal period apply to all assessable              floor panel opening in the forward and                available in the AD docket shortly after
                                                    Texas oranges and grapefruit handled                    aft main passenger cabin, might be                    receipt.
                                                    during such fiscal period; (2) the                      missing on some airplanes. This                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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                                                    Committee needs to have sufficient                      proposed AD would require installing                  Francis Smith, Aerospace Engineer,
                                                    funds to pay its expenses which are                     fire block in the video control station               Cabin Safety and Environmental
                                                    incurred on a continuous basis; and (3)                 and closets, as applicable, and installing            Systems Branch, ANM–150S, FAA,
                                                    handlers are aware of this action which                 fire blocking tape in the floor panel                 Seattle Aircraft Certification Office
                                                    was unanimously recommended by the                      openings in the forward and aft main                  (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
                                                    Committee at a public meeting and is                    passenger cabin. We are proposing this                WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6596;
                                                    similar to other assessment rate actions                AD to prevent propagation of a fire in                fax: 425–917–6590; email:
                                                    issued in past years.                                   the lower lobe cheek area outboard of a               francis.smith@faa.gov.


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                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              passenger cabin might be missing on                        openings in the forward and aft main
                                                                                                            some airplanes. The materials were not                     passenger cabin.
                                                    Comments Invited
                                                                                                            installed during production. We are                          This service information is reasonably
                                                      We invite you to send any written                     proposing this AD to prevent                               available because the interested parties
                                                    relevant data, views, or arguments about                propagation of a fire in the lower lobe                    have access to it through their normal
                                                    this proposal. Send your comments to                    cheek area outboard of a video control                     course of business or by the means
                                                    an address listed under the ADDRESSES                   station and closet. Such propagation                       identified in the ADDRESSES section.
                                                    section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–                      could result in an increased risk of
                                                    2016–8844; Directorate Identifier 2016–                                                                            FAA’s Determination
                                                                                                            smoke and/or fire in the passenger
                                                    NM–026–AD’’ at the beginning of your                    cabin.                                                       We are proposing this AD because we
                                                    comments. We specifically invite                                                                                   evaluated all the relevant information
                                                    comments on the overall regulatory,                     Related Service Information Under 1
                                                                                                                                                                       and determined the unsafe condition
                                                    economic, environmental, and energy                     CFR Part 51
                                                                                                                                                                       described previously is likely to exist or
                                                    aspects of this proposed AD. We will                      We reviewed the following service                        develop in other products of the same
                                                    consider all comments received by the                   information:                                               type design.
                                                    closing date and may amend this
                                                                                                              Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787–                      Proposed AD Requirements
                                                    proposed AD because of those
                                                                                                            81205–SB250028–00, Issue 001, dated
                                                    comments.                                                                                                            This proposed AD would require
                                                                                                            August 1, 2013. The service information
                                                      We will post all comments we                                                                                     accomplishing the actions specified in
                                                                                                            describes procedures for installing fire
                                                    receive, without change, to http://                                                                                the service information described
                                                                                                            block in the video control station and
                                                    www.regulations.gov, including any                                                                                 previously. For information on the
                                                                                                            closets.
                                                    personal information you provide. We                                                                               procedures and compliance times, see
                                                    will also post a report summarizing each                  Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787–                      this service information at http://
                                                    substantive verbal contact we receive                   81205–SB250070–00, Issue 001, dated                        www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                    about this proposed AD.                                 March 10, 2015. The service information                    and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
                                                                                                            describes procedures for installing fire                   8844.
                                                    Discussion                                              block in the video control station.
                                                      We have received a report from                          Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787–                      Costs of Compliance
                                                    Boeing indicating that the fire block in                81205–SB530018–00, Issue 001, dated                           We estimate that this proposed AD
                                                    the video control station and closets,                  June 7, 2013. The service information                      affects 6 airplanes of U.S. registry. We
                                                    and fire blocking tape in the floor panel               describes procedures for installing fire                   estimate the following costs to comply
                                                    opening in the forward and aft main                     blocking tape in the floor panel                           with this proposed AD:

                                                                                                                         ESTIMATED COSTS
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Cost on U.S.
                                                                         Action                                       Labor cost                     Parts cost            Cost per product         operators

                                                    Fire blocking tape installation in the floor         Up to 23 work-hours × $85 per                            $0   Up to $1,955 per in-    Up to $11,730 per in-
                                                       panel openings.                                     hour = $1,955 per installation.                               stallation.             stallation.
                                                    Fire block installation in the video control         5 work-hours × $85 per hour =                       489       $914 per installation   $5,484 per installa-
                                                       closet.                                             $425 per installation.                                                                tion.
                                                    Fire block installation in the video control         5 work-hours × $85 per hour =                       276       $701 per installation   $4,206 per installa-
                                                       station.                                            $425 per installation.                                                                tion.



