Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes, 102019-102022 [2024-29619]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Proposed Rules fitting and actuator fitting on the keel beam. The FAA is issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking on the MLG door hinge fitting and actuator fitting on the keel beam. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could lead to in-flight detachment of an MLG door, possibly resulting in injury to persons on the ground and/or damage to the airplane. (f) Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. (g) Requirements Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and (j) of this AD: Comply with all required actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, EASA AD 2024– 0097R2. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 (h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2024–0097R2 (1) Where EASA AD 2024–0097R2 refers to ‘‘16 May 2024 [the effective date of the original issue of this AD],’’ this AD requires using the effective date of this AD. (2) Where EASA AD 2024–0097R2 refers to ‘‘18 July 2012 [the effective date of EASA AD 2012–0118],’’ this AD requires using April 6, 2015 (the effective date of AD 2015–02–14). (3) Where EASA AD 2024–0097R2 specifies to ‘‘contact Airbus for approved repair instructions and, within the compliance time specified therein, accomplish those instructions accordingly,’’ replace that text with ‘‘all repairs must be done before further flight using a method approved by the Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA; or the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or SAS’s EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.’’ (4) Where paragraph (6) of EASA AD 2024– 0097R2 describes an airplane that has been inspected per ‘‘ALI task 533154–03–2, 533154–04–2 or 533154–10–1, or in accordance with the instructions of inspection SB 1 (at any Revision) or inspection SB 2 (at any Revision),’’ replace that text with ‘‘ALI task 533154–03–2, 533154–04–2 or 533154–10–1, or in accordance with the instructions of Airbus SB A320–53–1195 or SB A320–53–1325 at any Revision, as applicable, or Airbus SB A320–53–1196 or SB A320–53–1326 at any Revision, as applicable.’’ (5) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 2024–0097R2. (i) Retained Maintenance or Inspection Program Revision, With Added Airplanes and Compliance Time This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (k) of AD 2015–02–14 with added airplanes and compliance time. At the applicable time specified in paragraph (i)(1) or (2) of this AD: Revise the maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to remove Task 533154–02–1 of the Airbus A318/A319/ A320/A321 ALS Part 2-Damage Tolerant Airworthiness Limitations Items (DT ALI), Revision 01, dated April 4, 2012; Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE–M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009; or Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE–M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 11, dated September 2010. The actions required by this AD take precedence over Task 533154–02–1 of the Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS Part 2-Damage Tolerant Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT ALI), Revision 01, dated April 4, 2012; Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE–M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009; and Airbus A318/A319/A320/ A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE–M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 11, dated September 2010. (1) For airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (4), and (6) of this AD: After the effective date of AD 2015–02–14 and before further flight after doing the initial inspections required by paragraph (g) of this AD. (2) For airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(3), (5), and (7) of this AD: After the effective date of this AD and before further flight after doing the initial inspections required by paragraph (g) of this AD. (j) No Reporting Requirement Although the material referenced in EASA AD 2024–0097R2 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement. (k) Additional AD Provisions (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the International Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (l) of this AD and email to: AMOC@faa.gov. (i) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office. (ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 2015–02–14 are approved as AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2012– 0118 that are required by paragraph (g) of this AD. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA; or the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus SAS’s EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature. (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by paragraph (k)(2) of this AD, if any material contains procedures or tests that are identified as RC, those procedures and tests must be done to comply with this AD; any procedures or tests that are not identified as RC are recommended. Those procedures and tests that are not identified as RC may be deviated from using accepted methods in accordance with the operator’s maintenance or inspection program without obtaining PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 102019 approval of an AMOC, provided the procedures and tests identified as RC can be done and the airplane can be put back in an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or changes to procedures or tests identified as RC require approval of an AMOC. (l) Additional Information For more information about this AD, contact Tim Dowling, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 231–3667; email: timothy.p.dowling@faa.gov. (m) Material Incorporated by Reference (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference (IBR) of the material listed in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) You must use this material as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. (3) The following material was approved for IBR on [DATE 35 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RULE]. (i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2024–0097R2, dated July 12, 2024. (ii) [Reserved] (4) For EASA AD 2024–0097R2 identified in this AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email ADs@ easa.europa.eu; website easa.europa.eu. You may find this material on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. (5) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. (6) You may view this material at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. Issued on December 11, 2024. Suzanne Masterson, Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2024–29620 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2024–2662; Project Identifier MCAI–2024–00448–T] RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\17DEP1.SGM 17DEP1 102020 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Proposed Rules The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767–300 series airplanes modified by a certain supplemental type certificate (STC). This proposed AD was prompted by a discovery that certain pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s pitot-static system was installed incorrectly in the main and mid equipment center during the airplane conversion from passenger to freighter. This proposed AD would require a visual inspection of certain pitot-static rigid tubes and flexible hoses to determine whether low points exist, and if necessary, related investigative and corrective actions. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 31, 2025. 