[Federal Register: October 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 203)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61239-61241]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2005-22748; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-127-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100
Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This
proposed AD would require modifying the passenger door and installing
new placards. This proposed AD results from reports of the airstairs-
type passenger door opening during flight. We are proposing this AD to
prevent rapid decompression of the airplane, or ejection of a passenger
or crew member out the door during flight.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 21,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to submit comments on
this proposed AD.
DOT Docket Web site: Go to http://dms.dot.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Fokker Services B.V., P.O. Box 231, 2150 AE Nieuw-Vennep, the
Netherlands.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425)
227-1137; fax (425) 227-1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to submit any relevant written data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed in the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number ``FAA-2005-
22748; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-127-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend the
proposed AD in light of those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://dms.dot.gov
, including any personal information you provide. We will
also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search function of
that Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any of our
dockets, including the name of the individual who sent the comment (or
signed the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor union,
etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you
may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Examining the Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov
, or in person at the Docket Management Facility office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Management Facility office (telephone (800) 647-
5227) is located on the plaza level of the Nassif Building at the DOT
street address stated in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after the Docket Management System
receives them.
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Discussion
The Civil Aviation Authority--The Netherlands (CAA-NL), which is
the airworthiness authority for the Netherlands, notified us that an
unsafe condition may exist on certain Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and
0100 airplanes. The CAA-NL advises of several cases of the airstairs-
type passenger door opening during flight on a Model F.28 Mark 0100
airplane. Investigators in all cases concluded that the incidents were
not caused by defects in the design of the operating mechanism or the
warning system, but probably resulted from incorrect use of the locking
handle. Opening of the passenger door during flight could result in
rapid decompression of the airplane, or a passenger or crew member
being ejected out the door during flight.
The passenger door operating mechanism and warning system is the
same on both Model F.28 Mark 0100 and 0700 airplanes. Therefore, both
of these airplane models are subject to the identified unsafe
condition.
Relevant Service Information
Fokker Services B.V. has issued Service Bulletin SBF100-52-069,
Revision 3, dated December 18, 2002; including Manual Change
Notification--Operational Documentation MCNO-F100-031, dated December
3, 2001, and Manual Change Notification--Maintenance Documentation
MCNM-F100-064, Revision 2, dated December 18, 2002; and including the
drawings listed in the following table. (To conform to certain Office
of the Federal Register requirements for incorporating these materials
by reference, the table identifies the date of the service bulletin for
undated drawings.)
Drawings Included in Service Bulletin SBF100-52-069
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Fokker drawing Sheet Issue Date
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W41074.............................. 065 DB..................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 003 L...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 005 E...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 006 E...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 007 E...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 008 M...................... December 18, 2002.
W42310.............................. 001 D...................... August 14, 2000.
W42310.............................. 002 B...................... August 14, 2000.
W42310.............................. 003 F...................... June 11, 2001.
W59243.............................. 024 AU..................... June 12, 2001.
W59261.............................. 017 W...................... August 9, 2002.
W59261.............................. 025 S...................... July 3, 2001.
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The service bulletin describes procedures for modifying the
passenger door. The modification involves installing additional door
status indicators above the door, including relays and a flasher, a
door status LED indicator, a circuit breaker, and electrical wiring;
and making a cut-out in the cover above the passenger door. The service
bulletin also describes procedures for installing improved placards at
the handle and on the door. Accomplishing the actions specified in the
service information is intended to adequately address the unsafe
condition. The CAA-NL mandated the service information and issued Dutch
airworthiness directive 2002-057, dated April 29, 2002, to ensure the
continued airworthiness of these airplanes in the Netherlands.
FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD
These airplane models are manufactured in the Netherlands and are
type certificated for operation in the United States under the
provisions of section 21.29 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
21.29) and the applicable bilateral airworthiness agreement. Pursuant
to this bilateral airworthiness agreement, the CAA-NL has kept the FAA
informed of the situation described above. We have examined the CAA-
NL's findings, evaluated all pertinent information, and determined that
we need to issue an AD for airplanes of this type design that are
certificated for operation in the United States.
Therefore, we are proposing this AD, which would require
accomplishing the actions specified in the service information
described previously.
Costs of Compliance
The following table provides the estimated costs for U.S. operators
to comply with this proposed AD.
Estimated Costs
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Number of U.S.-
Action Work hours Average labor Parts Cost per registered Fleet cost
rate per hour airplane airplanes
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Modify door and install placards...................... 17-18 $65 $2,645 $3,750-3,815 2 $7,500-7,630
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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
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products identified in this rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
We have 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 that the 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); and
3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket. See the
ADDRESSES section for a location to examine the regulatory evaluation.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, 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.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended]
2. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amends Sec. 39.13 by
adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD):
Fokker Services B.V.: Docket No. FAA-2005-22748; Directorate
Identifier 2005-NM-127-AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on this AD action by November
21, 2005.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100
airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Fokker
Service Bulletin SBF100-52-069, Revision 3, dated December 18, 2002.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from reports of the airstairs-type passenger
door opening during flight. We are issuing this AD to prevent rapid
decompression of the airplane, or ejection of a passenger or crew
member out the door during flight.
Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
Installation
(f) Within 30 months after the effective date of this AD, modify
the passenger door and install new placards, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-52-
069, Revision 3, dated December 18, 2002; including Manual Change
Notification--Operational Documentation MCNO-F100-031, dated
December 3, 2001, and Manual Change Notification--Maintenance
Documentation MCNO-F100-064, Revision 2, dated December 18, 2002;
and including the drawings listed in Table 1 of this AD. To conform
to certain Office of the Federal Register requirements for
incorporating these materials by reference, the table identifies the
date of the service bulletin for undated drawings.
Table 1.--Drawings Included in Service Bulletin SBF100-52-069
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Fokker drawing Sheet Issue Date
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W41074.............................. 065 DB..................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 003 L...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 005 E...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 006 E...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 007 E...................... December 18, 2002.
W41418.............................. 008 M...................... December 18, 2002.
W42310.............................. 001 D...................... August 14, 2000.
W42310.............................. 002 B...................... August 14, 2000.
W42310.............................. 003 F...................... June 11, 2001.
W59243.............................. 024 AU..................... June 12, 2001.
W59261.............................. 017 W...................... August 9, 2002.
W59261.............................. 025 S...................... July 3, 2001.
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(g)(1) The Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport
Airplane Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for
this AD, if requested in accordance with the procedures found in 14
CFR 39.19.
(2) Before using any AMOC approved in accordance with 14 CFR
39.19 on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify the
appropriate principal inspector in the FAA Flight Standards
Certificate Holding District Office.
Related Information
(h) Dutch airworthiness directive 2002-057, dated April 29,
2002, also addresses the subject of this AD.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 14, 2005.
Kalene C. Yanamura,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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