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BOMBARDIER, INC.:
Docket No. FAA-2018-0546; Product Identifier 2017-NM-171-AD.
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(a) COMMENTS DUE DATE We must receive comments by August 6, 2018. (b) AFFECTED ADS None. (c) APPLICABILITY This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes, certificated in any category, serial numbers 9002 through 9770 inclusive, 9772 through 9781 inclusive, and 9998. (d) SUBJECT Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53, Fuselage. (e) REASON This AD was prompted by reports of multiple in-flight departures of the aft belly fairing access panels. We are issuing this AD to prevent in-flight departures of the aft belly fairing access panels, which could result in runway hazards or hazards to people on the ground. (f) COMPLIANCE Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. (g) ACCESS PANEL MODIFICATION Within 15 months after the effective date of this AD, modify the aft belly fairing access panels by replacing the attachments, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of the applicable service information identified in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD. (1) For Model BD-700-1A10 airplanes: Bombardier Service Bulletin 700-53- 050, or 700-53-6008, both Revision 01, both dated December 16, 2016. (2) For Model BD-700-1A11 airplanes: Bombardier Service Bulletin 700-1A11- 53-025, or 700-53-5009, both Revision 01, both dated December 16, 2016. (h) CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS ACTIONS This paragraph provides credit for actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the effective date of this AD using the applicable service information identified in paragraphs (h)(1) through (h)(4) of this AD. (1) Bombardier Service Bulletin 700-1A11-53-025, dated July 14, 2016. (2) Bombardier Service Bulletin 700-53-050, dated July 14, 2016. (3) Bombardier Service Bulletin 700-53-5009, dated July 14, 2016. (4) Bombardier Service Bulletin 700-53-6008, dated July 14, 2016. (i) OTHER FAA AD PROVISIONS The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMPLIANCE (AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO 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 manager of the certification office, send it to ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7300; fax 516-794-5531. 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. (2) CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); or Bombardier Inc.'s TCCA Design Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO, the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature. (j) RELATED INFORMATION (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canad- ian Airworthiness Directive CF-2017-31, dated September 22, 2017, for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-0546. (2) For more information about this AD, contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe and Mechanical Systems Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7330; fax 516-794-5531. (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 Cote-Vertu Road West, Dorval, Quebec H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone 514-855-5000; fax 514-855-7401; email thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com; internet http://www.bombardier.com. You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195. Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on June 8, 2018. Michael Kaszycki, Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by August 6, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Estimated Costs
According to the manufacturer, some of the costs of this proposed
AD may be covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on
affected individuals. We do not control warranty coverage for affected
individuals. As a result, we have included all costs in our cost
estimate. |