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 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. AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA–2024–2662; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this NPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above. Material Incorporated by Reference: • For Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. material identified in this proposed AD, contact Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel 70100; telephone 972–39359826; email tmazor@iai.co.il. • You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Salameh, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 231–3536; email: Joe.Salameh@faa.gov. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2024–2662; Project Identifier MCAI–2024–00448–T’’ at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend the proposal because of those comments. Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR 11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact received about this NPRM. Confidential Business Information CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Joe Salameh, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206–231–3536; email: Joe.Salameh@faa.gov. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking. Background The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI), which is the aviation authority for Israel, has issued CAAI AD ISR I– 34–2024–07–1, dated August 6, 2024 (CAAI AD ISR I–34–2024–07–1) (also referred to after this as the MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition for The PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Boeing Company Model 767–300 series airplanes, that have been modified to freighters, in accordance with CAAI STC SA–218 (FAA STC ST02040SE, EASA STC 10028430, CAAC VSTC0812, TCCA SA14–67, ANAC 2011S03–12). Only FAA STC ST02040SE is approved for U.S. operators. The MCAI states that due to the pitot-static tubing improper rerouting on the airplane conversion from passenger to freighter, two erroneous conditions were found in the tubing connecting the pitot and the static system tubing to the right air data computer belonging to the first officer system: The flexible hoses part number (P/N) BACH30BC06–0097 and P/N BACH30BC05–0111, creating a potential water trap; and rigid tubes P/N 233T9110–437 and P/N 233T9110–320/ 314 installed through a structure 9G rigid barrier opening, creating a potential water trap. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the incorrect installation of the pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s pitot-static system. The unsafe conditions, if not addressed, may affect the capability to drain water or moisture collected in the first officer pitot-static tubing, and may cause malfunction to the system. You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA–2024–2662. Material Incorporated by Reference Under 1 CFR Part 51 The FAA reviewed Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd., Service Bulletin 368–34– 106, dated August 2024. This material specifies procedures for a visual inspection of the pitot-static rigid tubes, P/N 233T9110–437 and P/N 233T9110– 314, and the flexible hoses, P/N BACH30BC06–0097 and P/N BACH30BC05–0111, to determine whether low points exist, and related investigative and corrective actions. The related investigative action is a visual inspection for the installation of the provisions located above the right miscellaneous electrical equipment panel (P37). The corrective actions include replacement of the pitot and the static system tubing connected to the right air data computer, including installation of standoffs, rigid tubes, union fitting, elbow fitting, flexible hoses, and performing functional tests. This material is reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section. FAA’s Determination This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another E:\FR\FM\17DEP1.SGM 17DEP1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Proposed Rules country and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, it has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and material referenced above. The FAA is issuing this NPRM after determining that the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type design. Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified in the material already described. 102021 Costs of Compliance The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would affect 88 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this proposed AD: ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Up to 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = Up to $170 ................... $0 Up to $170 .............................. The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-condition actions that would be required based on the results of any required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the Cost on U.S. operators Up to $14,960. number of aircraft that might need this on-condition action: ESTIMATED COSTS OF ON-CONDITION ACTIONS Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product 11 work-hours × $85 per hour = $935 .................................................................................................................... $600 $1,535 Authority for This Rulemaking Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA’s authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the Agency’s authority. The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements. Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action. (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Safety. The Proposed Amendment Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows: PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES 1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 Regulatory Findings The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed regulation: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Executive Order 12866, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 § 39.13 [Amended] 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive: ■ The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 2024–2662; Project Identifier MCAI– 2024–00448–T. (a) Comments Due Date The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive (AD) by January 31, 2025. (b) Affected ADs None. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 (c) Applicability This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 767–300 series airplanes, certificated in any category, that have been modified to a special freighter configuration, in accordance with FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST02040SE, and which are listed in paragraph I.A., ‘‘Effectivity,’’ of Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd., Service Bulletin 368–34–106, dated August 2024. (d) Subject Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 34, Navigation. (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by a discovery that certain pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s pitot-static system was installed incorrectly in the main and mid equipment center during the airplane conversion from passenger to freighter. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the incorrect installation of the pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s pitot-static system. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, may affect the capability to drain water or moisture collected in the first officer pitot-static tubing, and may cause malfunction to the system. (f) Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. (g) Required Actions Within 36 months after the effective date of this AD, do a visual inspection of the pitotstatic rigid tubes, part number (P/N) 233T9110–437 and P/N 233T9110–314, and the flexible hoses, P/N BACH30BC06–0097 and P/N BACH30BC05–0111, at the locations specified in the Accomplishment Instructions of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Service Bulletin 368–34–106, dated E:\FR\FM\17DEP1.SGM 17DEP1 102022 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Proposed Rules August 2024, to determine whether low points exist, and, before further flight, do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Service Bulletin 368–34–106, dated August 2024. Issued on December 11, 2024. Victor Wicklund, Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2024–29619 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P (h) Additional AD Provisions The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the International Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (i) of this AD and email to: AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA; or the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI); or the CAAI’s authorized Designee. If approved by the CAAI Designee, the approval must include the Designee’s authorized signature. (i) Additional Information For more information about this AD, contact Joe Salameh, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 231–3536; email: Joe.Salameh@faa.gov. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 (j) Material Incorporated by Reference (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of the material listed in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) You must use this material as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. (i) Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. Service Bulletin 368–34–106, dated August 2024. (ii) [Reserved] (3) For Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd. material identified in this AD, contact Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel 70100; telephone 972–39359826; email tmazor@iai.co.il. (4) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. (5) You may view this material at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:13 Dec 17, 2024 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Bureau of Prisons 28 CFR Part 545 [BOP–1178] RIN 1120–AB78 Inmate Financial Responsibility Program: Procedures Bureau of Prisons, Justice. Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: ACTION: This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking would update and streamline regulations regarding the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP). DATES: Written comments must be postmarked and electronic comments must be submitted on or before February 18, 2025. Commenters should be aware that the electronic Federal Docket Management System will not accept comments after Midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the comment period. ADDRESSES: If you wish to provide comment regarding this rulemaking, you must submit comments, identified by the agency name and reference Docket No. BOP 1178, by one of the two methods below. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the website instructions for submitting comments. The electronic Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov will accept electronic comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the comment due date. Mail: Paper comments that duplicate an electronic submission are unnecessary. If you wish to submit a paper comment in lieu of electronic submission, please direct the mail/ shipment to: Rules Administrator, Legislative and Correctional Issues Branch, Office of General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534. To ensure proper handling, please reference the agency name and Docket No. BOP 1178 on your correspondence. Mailed items must be postmarked or otherwise indicate a shipping date on or before the submission deadline. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel J. Crooks III, Assistant General SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Counsel/Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau of Prisons, at the address above or at (202) 353–4885. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please note that all comments received are considered part of the public record and generally will be made available for public inspection online at www.regulations.gov. If you want to submit personal identifying information (such as your name, address, etc.) as part of your comment, but do not want it to be posted online, you must include the phrase ‘‘PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph of your comment. You must also locate all the personal identifying information you do not want posted online in the first paragraph of your comment and identify what information you want redacted. If you want to submit confidential business information as part of your comment but do not want it to be posted online, you must include the phrase ‘‘CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph of your comment. You must also prominently identify confidential business information to be redacted within the comment. If a comment contains so much confidential business information that it cannot be effectively redacted, all or part of that comment may not be posted www.regulations.gov. Personal identifying information identified and located as set forth above will be placed in the agency’s public docket file, but not posted online. Confidential business information identified and located as set forth above will not be placed in the public docket file. If you wish to inspect the agency’s public docket file in person by appointment, please see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph. Background The purpose of the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (Program or IFRP), operated by the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) since 1987, is twofold: to encourage federal inmates in Bureau facilities to pay financial obligations; and to support federal inmates in developing financial planning skills. Inmate participation in the IFRP is non-compulsory. Subject to certain exemptions listed in 28 CFR 545.10, all sentenced federal inmates are eligible to participate. During an inmate’s initial classification, current Bureau policy requires staff to review the inmate’s financial obligations—by consulting the inmate’s presentence investigation report, judgment and commitment order(s) and other court documents, and any other available information—and E:\FR\FM\17DEP1.SGM 17DEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 102019-102022]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-29619]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2024-2662; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00448-T]
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: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) 
for certain The Boeing Company Model 767-300 series airplanes modified 
by a certain supplemental type certificate (STC). This proposed AD was 
prompted by a discovery that certain pitot-static tubing of the first 
officer's pitot-static system was installed incorrectly in the main and 
mid equipment center during the airplane conversion from passenger to 
freighter. This proposed AD would require a visual inspection of 
certain pitot-static rigid tubes and flexible hoses to determine 
whether low points exist, and if necessary, related investigative and 
corrective actions. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe 
condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 31, 
2025.

