83 FR 596 - Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 4 (January 5, 2018)

Page Range		596-598
FR Document		2017-28487

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This AD requires contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe condition on these products, and doing the actions specified in those instructions. This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval holder (DAH) indicating that the fuselage frames are subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD). We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1182; Product Identifier 2013-NM-093-AD; Amendment
39-19146; AD 2018-01-05]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This AD
requires contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the
unsafe condition on these products, and doing the actions specified in
those instructions. This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design
approval holder (DAH) indicating that the fuselage frames are subject
to widespread fatigue damage (WFD). We are issuing this AD to address
the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD becomes effective January 22, 2018.
We must receive comments on this AD by February 20, 2018.

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: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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-2017-
1182; or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office
(telephone: 800-647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer,
International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone: 425-227-1137; fax: 425-
227-1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

Fatigue damage can occur locally, in small areas or structural
design details, or globally, in widespread areas. Multiple-site damage
is widespread damage that occurs in a large structural element such as
a single rivet line of a lap splice joining two large skin panels.
Widespread damage can also occur in multiple elements such as adjacent
frames or stringers. Multiple-site damage and multiple-element damage
cracks are typically too small initially to be reliably detected with
normal inspection methods. Without intervention, these cracks will
grow, and eventually compromise the structural integrity of the
airplane. This condition is known as WFD. It is associated with general
degradation of large areas of structure with similar structural details
and stress levels. As an airplane ages, WFD will likely occur, and will
certainly occur if the airplane is operated long enough without any
intervention.
The FAA's WFD final rule (75 FR 69746, November 15, 2010) became
effective on January 14, 2011. The WFD rule requires certain actions to
prevent structural failure due to WFD throughout the operational life
of certain existing transport category airplanes and all of these
airplanes that will be certificated in the future. For existing and
future airplanes subject to the WFD rule, the rule requires that DAHs
establish a limit of validity (LOV) of the engineering data that
support the structural maintenance program. Operators affected by the
WFD rule may not fly an airplane beyond its LOV, unless an extended LOV
is approved.
The WFD rule (75 FR 69746, November 15, 2010) does not require
identifying and developing maintenance actions if the DAHs can show
that such actions are not necessary to prevent WFD before the airplane
reaches the LOV. Many LOVs, however, do depend on accomplishment of
future maintenance actions. As stated in the WFD rule, any maintenance
actions

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necessary to reach the LOV will be mandated by airworthiness directives
through separate rulemaking actions.
In the context of WFD, this action is necessary to enable DAHs to
propose LOVs that allow operators the longest operational lives for
their airplanes, and still ensure that WFD will not occur. This
approach allows for an implementation strategy that provides
flexibility to DAHs in determining the timing of service information
development (with FAA approval), while providing operators with
certainty regarding the LOV applicable to their airplanes.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
2013-0102, dated May 2, 2013 (referred to after this as the Mandatory
Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the MCAI''), to correct an
unsafe condition for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070
and 0100 airplanes. The MCAI states:

From service experience, it was concluded that the fuselage
frames, which act as back-up structure for the hook latch fitting
brackets of the large cargo doors, are sensitive to fatigue
cracking. To ensure the continued structural integrity with respect
to fatigue, a repetitive inspection was included in the
Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for
Continued Airworthiness under tasks 533026-00-03 and 533026-01-03.
Since those tasks were implemented, it was determined, as part
of a re-evaluation for Widespread Fatigue Damage, that the current
repetitive fatigue inspections in the ALS do not provide a
sufficient level of protection against fatigue-induced cracks.
This condition, if not corrected, would affect the structural
integrity of the centre fuselage.
For the reasons described above, this [EASA] AD requires
modification of the affected fuselage frames.
Post-modification inspections will be included in a revision to
the ALS, which will likely be the subject of further [EASA] AD
action.

You may examine the MCAI on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
1182.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD

This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI. We are
issuing this AD because we evaluated all pertinent information and
determined the unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or
develop on other products of the same type design.

FAA's Determination of the Effective Date

Since there are currently no domestic operators of this product, we
find good cause that notice and opportunity for prior public comment
are unnecessary. In addition, for the reason(s) stated above, we find
that good cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than
30 days.

