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(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes ODA that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Susan L. Monroe, Aerospace 

Engineer, Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6457; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: susan.l.monroe@faa.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be obtained at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (l)(3) and (l)(4) of this AD. 

(l) 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) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777– 

35A0029, Revision 1, dated April 29, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & 

Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 

2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at 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 April 17, 

2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09413 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0943; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–001–AD; Amendment 

39–17836; AD 2014–09–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; 

AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Type 

Certificate Previously Held by Agusta 

S.p.A.) (Agusta) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta 

Model A109C, A109E, A109K2, and 

A119 helicopters. This AD requires a 

recurring visual inspection of the tail 

rotor (T/R) blade retaining bolts (bolts) 

for a crack, corrosion, damage, or 

missing cadmium plating in the central 

part of the bolt and, depending on 

findings, a liquid penetrant inspection. 

This AD also requires replacing a 

cracked or damaged bolt. This AD was 

prompted by two reported incidents of 

cracked bolts. The actions of this AD are 

intended to detect an unairworthy bolt 

and prevent failure of a bolt, release of 

a T/R blade, and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

DATES: This AD is effective June 5, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain documents listed in this AD 

as of June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact 

AgustaWestland, Product Support 

Engineering, Via del Gregge, 100, 21015 

Lonate Pozzolo (VA) Italy, ATTN: 

Maurizio D’Angelo; telephone 39–0331– 

664757; fax 39–0331–664680; or at 

http://www.agustawestland.com/

technical-bulletins. You may review 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, the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 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: 

Robert Grant, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

robert.grant@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On November 20, 2013, at 78 FR 

69595, 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 certain Agusta Model 

A109C, A109E, A109K2, and A119 

helicopters. The NPRM proposed to 

require a recurring visual inspection of 

each bolt, part number (P/N) 109–8131– 

09–1, for a crack, corrosion, a nick, 

other damage, or missing cadmium 

plating in the central part of the bolt. If 

a crack is not detected by the visual 

inspection, the NPRM proposed to 

require a liquid penetrant inspection. If 

there is a crack, corrosion, damage, or 

missing cadmium plating in the central 

part of the bolt, the NPRM proposed to 

require replacing the bolt before further 

flight. The NPRM also proposed to 

prohibit installing certain bolts on any 

helicopter unless it has passed the 

proposed inspections. The proposed 

requirements were intended to detect an 

unairworthy bolt and prevent failure of 

a bolt, release of a T/R blade, and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

The NPRM was prompted by AD No. 

2013–0009, dated January 11, 2013, 

issued by EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, to correct an unsafe 

condition for Agusta Model A109C, 

A109K2, A109E, and A119 helicopters, 

all serial numbers. EASA advises that 

cracks were reported in bolts, P/N 109– 

8131–09–1, installed on a Model 

A109K2 and a Model A109E helicopter. 

EASA further states that investigations 

conducted by Agusta revealed the 

cracks were in the same area of the bolts 

and corresponded with corrosion pits. 

EASA specified that this condition, if 

not detected and corrected, could cause 

damage to, or loss of, a T/R blade, 

possibly resulting in loss of control of 

the helicopter. 


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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 69595, November 20, 

2013). 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Italy and are 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Italy, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

EASA AD. We are issuing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 

provided by EASA and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other helicopters of 

these same type designs and that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD requirements as 

proposed. 

Interim Action 

We consider this AD to be an interim 

action. If final action is later identified, 

we might consider additional 

rulemaking. 

Related Service Information 

AgustaWestland issued Bollettino 

Tecnico (BT) No. 109–135 for Model 

A109C helicopters, BT No. 109EP–125 

for Model A109E helicopters, BT No. 

109K–55 for Model A109K2 helicopters, 

and BT No. 119–052 for Model A119 

helicopters. All of the BTs are dated 

December 19, 2012. The BTs specify to 

perform a visual inspection of bolt, P/ 

N 109–8131–09–1, in accordance with 

the maintenance manual applicable to 

the model helicopter for condition, 

corrosion, and nicks. The BTs specify 

replacement of the bolt if there is any 

damage, even if minor, or if there is 

missing cadmium plating in the central 

part of the bolt. The BTs state that if a 

crack is not revealed from the visual 

inspection, then to perform a liquid 

penetrant inspection. The BTs further 

specify repeating the visual inspection 

of the bolts at intervals specific to the 

model helicopter. The BTs state the 

results of the inspections must be 

communicated to AgustaWestland. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate this AD affects 132 

helicopters of U.S. Registry. We estimate 

that operators may incur the following 

costs in order to comply with this AD. 

We estimate it will take 2 work-hours to 

perform the initial visual and liquid 

penetrant inspections and 1 work-hour 

to perform each recurring visual 

inspection at an average labor cost of 

$85 per work-hour. Based on these 

figures, it will cost about $170 to 

perform the initial inspections and 

about $85 to perform each recurring 

visual inspection. A replacement bolt 

will cost approximately $1,067; no 

additional labor cost is expected for 

replacement. 

