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AD Number:
2012-26-15 R1
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
FAA-2014-0285
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers
Subject:
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Status:
Current
Citation:
(Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014))
Citation Publish Date:
10/29/2014
Effective Date:
12/03/2014
Make:
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Model:
AW139 | A318-111 | A318-112 | A318-121 | A318-122 | A319-111 | A319-112 | A319-113 ...Show more
Product Type:
Appliance
Product Subtype:
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
2012-26-15
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Pages 64305-64306]


From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[FR Doc No: 2014-24558]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


[Docket No. FAA-2014-0285; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-035-AD; Amendment 39-17990;


AD 2012-26-15 R1]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).


ACTION:
 
Final rule; removal.


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SUMMARY:
 
We are removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-26-15, which applied to certain


Honeywell International Inc. air data pressure transducers as installed on various aircraft. AD 2012-


26-15 required doing various tests or checks of equipment having certain air data pressure


transducers, removing equipment if necessary, and reporting the results of the tests or checks. As an


option to the tests or checks, AD 2012-26-15 allowed removal of affected equipment having certain


air data pressure transducers. We issued AD 2012-26-15 to detect and correct inaccuracies of the


pressure sensors, which could result in altitude, computed airspeed, true airspeed, and Mach


computation errors. AD 2012-26-15 reported that these errors could reduce the ability of the


flightcrew to maintain the safe flight of the aircraft and could result in consequent loss of control of


the aircraft. Since we issued AD 2012-26-15, we have received new data indicating that the safety


risk is lower than originally estimated.


DATES:
 
This AD becomes effective December 3, 2014.


ADDRESSES:
 
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at


http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0285; or in person at the Docket


Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building


Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Sreekant Sarma, Aerospace Engineer, Systems


and Equipment Branch, ANM-130L, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960


Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712-4137; phone: 562-627-5351; fax: 562-627-5210; email:


sreekant.sarma@faa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Discussion


We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD


that would apply to certain Honeywell International Inc. air data pressure transducers as installed on


various aircraft. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2014 (79 FR 30498). The


NPRM was prompted by new data indicating that the safety risk is lower than originally estimated.


The NPRM proposed to remove AD 2012-26-15, Amendment 39-17310 (78 FR 1735, January 9,


2013).


Comments


We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD. We considered the


comment received.


Boeing concurred with the NPRM (79 FR 30498, May 28, 2014).


Conclusion


We reviewed the available data, including the comment received, and determined that air safety


and the public interest require adopting this AD as proposed except for minor editorial changes. We


have determined that these minor changes:



 
Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 30498, May 28, 2014); and



 
Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was already proposed in the NPRM (79


FR 30498, May 28, 2014).


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.


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);


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.