Comments Invited

This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not precede it by notice and opportunity for public
comment. We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2017-1182; Product
Identifier 2013-NM-093-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of this AD. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date and may amend this AD based on
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 AD.

Costs of Compliance

Currently, there are no affected U.S.-registered airplanes. This AD
requires contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the
unsafe condition, and doing the actions specified in those
instructions. Based on the actions specified in the MCAI AD, we are
providing the following cost estimates for an affected airplane that is
placed on the U.S. Register in the future:

Estimated Costs
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Cost per
Action Labor cost Parts cost product
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Modification............................... 102 work-hours x $85 per hour = $18,600 $27,270
$8,670.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the
authority to issue ADs applicable to transport category airplanes to
the Director of the System Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);

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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.

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec. 39.13 [Amended]

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

2018-01-05 Fokker Services B.V.: Amendment 39-19146; Docket No. FAA-
2017-1182; Product Identifier 2013-NM-093-AD.

(a) Effective Date

This AD becomes effective January 22, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

None.

This AD applies to Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070 and
0100 airplanes, certificated in any category, having serial numbers
11268 through 11283 inclusive, 11286, 11289, 11291, 11293, 11295,
11300, 11303, 11306, 11308, 11310, 11312 through 11314 inclusive,
11316, 11318, 11321, 11323 through 11335 inclusive, 11337, 11338,
11340, 11345, 11349, 11352 through 11361 inclusive, 11365 through
11367 inclusive, 11369, 11370, 11372, 11373, 11376 through 11380
inclusive, 11387, 11388, 11391, 11395, 11397, 11399, 11404, 11405,
11407, 11411 through 11419 inclusive, 11425 through 11428 inclusive,
11432, 11435 through 11439 inclusive, 11444 through 11450 inclusive,
11456 through 11460 inclusive, 11464 through 11469 inclusive. and
11475 through 11585 inclusive.

(d) Subject

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53, Fuselage.

(e) Reason

This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval
holder (DAH) indicating that the fuselage frames are subject to
widespread fatigue damage (WFD). We are issuing this AD to prevent
cracking of the center fuselage, which could result in reduced
structural integrity of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Action(s)

Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, request
instructions from the Manager, International Section, Transport
Standards Branch, FAA, to address the unsafe condition specified in
paragraph (e) of this AD; and accomplish the actions at the times
specified in, and in accordance with, those instructions. Guidance
can be found in Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2013-0102, dated
May 2, 2013.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

The Manager, International Section, Transport Standards 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 local
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending
information directly to the International Section, send it to the
attention of the person identified in paragraph (i)(2) of this AD.
Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov.
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.

(i) Related Information

(1) Refer to MCAI EASA AD 2013-0102, dated May 2, 2013, for
related information. You may examine the MCAI on the internet at
http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA-2017-1182.
(2) For more information about this AD, contact Tom Rodriguez,
Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards
Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone:
425-227-1137; fax: 425-227-1149.