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 

helicopters 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): 

2014–09–01 AgustWestland S.p.A. (Type 

Certificate Previously Held by Agusta 

S.p.A) (Agusta) Helicopters: Amendment 

39–17836; Docket No. FAA–2013–0943; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–SW–001–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Agusta Model A109C, 

A109E, A109K2, and A119 helicopters with 

a tail rotor blade retaining bolt (bolt), part 

number 109–8131–09–1, installed, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in a bolt. This condition could result 

in failure of a bolt, release of a tail rotor 

blade, and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective June 5, 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 

For each bolt with less than 400 hours 

time-in-service (TIS), before exceeding 500 

hours TIS on the bolt, and for each bolt with 

400 or more hours TIS, before accumulating 

an additional 100 hours TIS or 2 months on 

the bolt, whichever occurs first: 

(1) Visually inspect each bolt for a crack, 

damage, corrosion, a nick, or missing 

cadmium plating in the central part of the 

bolt. 

(i) If there is a crack, corrosion, a nick, any 

other damage, or missing cadmium plating in 

the central part of the bolt, before further 

flight, replace the bolt with an airworthy bolt. 

(ii) If there is not a crack as a result of the 

initial visual inspection as required by 

paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, liquid-penetrant 

inspect the bolt in accordance with Annex A 

of AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico (BT) 

No. 109–135, BT No. 109EP–125, BT No. 

109K–55, or BT No. 119–052, all dated 

December 19, 2012, as applicable to your 

model helicopter. If there is a crack, before 

further flight, replace the bolt with an 

airworthy bolt. 

(2) Thereafter, for Agusta Model A109C 

helicopters, repeat the required actions of 

paragraph (e)(1) of this AD at intervals not to 

exceed 300 additional hours TIS or 6 months, 

whichever occurs first. For Agusta Model 

A109E, A109K2, and A119 helicopters, 


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repeat the required actions of paragraph (e)(1) 

of this AD at intervals not to exceed 200 

additional hours TIS or 6 months, whichever 

occurs first. 

(3) Do not install a bolt that has 

accumulated more than 400 hours TIS on any 

helicopter unless it has passed the required 

actions of paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222– 

5110; email robert.grant@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) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2013–0009, dated January 11, 2013. You 

may view the EASA AD on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0943. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6400, Tail Rotor. 

(i) 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) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico No. 

109–135, December 19, 2012. 

(ii) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico No. 

109EP–125, December 19, 2012. 

(iii) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico 

No. 109K–55, December 19, 2012. 

(iv) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico No. 

119–052, December 19, 2012. 

(3) For AgustaWestland service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

AgustaWestland, Product Support 

Engineering, Via del Gregge, 100, 21015 

Lonate Pozzolo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Maurizio 

D’Angelo; telephone 39–0331–664757; fax 

39–0331–664680; or at http://

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbulletins. 

(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 April 18, 

2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09414 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0023; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–048–AD; Amendment 

39–17837; AD 2014–09–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; M7 

Aerospace LLC Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

M7 Aerospace LLC Models SA26–T, 

SA26–AT, SA226–AT, SA226–T, 

SA226–T(B), SA226–TC, SA227–AC (C– 

26A), SA227–AT, SA227–TT, SA227– 

BC (C–26A), SA227–CC, and SA227–DC 

(C–26B) airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by reports of jamming of the 

aileron control cable chain in the pilot 

and copilot control columns due to 

inadequate lubrication and maintenance 

of the chain. This AD requires 

repetitively replacing and lubricating 

the aileron chain, sprocket, and bearings 

in the control columns. We are issuing 

this AD to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective June 5, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact M7 

Aerospace LP, 10823 NE Entrance Road, 

San Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 

824–9421; fax: (210) 804–7766; Internet: 

http://www.elbitsystems-us.com; email: 

none. You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 816–329– 

4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0023; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document 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 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, ASW–150 (c/o San Antonio 

MIDO), 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 650, 

San Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 

308–3365; fax: (210) 308–3370; email: 

andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to certain M7 Aerospace LLC 

Models SA26–T, SA26–AT, SA226–AT, 

SA226–T, SA226–T(B), SA226–TC, 

SA227–AC (C–26A), SA227–AT, 

SA227–TT, SA227–BC (C–26A), SA227– 

CC, and SA227–DC (C–26B) airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on January 21, 2014 (79 FR 

3336). The NPRM proposed to require 

repetitively replacing and lubricating 

the aileron chain, sprocket, and bearings 

in the control columns. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the proposal and the FAA’s 

response to the comments. 

Request To Withdraw the Proposed AD 

Pat Kremer of Ameriflight, LLC stated 

that the proposed AD is too broad of a 

stroke across the industry because of a 

limited number of operators that have 

not performed maintenance to the level 

in the proposed AD. 

Pat Kremer also stated they replace 

the aileron chains every 10,000 hours 

time-in-service (TIS) (the compliance 

time in the proposed AD), along with 

the respective cables, on their fleet of 45 

Model SA227 airplanes, and they have 

only occasionally found bearings that 

are worn. He also stated that they have 

never found a faulty sprocket. 

From these statements, we infer that 

Pat Kremer wants the proposed AD 

withdrawn because it is unnecessary 


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