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to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1138; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, use these actions if they are 

FAA-approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or by the Design 

Approval Holder with a State of Design 

Authority’s design organization approval). 

For a repair method to be approved, the 

repair approval must specifically refer to this 

AD. You are required to ensure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) The 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0033, dated 

February 19, 2013, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0632-0002. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be obtained at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (n)(4) and (n)(5) of this AD. 

(n) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A330–33–3041, Revision 01, dated July 10, 

2012. 

(ii) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A330–36–3040, Revision 01, dated November 

26, 2012. 

(iii) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–33–4026, Revision 01, dated July 10, 

2012. 

(iv) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–33–5006, dated January 3, 2012. 

(v) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–36–4035, Revision 01, dated 

September 24, 2013. 

(vi) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–53–5031, Revision 02, dated August 3, 

2011. 

(vii) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–36– 

3037, Revision 01, dated January 24, 2013. 

(viii) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–36– 

3038, dated January 16, 2012. 

(ix) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–36– 

4033, Revision 01, dated January 28, 2013. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

31, 2014. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02994 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0736; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–013–AD; Amendment 

39–17747; AD 2014–03–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Various 

Restricted Category Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for various 

restricted category helicopters, 

originally manufactured by Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell), model 

numbers HH–1K, TH–1F, TH–1L, UH– 

1A, UH–1B, UH–1E, UH–1F, UH–1H, 

UH–1L, and UH–1P. This AD requires 

inspecting the tail rotor (T/R) cable 

assembly for an incorrectly machined 

body. This AD is prompted by a report 

from Bell that a defective body on the 

cable prevents the barrel assembly from 

fully engaging in the body cavity. These 

actions are intended to prevent 

disengagement of the cable from the 

barrel, failure of the T/R pitch control, 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 26, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of March 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, 

Fort Worth, TX 76101; telephone (817) 

280–3391; fax (817) 280–6466; or at 

http://www.bellcustomer.com/files/. 

You may review a copy of the 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth Texas 

76137. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Docket Operations Office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, any 

incorporated-by-reference service 

information, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (phone: 800– 

647–5527) is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations 

Office, M–30, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helene Gandy, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Certification Office, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5413; email 

7-AVS-ASW-170@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On August 20, 2013, at 78 FR 51127, 

the Federal Register published our 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), 

which proposed to amend 14 CFR part 

39 by adding an AD that would apply 

to various restricted category helicopters 

originally manufactured by Bell, Model 

HH–1K, TH–1F, TH–1L, UH–1A, UH– 

1B, UH–1E, UH–1F, UH–1H, UH–1L, 

and UH–1P, with a cable assembly, part 

number 205–001–720–001 installed. 

The current type certificate holders for 

these models include but are not limited 

to Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc.; AST, 

Inc.; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.; 

Global Helicopter Technology, Inc.; 

Hagglund Helicopters, LLC; 

International Helicopters, Inc.; JJASPP 

Engineering Services, LLC; Northwest 

Rotorcraft, LLC; OAS Parts LLC; 

Richards Heavylift Helo, Inc.; Robinson 

Air Crane, Inc.; Rotorcraft Development 

Corporation; San Joaquin Helicopters; 

Smith Helicopters; Southern Helicopter, 

Inc.; Southwest Florida Aviation 

International, Inc.; Tamarack 

Helicopters, Inc.; and Southwest Florida 


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Aviation, Inc. The NPRM proposed to 

require inspecting each cable assembly 

to determine if an incorrectly machined 

body is installed. If an incorrectly 

machined body is installed, the NPRM 

proposed to require replacing the cable 

assembly within 50 hours time-inservice. Until the cable assembly is 

replaced, the NPRM proposed to require 

inspecting the assembly for separation 

daily. 

The proposed requirements were 

intended to prevent disengagement of 

the cable from the body, T/R pitch 

control failure in a fixed position, and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we did not receive any comments on the 

NPRM (78 FR 51127, August 20, 2013). 

FAA’s Determination 

We have reviewed the relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design and that air safety and 

the public interest require adopting the 

AD requirements as proposed. 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed Bell Alert Service 

Bulletin No. UH–1H–12–08, dated 

August 28, 2012 (ASB), which describes 

procedures for inspecting the barrel 

assembly to determine if an incorrectly 

machined body is installed. If an 

incorrectly machined body is installed, 

the ASB specifies replacing the cable 

assembly. The ASB further specifies 

inspecting the barrel assembly and cable 

connection daily until the cable 

assembly is replaced. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

The ASB specifies inspecting the 

barrel assembly at the next daily 

inspection; this AD specifies inspecting 

within 25 hours TIS. The ASB also 

specifies replacing any defective cable 

assembly at the next phase inspection, 

within 50 hours TIS, or by December 31, 

2012; this AD specifies replacing the 

cable assembly within 50 hours TIS. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

716 helicopters of U.S. Registry. We 

estimate that operators will incur the 

following costs in order to comply with 

this AD. At an average labor rate of $85 

per hour, inspecting the barrel assembly 

requires about 1 work-hour, for a cost 

per helicopter of $85 and a total cost of 

$60,860 for the fleet. If required, 

replacing a defective cable assembly 

requires about 8 work-hours, and 

required parts cost about $625, for a cost 

per helicopter of $1,305. 