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

None.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 26, 2017.
John P. Piccola, Jr.,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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(e) Reason DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION evaluation, any comments received, and
This AD was prompted by a report of an other information. The street address for
engine multiple fan blade release event. We Federal Aviation Administration the Docket Operations office (telephone:
are issuing this AD to detect and correct an 800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES
incorrect adjustment of the (emergency) 14 CFR Part 39 section. Comments will be available in
maximum reverse thrust stop, which could the AD docket shortly after receipt.
[Docket No. FAA–2017–1182; Product
result in engine fan blade release causing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Identifier 2013–NM–093–AD; Amendment
injury to occupants, damage to the airplane,
39–19146; AD 2018–01–05] Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer,
and consequent uncontrollability of the
airplane. RIN 2120–AA64
International Section, Transport
Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind
(f) Compliance Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356;
Comply with this AD within the Services B.V. telephone: 425–227–1137; fax: 425–
compliance times specified, unless already 227–1149.
done. AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administration (FAA), DOT.
(g) Required Action(s) Discussion
ACTION: Final rule; request for
Within 30 days after the effective date of
comments. Fatigue damage can occur locally, in
this AD, request instructions from the
Manager, International Section, Transport small areas or structural design details,
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new or globally, in widespread areas.
Standards Branch, FAA, to address the airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
unsafe condition specified in paragraph (e) of Multiple-site damage is widespread
Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark damage that occurs in a large structural
this AD; and accomplish the actions at the
times specified in, and in accordance with,
0070 and 0100 airplanes. This AD element such as a single rivet line of a
those instructions. Guidance can be found in requires contacting the FAA to obtain lap splice joining two large skin panels.
Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness instructions for addressing the unsafe Widespread damage can also occur in
Information (MCAI) European Aviation condition on these products, and doing multiple elements such as adjacent
Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2013–0010, the actions specified in those frames or stringers. Multiple-site
January 14, 2013. instructions. This AD was prompted by damage and multiple-element damage
an evaluation by the design approval cracks are typically too small initially to
(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs) holder (DAH) indicating that the be reliably detected with normal
fuselage frames are subject to inspection methods. Without
The Manager, International Section,
widespread fatigue damage (WFD). We intervention, these cracks will grow,
Transport Standards Branch, FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
are issuing this AD to address the unsafe and eventually compromise the
requested using the procedures found in 14 condition on these products. structural integrity of the airplane. This
CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, DATES: This AD becomes effective condition is known as WFD. It is
send your request to your principal inspector January 22, 2018. associated with general degradation of
or local Flight Standards District Office, as We must receive comments on this large areas of structure with similar
appropriate. If sending information directly AD by February 20, 2018. structural details and stress levels. As
to the International Section, send it to the an airplane ages, WFD will likely occur,
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
attention of the person identified in
using the procedures found in 14 CFR and will certainly occur if the airplane
paragraph (i)(2) of this AD. Information may
be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOC- 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following is operated long enough without any
REQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using any methods: intervention.
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to The FAA’s WFD final rule (75 FR
principal inspector, or lacking a principal http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 69746, November 15, 2010) became
inspector, the manager of the local flight instructions for submitting comments. effective on January 14, 2011. The WFD
standards district office/certificate holding • Fax: 202–493–2251. rule requires certain actions to prevent
district office. • Mail: U.S. Department of structural failure due to WFD
(i) Related Information Transportation, Docket Operations, M– throughout the operational life of
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room certain existing transport category
(1) Refer to MCAI EASA AD 2013–0010,
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, airplanes and all of these airplanes that
January 14, 2013 for related information. You
may examine the MCAI on the internet at Washington, DC 20590. will be certificated in the future. For
http://www.regulations.gov by searching for • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of existing and future airplanes subject to
and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–1183. Transportation, Docket Operations, M– the WFD rule, the rule requires that
(2) For more information about this AD, 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room DAHs establish a limit of validity (LOV)
contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, of the engineering data that support the
International Section, Transport Standards Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 structural maintenance program.
Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, p.m., Monday through Friday, except Operators affected by the WFD rule may
Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 425– Federal holidays. not fly an airplane beyond its LOV,
227–1137; fax: 425–227–1149. unless an extended LOV is approved.
Examining the AD Docket The WFD rule (75 FR 69746,
(j) Material Incorporated by Reference
None.
You may examine the AD docket on November 15, 2010) does not require
the internet at http:// identifying and developing maintenance
Issued in Renton, Washington, on www.regulations.gov by searching for actions if the DAHs can show that such
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December 26, 2017. and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– actions are not necessary to prevent
John P. Piccola, Jr., 1182; or in person at the Docket WFD before the airplane reaches the
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5 LOV. Many LOVs, however, do depend
Aircraft Certification Service. p.m., Monday through Friday, except on accomplishment of future
[FR Doc. 2017–28486 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] Federal holidays. The AD docket maintenance actions. As stated in the
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necessary to reach the LOV will be not provide a sufficient level of protection making this amendment effective in less
mandated by airworthiness directives against fatigue-induced cracks. than 30 days.
through separate rulemaking actions. This condition, if not corrected, would
affect the structural integrity of the centre Comments Invited
In the context of WFD, this action is
fuselage.
necessary to enable DAHs to propose This AD is a final rule that involves
For the reasons described above, this
LOVs that allow operators the longest [EASA] AD requires modification of the requirements affecting flight safety, and
operational lives for their airplanes, and affected fuselage frames. we did not precede it by notice and
still ensure that WFD will not occur. Post-modification inspections will be opportunity for public comment. We
This approach allows for an included in a revision to the ALS, which will invite you to send any written relevant
implementation strategy that provides likely be the subject of further [EASA] AD data, views, or arguments about this AD.
flexibility to DAHs in determining the action. Send your comments to an address
timing of service information listed under the ADDRESSES section.
You may examine the MCAI on the Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2017–1182;
development (with FAA approval),
internet at http://www.regulations.gov Product Identifier 2013–NM–093–AD’’
while providing operators with certainty
by searching for and locating Docket No. at the beginning of your comments. We
regarding the LOV applicable to their
FAA–2017–1182. specifically invite comments on the
airplanes.
The European Aviation Safety Agency FAA’s Determination and Requirements overall regulatory, economic,
(EASA), which is the Technical Agent of This AD environmental, and energy aspects of
for the Member States of the European this AD. We will consider all comments
Union, has issued EASA AD 2013–0102, This product has been approved by received by the closing date and may
dated May 2, 2013 (referred to after this the aviation authority of another amend this AD based on those
as the Mandatory Continuing country, and is approved for operation comments.
Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the in the United States. Pursuant to our We will post all comments we
MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition bilateral agreement with the State of receive, without change, to http://
for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model Design Authority, we have been notified www.regulations.gov, including any
F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. The of the unsafe condition described in the personal information you provide. We
MCAI states: MCAI. We are issuing this AD because will also post a report summarizing each
we evaluated all pertinent information substantive verbal contact we receive
From service experience, it was concluded and determined the unsafe condition
that the fuselage frames, which act as back- about this AD.
up structure for the hook latch fitting
exists and is likely to exist or develop
on other products of the same type Costs of Compliance
brackets of the large cargo doors, are sensitive
to fatigue cracking. To ensure the continued design. Currently, there are no affected U.S.-
structural integrity with respect to fatigue, a FAA’s Determination of the Effective registered airplanes. This AD requires
repetitive inspection was included in the contacting the FAA to obtain
Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of
Date
instructions for addressing the unsafe
the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Since there are currently no domestic condition, and doing the actions
under tasks 533026–00–03 and 533026–01–
03.
operators of this product, we find good specified in those instructions. Based on
Since those tasks were implemented, it was cause that notice and opportunity for the actions specified in the MCAI AD,
determined, as part of a re-evaluation for prior public comment are unnecessary. we are providing the following cost
Widespread Fatigue Damage, that the current In addition, for the reason(s) stated estimates for an affected airplane that is
repetitive fatigue inspections in the ALS do above, we find that good cause exists for placed on the U.S. Register in the future:

ESTIMATED COSTS
Cost per
Action Labor cost Parts cost product

Modification ................................................................... 102 work-hours × $85 per hour = $8,670 .................... $18,600 $27,270

Authority for This Rulemaking safety in air commerce. This regulation Regulatory Findings
is within the scope of that authority
Title 49 of the United States Code because it addresses an unsafe condition We determined that this AD will not
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue that is likely to exist or develop on have federalism implications under
rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, products identified in this rulemaking Executive Order 13132. This AD will
section 106, describes the authority of action. not have a substantial direct effect on
the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: This AD is issued in accordance with the States, on the relationship between
Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more authority delegated by the Executive the national government and the States,
detail the scope of the Agency’s Director, Aircraft Certification Service, or on the distribution of power and
authority. as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. responsibilities among the various
We are issuing this rulemaking under In accordance with that order, issuance levels of government.
the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, of ADs is normally a function of the For the reasons discussed above, I
Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:
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Compliance and Airworthiness certify that this AD:
General requirements.’’ Under that Division, but during this transition
section, Congress charges the FAA with period, the Executive Director has 1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in delegated the authority to issue ADs action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
air commerce by prescribing regulations applicable to transport category 2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the
for practices, methods, and procedures airplanes to the Director of the System DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for Oversight Division. (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; request for comments.
Dates		This AD becomes effective January 22, 2018.
Contact		Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone: 425-227-1137; fax: 425- 227-1149.
FR Citation		83 FR 596
RIN Number		2120-AA64
CFR Associated		Air Transportation; Aircraft; Aviation Safety; Incorporation by Reference and Safety

83 FR 596 - Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V.

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