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 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.
    AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under 
Docket No. FAA-2024-2662; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 
docket contains this NPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness 
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The 
street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
    Material Incorporated by Reference:
     For Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. material identified 
in this proposed AD, contact Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Ben-
Gurion International Airport, Israel 70100; telephone 972-39359826; 
email [email protected].
     You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness 
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 
Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the 
FAA, call 206-231-3195.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Salameh, Aviation Safety Engineer, 
FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 
206-231-3536; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or 
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed 
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2024-2662; 
Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00448-T'' at the beginning of your 
comments. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the 
proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include 
supporting data. The FAA will consider all comments received by the 
closing date and may amend the proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in 
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR 
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to 
regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. The 
agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal 
contact received about this NPRM.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily 
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public 
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial 
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that 
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to 
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted 
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing 
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as 
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public 
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Joe 
Salameh, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206-231-3536; email: 
[email protected]. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is not 
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for 
this rulemaking.

Background

    The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI), which is the 
aviation authority for Israel, has issued CAAI AD ISR I-34-2024-07-1, 
dated August 6, 2024 (CAAI AD ISR I-34-2024-07-1) (also referred to 
after this as the MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition for The Boeing 
Company Model 767-300 series airplanes, that have been modified to 
freighters, in accordance with CAAI STC SA-218 (FAA STC ST02040SE, EASA 
STC 10028430, CAAC VSTC0812, TCCA SA14-67, ANAC 2011S03-12). Only FAA 
STC ST02040SE is approved for U.S. operators. The MCAI states that due 
to the pitot-static tubing improper rerouting on the airplane 
conversion from passenger to freighter, two erroneous conditions were 
found in the tubing connecting the pitot and the static system tubing 
to the right air data computer belonging to the first officer system: 
The flexible hoses part number (P/N) BACH30BC06-0097 and P/N 
BACH30BC05-0111, creating a potential water trap; and rigid tubes P/N 
233T9110-437 and P/N 233T9110-320/314 installed through a structure 9G 
rigid barrier opening, creating a potential water trap.
    The FAA is proposing this AD to address the incorrect installation 
of the pitot-static tubing of the first officer's pitot-static system. 
The unsafe conditions, if not addressed, may affect the capability to 
drain water or moisture collected in the first officer pitot-static 
tubing, and may cause malfunction to the system.
    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket at regulations.gov under 
Docket No. FAA-2024-2662.