                                                      According to the manufacturer, some                   promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in                   For the reasons discussed above, I
                                                    of the costs of this proposed AD may be                 air commerce by prescribing regulations                    certify this proposed regulation:
                                                    covered under warranty, thereby                         for practices, methods, and procedures                       (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
                                                    reducing the cost impact on affected                    the Administrator finds necessary for                      action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
                                                    individuals. We do not control warranty                 safety in air commerce. This regulation                      (2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under
                                                    coverage for affected individuals. As a                 is within the scope of that authority                      the DOT Regulatory Policies and
                                                    result, we have included all costs in our               because it addresses an unsafe condition                   Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26,
                                                    cost estimate.                                                                                                     1979),
                                                                                                            that is likely to exist or develop on                        (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation
                                                    Authority for This Rulemaking                           products identified in this rulemaking                     in Alaska, and
                                                                                                            action.                                                      (4) Will not have a significant
                                                       Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                            Regulatory Findings                                        economic impact, positive or negative,
                                                    specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
                                                                                                                                                                       on a substantial number of small entities
                                                    rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
                                                                                                              We determined that this proposed AD                      under the criteria of the Regulatory
                                                    section 106, describes the authority of                                                                            Flexibility Act.
                                                    the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII:                    would not have federalism implications
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                                                    Aviation Programs, describes in more                    under Executive Order 13132. This                          List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
                                                    detail the scope of the Agency’s                        proposed AD would not have a
                                                                                                            substantial direct effect on the States, on                  Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
                                                    authority.                                                                                                         safety, Incorporation by reference,
                                                                                                            the relationship between the national
                                                       We are issuing this rulemaking under                                                                            Safety.
                                                                                                            Government and the States, or on the
                                                    the authority described in Subtitle VII,
                                                                                                            distribution of power and                                  The Proposed Amendment
                                                    Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:
                                                    ‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that                    responsibilities among the various                         ■ Accordingly, under the authority
                                                    section, Congress charges the FAA with                  levels of government.                                      delegated to me by the Administrator,


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                                                    54752               Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2016 / Proposed Rules

