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Thu, May 17, 2018

AD: Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2018-10-03

PRODUCT: Certain Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL airplanes.

ACTION: Final Rule; request for comments.

SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as abrasion damage to the wing leading edge that could result in a fuel leak.

DATES: This AD is effective June 4, 2018. Comments must be received by June 29, 2018.

COST: The FAA estimates that this AD will affect 12 products of U.S. registry. It further estimates that it would take about 3 work-hours per product to comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts would cost about $80 per product.

Based on these figures, the estimated cost of the AD on U.S. operators to be $4,020, or $335 per product. In addition, any necessary follow-on actions would take about 8 work-hours and require parts costing $210, for a cost of $890 per product.

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