Cost Impact. The FAA estimates that 36 Dornier Model 328–100 airplanes of U.S. registry will be affected by this AD, that it will take approximately 1 work hour per seat to accomplish the required actions, and that the average labor rate is $60 per work hour. There are normally 30 seats per airplane. Required parts will be provided by the manufacturer at no cost to operators. Based on these figures, the cost impact of the AD on U.S. operators is estimated to be $64,800, or $1,800 per airplane. The cost impact figure discussed above is based on assumptions that no operator has yet accomplished any of the requirements of this AD action, and that no operator would accomplish those actions in the future if this AD were not adopted.
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