                                                    the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part                      (2) For airplanes specified in Boeing Alert        phone: 425–917–6596; fax: 425–917–6590;
                                                    39 as follows:                                          Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB250070–00,              email: francis.smith@faa.gov.
                                                                                                            Issue 001, dated March 10, 2015: Install fire           (2) For service information identified in
                                                    PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS                                   block in the video control station, in                this AD, contact Boeing Commercial
                                                    DIRECTIVES                                              accordance with the Accomplishment                    Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services
                                                                                                            Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin         Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65,
                                                    ■ 1. The authority citation for part 39                 B787–81205–SB250070–00, Issue 001, dated              Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone: 206–
                                                    continues to read as follows:                           March 10, 2015.                                       544–5000, extension 1; fax: 206–766–5680;
                                                                                                               (3) For airplanes specified in Boeing Alert        Internet: https://www.myboeingfleet.com.
                                                        Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.          Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB530018–00,              You may view this referenced service
                                                                                                            Issue 001, dated June 7, 2013: Install fire           information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
                                                    § 39.13   [Amended]
                                                                                                            blocking tape in the floor panel opening in           Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
                                                    ■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding                   the forward and aft main passenger cabin, in          WA. For information on the availability of
                                                    the following new airworthiness                         accordance with the Accomplishment                    this material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221.
                                                    directive (AD):                                         Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
                                                                                                                                                                     Issued in Renton, Washington, on August
                                                                                                            B787–81205–SB530018–00, Issue 001, dated
                                                    The Boeing Company:                                                                                           5, 2016.
                                                                                                            June 7, 2013.
                                                      Docket No. FAA–2016–8844; Directorate                                                                       Chris L. Spangenberg,
                                                    Identifier 2016–NM–026–AD.                              (h) Alternative Methods of Compliance                 Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
                                                                                                            (AMOCs)                                               Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                    (a) Comments Due Date
                                                                                                               (1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft                  [FR Doc. 2016–19487 Filed 8–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                      We must receive comments by October 3,
                                                                                                            Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the
                                                    2016.                                                                                                         BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                                                                            authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
                                                    (b) Affected ADs                                        requested using the procedures found in 14
                                                      None.                                                 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
                                                                                                            send your request to your principal inspector         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    (c) Applicability                                       or local Flight Standards District Office, as
                                                                                                            appropriate. If sending information directly          Federal Aviation Administration
                                                       This AD applies to The Boeing Company
                                                    Model 787–8 airplanes, certificated in any              to the manager of the ACO, send it to the
                                                                                                            attention of the person identified in                 14 CFR Part 71
                                                    category, as identified in Boeing Alert
                                                    Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB530018–00,                paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. Information may          [Docket No. FAA–2016–7417; Airspace
                                                    Issue 001, dated June 7, 2013; Boeing Alert             be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-                Docket No. 16–AWA–4]
                                                    Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB250028–00,                Requests@faa.gov.
                                                    Issue 001, dated August 1, 2013; and Boeing                (2) Before using any approved AMOC,                RIN 2120–AA66
                                                    Alert Service Bulletin B787–81205–                      notify your appropriate principal inspector,
                                                    SB250070–00, Issue 001, dated March 10,                 or lacking a principal inspector, the manager         Proposed Amendment of Class C
                                                    2015.                                                   of the local flight standards district office/        Airspace; El Paso International Airport,
                                                                                                            certificate holding district office.                  TX
                                                    (d) Subject                                                (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable
                                                      Air Transport Association (ATA) of                    level of safety may be used for any repair,           AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                    America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings;                 modification, or alteration required by this          Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                    53, Fuselage.                                           AD if it is approved by the Boeing                    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                            Commercial Airplanes Organization
                                                    (e) Unsafe Condition                                    Designation Authorization (ODA) that has
                                                                                                                                                                  (NPRM).
                                                       This AD was prompted by a report                     been authorized by the Manager, Seattle
                                                                                                                                                                  SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                    indicating that the fire block in the video             ACO, to make those findings. To be
                                                                                                            approved, the repair method, modification             modify Class C airspace at El Paso
                                                    control station and closets, and fire blocking
                                                    tape in the floor panel opening in the forward          deviation, or alteration deviation must meet          International Airport, El Paso, TX, by
                                                    and aft main passenger cabin, might be                  the certification basis of the airplane, and the      removing a cutout from the Class C
                                                    missing on some airplanes. We are issuing               approval must specifically refer to this AD.          airspace area that excludes the airspace
                                                    this AD to prevent propagation of a fire in the            (4) For service information that contains          within a 2-mile radius of West Texas
                                                    lower lobe cheek area outboard of a video               steps that are labeled as Required for                Airport and the airspace beyond an 8-
                                                    control station and closet. Such propagation            Compliance (RC), the provisions of                    mile arc from the El Paso International
                                                    could result in an increased risk of smoke              paragraphs (h)(4)(i) and (h)(4)(ii) of this AD        Airport beginning at the 115° bearing
                                                    and/or fire propagation into the passenger              apply.
                                                                                                                                                                  from the airport clockwise to the Rio
                                                    cabin.                                                     (i) The steps labeled as RC, including
                                                                                                            substeps under an RC step and any figures             Grande River. Additionally, this
                                                    (f) Compliance                                          identified in an RC step, must be done to             proposal would update the El Paso
                                                       Comply with this AD within the                       comply with the AD. An AMOC is required               International Airport geographic
                                                    compliance times specified, unless already              for any deviations to RC steps, including             coordinates to reflect the current airport
                                                    done.                                                   substeps and identified figures.                      reference point (ARP) information in the
                                                                                                               (ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be                FAA’s aeronautical database and
                                                    (g) Installation of Fire Block and Fire
                                                                                                            deviated from using accepted methods in               remove the West Texas Airport and
                                                    Blocking Tape, as Applicable
                                                                                                            accordance with the operator’s maintenance            geographic coordinate references from
                                                       Within 72 months after the effective date            or inspection program without obtaining
                                                    of this AD, do the actions specified in                                                                       the Class C airspace description. The
                                                                                                            approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps,
                                                    paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD,       including substeps and identified figures, can        FAA is proposing this action to enable
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                                                    as applicable.                                          still be done as specified, and the airplane          more efficient operations at El Paso
                                                       (1) For airplanes specified in Boeing Alert          can be put back in an airworthy condition.            International Airport.
                                                    Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB250028–00,                                                                      DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                    Issue 001, dated August 1, 2013: Install fire           (i) Related Information
                                                                                                                                                                  or before October 17, 2016.
                                                    block in the video control station and closets,            (1) For more information about this AD,
                                                    as applicable, in accordance with the                   contact Francis Smith, Aerospace Engineer,            ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
                                                    Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert             Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems                proposal to the U.S. Department of
                                                    Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB250028–00,                Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle ACO, 1601              Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
                                                    Issue 001, dated August 1, 2013.                        Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356;               New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building


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Document Created: 2018-02-09 11:35:02
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 11:35:02
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesWe must receive comments on this proposed AD by October 3, 2016.
ContactFrancis Smith, Aerospace Engineer, Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems Branch, ANM-150S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; phone: 425-917-6596; fax: 425-917-6590; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 54750 
RIN Number2120-AA64
CFR AssociatedAir Transportation; Aircraft; Aviation Safety; Incorporation by Reference and Safety

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