2022-16612

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 39 • [Docket No. FAA-2022-0462; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00647-T; Amendment 39-22104; AD 2022-13-18] • RIN 2120-AA64 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-700, 737-800, 747-400, 747-8, 767-400ER, and 777-200 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that there is the potential for electrical current to pass through low pressure (LP) oxygen flex-hoses in the gaseous passenger oxygen system. This AD requires replacing each conductive oxygen flex-hose installed on LP gaseous passenger oxygen systems with a serviceable non-conductive oxygen flex-hose. This AD also prohibits installation of a conductive oxygen flex-hose on LP gaseous passenger oxygen systems. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: This AD is effective September 15, 2022. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of September 15, 2022. ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule, contact Lufthansa Technik AG, Weg beim Jäger 193 22335 Hamburg, Germany; telephone 49-40-5070-67428; internet www.lufthansa-technik.com. You may view this service information 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. It is also available on the internet at www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0462. Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket on the internet at www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0462; 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 final rule, any comments received, and other information. The address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chirayu Gupta, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Systems and Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7300; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD 2021-0135, dated June 2, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0135) (also referred to as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-700, 737-800, 747-400, 747-8, 767-400ER, and 777-200 airplanes with certain Lufthansa Technik AG supplemental type certificates (STCs), which resulted in the installation of conductive oxygen flex-hoses. You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the internet at www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-202…

Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês. Conteúdo sanitizado por segurança.