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 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

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 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2014–03–10 Various Restricted Category 

Helicopters: Amendment 39–17747; 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0736; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–013–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to various restricted 

category helicopters originally manufactured 

by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Model HH– 

1K, TH–1F, TH–1L, UH–1A, UH–1B, UH–1E, 

UH–1F, UH–1H, UH–1L, and UH–1P; current 

type certificate holders include but are not 

limited to Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc.; AST, 

Inc.; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.; Global 

Helicopter Technology, Inc.; Hagglund 

Helicopters, LLC; International Helicopters, 

Inc.; JJASPP Engineering Services, LLC; 

Northwest Rotorcraft, LLC; OAS Parts LLC; 

Richards Heavylift Helo, Inc.; Robinson Air 

Crane, Inc.; Rotorcraft Development 

Corporation; San Joaquin Helicopters; Smith 

Helicopters; Southern Helicopter, Inc.; 

Southwest Florida Aviation International, 

Inc.; Tamarack Helicopters, Inc.; and 

Southwest Florida Aviation, Inc., with a 

cable assembly, part number 205–001–720– 

001 installed, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as an 

incorrectly machined body on the cable 

assembly, which could prevent the barrel 

assembly from fully engaging in the body 

cavity. This condition could result in 

disengagement of the cable from the barrel, 

failure of the tail rotor pitch control, and 

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective March 26, 2014. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Within 25 hours time in service (TIS), 

inspect each cable assembly to determine if 

there is a false cut on the body of the barrel 

assembly, as depicted in Figure 1 of Bell 

Alert Service Bulletin No. UH–1H–12–08, 

dated August 28, 2012. 

(2) If there is a false cut, before the first 

flight of each day, inspect the cable assembly 

for separation of the barrel assembly from the 

body. If there is any separation, before further 

flight, replace the cable assembly. 

(3) Within 50 hours TIS, replace the cable 

assembly with an airworthy cable assembly 

that does not have a false cut in the body. 

Replacing the cable assembly is terminating 

action for the inspections required by 

paragraph (e)(2) of this AD. 


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(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Helene Gandy, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Certification Office, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, 

Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222–5413; 

email 7-AVS-ASW-170@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6720: Tail Rotor Control System. 

(h) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bell Alert Service Bulletin No. UH–1H– 

12–08, dated August 28, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Bell service information identified 

in this AD, contact Bell Helicopter Textron, 

Inc., P.O. Box 482, Fort Worth, TX 76101; 

telephone (817) 280–3391; fax (817) 280– 

6466; or at http://www.bellcustomer.com/

files/. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

(202) 741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 31, 

2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02962 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0799; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–153–AD; Amendment 

39–17746; AD 2014–03–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; ATR—GIE 

Avions de Transport Re ́gional 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final Rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

ATR—GIE Avions de Transport 

Re ́gional Model ATR42 and Model 

ATR72 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by reports of defective sealing 

between the nacelle lower fairing and 

the underwing box. This AD requires a 

one-time general visual inspection for 

damaged (worn, torn, or abraded) or 

missing seals between the nacelle lower 

fairing and the underwing box of both 

the left-hand and right-hand engine 

nacelles, and replacement of the seal 

and/or shims if necessary. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent the decrease 

of the fire extinguishing agent 

efficiency, which could delay fire 

extinction and allow fire propagation 

out of the nacelle fire protected area, 

resulting in damage to the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 26, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of March 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-0799; 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 service information identified in 

this AD, contact ATR—GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional, 1, Alle ́e Pierre 

Nadot, 31712 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 (0) 5 62 21 62 21; fax +33 

(0) 5 62 21 67 18; email 

continued.airworthiness@atr.fr; Internet 

http://www.aerochain.com. You may 

view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

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 ATR—GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional Model ATR42 and 

Model ATR72 airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 25, 2013 (78 FR 58967). The 

NPRM was prompted by reports of 

defective sealing between the nacelle 

lower fairing and the underwing box. 

The NPRM proposed to require a onetime general visual inspection for 

damaged (worn, torn, or abraded) or 

missing seals between the nacelle lower 

fairing and the underwing box of both 

the left-hand and right-hand engine 

nacelles, and replacement of the seal 

and/or shims if necessary. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent the decrease 

of the fire extinguishing agent 

efficiency, which could delay fire 

extinction and allow fire propagation 

out of the nacelle fire protected area, 

resulting in damage to the airplane. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0160, 

dated August 24, 2012 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Some cases of defective sealing have been 

reported on in-service aeroplanes on LeftHand (LH) and Right-Hand (RH), between the 

nacelle lower fairing and the underwing box. 

Investigation results have shown that this 

issue was due to either damaged or missing 

seal and/or incorrect adjustment of the 

nacelle lower fairing. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, may decrease the extinguishing 

agent efficiency, delay the fire extinction and 

allow fire propagation out of the nacelle fire 

protected area, possibly resulting in damage 

to the aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires a one-time [general 

visual] inspection of the affected area 

[between the nacelle lower fairing and the 

underbox wing for damaged (worn, torn, or 

abraded) or missing seals] and, depending on 

findings, accomplishment of applicable 

corrective actions to restore the area integrity. 


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