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the parts must be trimmed with reference to 

the removed parts or to the retained existing 

structure, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Rolls-Royce 

Alert Non-Modification Service Bulletin 

RB.211–71–AG698, excluding Appendix 1 

and including Appendices 2, 3, and 4, 

Revision 2, dated June 20, 2013; and 

Bombardier Alert Non-Modification Service 

Bulletin RB211–E4–A1003, Revision 3, dated 

February 4, 2014. 

(1) Undrilled attachment angles and 

attachment angle joints having a part number 

with a suffix ‘U.’ 

(2) Undrilled attachment angles, 

attachment angle joints, diaphragm segments 

and reinforcing plate that have a trim 

allowance left, having a part number with a 

suffix ‘S.’ 

(3) Rib stiffeners, with pilot holes and trim 

allowance left, having a part number with a 

suffix ‘S.’ 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (m)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

(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 Organization 

Designation Authorization (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. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kevin Nguyen, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: (425) 917–6501; fax: (425) 917–6590; 

email: kevin.nguyen@faa.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be obtained at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (n)(3), (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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Alert Non-Modification 

Service Bulletin RB211–E4–A1003, Revision 

3, dated February 4, 2014. 

(ii) Rolls-Royce Alert Non-Modification 

Service Bulletin RB.211–71–AG698, 

excluding Appendix 1 and including 

Appendices 2, 3, and 4, Revision 2, dated 

June 20, 2013. (The revision level of this 

document is identified in the transmittal 

pages only.) 

(3) For Rolls-Royce service information 

identified in this AD, contact Rolls-Royce 

plc, P.O. Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, United 

Kingdom; telephone 011 44 1332 242424; fax 

011 44 1332 249936; email http://www.rollsroyce.com/contact/civil_team.jsp; Internet 

https://www.aeromanager.com. 

(4) For Bombardier service information 

identified in this AD, contact Short Brothers, 

Airworthiness, P.O. Box 241, Airport Road, 

Belfast, BT3 9DZ, Northern Ireland; 

telephone +44(0)2890–462469; fax 

+44(0)2890–468444; Internet http://www.

bombardier.com. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. 

For information on the availability of this 

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

(6) 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 18, 

2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09835 Filed 5–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0306; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–046–AD; Amendment 

39–17850; AD 2014–10–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters (Type Certificate 

Previously Held By Eurocopter France) 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Helicopters Model AS332L1 and 

Model EC225LP helicopters. This AD 

requires relocating the power supply 

circuit breaker source of one engine’s 

multi-purpose air intake (MPAI). This 

AD is prompted by a report that power 

loss to the MPAI could open the engine 

air intakes, which could result in engine 

ice ingestion during flight in icing 

conditions. These actions are intended 

to prevent ice ingestion by both engines, 

which could result in complete loss of 

engine thrust, and possible loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

11, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain documents listed in this AD 

as of June 11, 2014. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by July 28, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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, any comments received, 

and other information. The street 

address for the Docket Operations Office 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus Helicopters, 

Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand 

Prairie, TX 75052; telephone (972) 641– 

0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641– 

3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Schwab, Aviation Safety 


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Engineer, Safety Management Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

george.schwab@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not provide you with notice and 

an opportunity to provide your 

comments prior to it becoming effective. 

However, we invite you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that resulted from 

adopting this AD. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the AD, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit them only one time. We will file 

in the docket all comments that we 

receive, as well as a report summarizing 

each substantive public contact with 

FAA personnel concerning this 

rulemaking during the comment period. 

We will consider all the comments we 

receive and may conduct additional 

rulemaking based on those comments. 

Discussion 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD No. 2013– 

0173, dated August 1, 2013, to correct 

an unsafe condition for certain serialnumbered Eurocopter France (now 

Airbus Helicopters) Model AS 332 L1 

and Model EC 225 LP helicopters. EASA 

advises that after a power generation 

failure, some helicopters equipped with 

electrical MPAIs would lose electrical 

power to the engine electro-valves that 

control inflation of the MPAI seals that 

close the engine air intakes. This power 

supply loss results in deflation or noninflation of the MPAI seals on both 

engine air intakes. During flight in icing 

conditions, this condition could result 

in ice ingestion by the engines and a 

dual engine flame-out. To correct this 

unsafe condition, EASA AD No. 2013– 

0173 requires accomplishing Eurocopter 

modification (MOD) 332P083736.05 for 

Model AS 332 L1 helicopters, and MOD 

332P083736.01 or MOD 332P083736.02, 

depending on the helicopter serial 

number, for Model EC225 LP 

helicopters. These MODs describe 

procedures for relocating the power 

supply circuit breaker of one engine’s 

MPAI to an electrical bus that cannot be 

shut off in the event of battery powered 

emergency flight. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, 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. 