Material Incorporated by Reference Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd., Service Bulletin 
368-34-106, dated August 2024. This material specifies procedures for a 
visual inspection of the pitot-static rigid tubes, P/N 233T9110-437 and 
P/N 233T9110-314, and the flexible hoses, P/N BACH30BC06-0097 and P/N 
BACH30BC05-0111, to determine whether low points exist, and related 
investigative and corrective actions. The related investigative action 
is a visual inspection for the installation of the provisions located 
above the right miscellaneous electrical equipment panel (P37). The 
corrective actions include replacement of the pitot and the static 
system tubing connected to the right air data computer, including 
installation of standoffs, rigid tubes, union fitting, elbow fitting, 
flexible hoses, and performing functional tests.
    This material is reasonably available because the interested 
parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by 
the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another

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country and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to 
the FAA's bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, it 
has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and 
material referenced above. The FAA is issuing this NPRM after 
determining that the unsafe condition described previously is likely to 
exist or develop on other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified 
in the material already described.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would 
affect 88 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following 
costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Labor cost                   Parts cost         Cost per product         Cost on U.S. operators
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Up to 2 work-hours x $85 per hour = Up               $0   Up to $170................  Up to $14,960.
 to $170.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition actions that would be required based on the results of any 
required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the number of 
aircraft that might need this on-condition action:

                 Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Cost per
              Labor cost                   Parts cost        product
------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 work-hours x $85 per hour = $935...            $600           $1,535
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not 
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship 
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed 
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive 
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or 
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
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]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness 
directive:

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2024-2662; Project Identifier 
MCAI-2024-00448-T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive 
(AD) by January 31, 2025.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 767-300 series 
airplanes, certificated in any category, that have been modified to 
a special freighter configuration, in accordance with FAA 
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST02040SE, and which are listed 
in paragraph I.A., ``Effectivity,'' of Israel Aerospace Industry 
Ltd., Service Bulletin 368-34-106, dated August 2024.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 34, Navigation.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a discovery that certain pitot-static 
tubing of the first officer's pitot-static system was installed 
incorrectly in the main and mid equipment center during the airplane 
conversion from passenger to freighter. The FAA is issuing this AD 
to address the incorrect installation of the pitot-static tubing of 
the first officer's pitot-static system. The unsafe condition, if 
not addressed, may affect the capability to drain water or moisture 
collected in the first officer pitot-static tubing, and may cause 
malfunction to the system.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    Within 36 months after the effective date of this AD, do a 
visual inspection of the pitot-static rigid tubes, part number (P/N) 
233T9110-437 and P/N 233T9110-314, and the flexible hoses, P/N 
BACH30BC06-0097 and P/N BACH30BC05-0111, at the locations specified 
in the Accomplishment Instructions of Israel Aerospace Industries 
Ltd., Service Bulletin 368-34-106, dated

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August 2024, to determine whether low points exist, and, before 
further flight, do all applicable related investigative and 
corrective actions, in accordance with the Accomplishment 
Instructions of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Service Bulletin 
368-34-106, dated August 2024.

(h) Additional AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, 
International Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 
39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 
principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as 
appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the 
International Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the 
person identified in paragraph (i) of this AD and email to: 
[email protected]. Before using any approved AMOC, notify your 
appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, 
the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD 
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be 
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International 
Validation Branch, FAA; or the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel 
(CAAI); or the CAAI's authorized Designee. If approved by the CAAI 
Designee, the approval must include the Designee's authorized 
signature.

(i) Additional Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Joe Salameh, 
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206-231-3536; email: 
[email protected].

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference of the material listed in this paragraph 
under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this material as applicable to do the actions 
required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. Service Bulletin 368-34-
106, dated August 2024.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) For Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd. material identified in 
this AD, contact Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Ben-Gurion 
International Airport, Israel 70100; telephone 972-39359826; email 
[email protected].
    (4) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness 
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., 
Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material 
at the FAA, call 206-231-3195.
    (5) You may view this material at the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability 
of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email [email protected].

    Issued on December 11, 2024.
Victor Wicklund,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-29619 Filed 12-16-24; 8:45 am]
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