Related Service Information 

Eurocopter issued Alert Service 

Bulletin (ASB) No. AS332–30.00.74 for 

Model AS332L1 helicopters and ASB 

No. EC225–30A032 for Model EC225LP 

helicopters, both Revision 0 and dated 

July 31, 2013. ASB AS332–30.00.74 

contains the procedures for Eurocopter 

MOD 332P083736.05, and ASB EC225– 

30A032 contains the procedures for 

Eurocopter MOD 332P083736.01 and 

MOD 332P083736.02. Each ASB 

specifies relocating one of the two 

electric MPAI power supply circuit 

breakers to a bus bar that cannot lose 

power during emergency flight under 

battery power only. 

AD Requirements 

Before flying into known icing 

conditions, this AD requires complying 

with the manufacturer’s service 

information to relocate an engine MPAI 

power supply circuit breaker. This AD 

also requires performing a functional 

test of each MPAI after relocating the 

MPAI power supply circuit breaker. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

The EASA AD requires compliance 

within 110 flight hours. This AD 

requires compliance before any flight 

into known icing conditions, as the 

unsafe condition does not exist unless 

icing conditions are encountered 

concurrently with a dual generator or 

dual transformer-rectifier unit failure. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are no costs of compliance with 

this AD because there are no helicopters 

affected by this AD on the U.S. Registry. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

There are no helicopters affected by 

this AD on the U.S. Registry. Therefore, 

we believe it is unlikely that we will 

receive any adverse comments or useful 

information about this AD from U.S. 

Operators. 

Since an unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD, we determined that notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are unnecessary because 

there are none of these products on the 

U.S. Registry and that good cause exists 

for making this amendment effective in 

less than 30 days. 

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 

We determined that 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, 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 


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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): 

2014–10–03 Airbus Helicopters (Type 

Certificate previously held by 

Eurocopter France): Amendment 39– 

17850; Docket No. FAA–2014–0306; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–SW–046–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model AS332L1 

helicopters, serial number (S/N) 2774, and 

Model EC225LP helicopters, S/N 2600, 2623, 

2645, 2656, 2659, 2663, 2666, 2670, 2673, 

2685, 2691, 2692, 2693, 2702, 2715, 2716, 

2721, 2725, 2739, 2744, 2747, 2753, 2756, 

2759, 2767, 2779, and 2794, certificated in 

any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

engine ice ingestion during flight, which 

could result in complete loss of engine thrust 

and possible loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective June 11, 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 

Before flight into known icing conditions: 

(1) For Model AS332L1 helicopter, S/N 

2774, relocate the engine 1 Multi-Purpose Air 

Intake (MPAI) power supply circuit breaker 

as described in the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraph 3.B.2., and Figures 1, 

2, and 3 of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin 

(ASB) No. AS332–30.00.74, Revision 0, dated 

July 31, 2013. 

(2) For Model EC225LP helicopters, S/N 

2600, 2623, 2645, 2656, 2659, 2663, 2666, 

2670, 2673, and 2693, relocate the engine 2 

MPAI power supply circuit breaker as 

described in the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraph 3.B.2.a., and Figures 

1 and 2 of Eurocopter ASB No. EC225– 

30A032, Revision 0, dated July 31, 2013. 

(3) For Model EC225LP helicopters, S/N 

2685, 2691, 2692, 2702, 2715, 2716, 2721, 

2725, 2739, 2744, 2747, 2753, 2756, 2759, 

2767, 2779, and 2794, relocate the engine 2 

MPAI power supply circuit breaker as 

described in the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraph 3.B.2.b., and Figures 

1 and 3 of Eurocopter ASB No. EC225– 

30A032. 

(4) For all model helicopters, perform a 

functional test of each MPAI after relocating 

the MPAI power supply circuit breaker. 

(f) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits are prohibited for 

flights into known icing conditions. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: George Schwab, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

george.schwab@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. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2013–0173, dated August 1, 2013. You 

may view the EASA AD on the internet at 

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

FAA–2014–0306. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 3097: Ice/Rain Protection System 

Wiring. 

(j) 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) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 

AS332–30.00.74, Revision 0, dated July 31, 

2013. 

(ii) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 

EC225–30A032, Revision 0, dated July 31, 

2013. 

(3) For Eurocopter service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus 

Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone (972) 

641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641– 

3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

(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 May 6, 

2014. 

Kim Smith, 

Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11528 Filed 5–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1062; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ACE–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) Routes; North Central United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies three Jet 

Routes (J–45, J–151, and J–233) and a 

high altitude area navigation (RNAV) 

route (Q–19). The FAA is taking this 

action due to a service restriction of the 

Des Moines, IA (DSM), VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR)/Tactical 

Air Navigation (VORTAC) facility that 

provides navigation guidance for a 

portion of the ATS routes identified. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, July 

24, 2014. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, the 

FAA published in the Federal Register 

a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) to modify J–45, J–151, J–233, 

and Q–19 in the vicinity of the DSM 

VORTAC, Des Moines, IA (79 FR 3545). 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on this 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received in response to the NPRM. 

Differences From the NPRM 

Subsequent to publication of the 

NPRM, an error in the J–233 route 


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