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Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

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; 

phone: (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 or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2012–0182, dated September 11, 

2012, for related information, which can be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A330–92–3116, dated April 25, 2012 

(ii) Reserved. 

(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 review copies of the 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 

September 9, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–22542 Filed 9–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0350; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–SW–050–AD; Amendment 

39–17583; AD 2013–19–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; 

AgustaWestland S.p.A. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

AgustaWestland S.p.A. 

(AgustaWestland) Model A119 and 

AW119 MKII helicopters to require 

inspecting the pilot and co-pilot doors 

to ensure that the windows are properly 

bonded within the doors. If the 

windows are not properly bonded, the 

AD requires applying bonding to the 

windows, the seals, and the window 

frames of the pilot and co-pilot doors. 

This AD was prompted by the loss of a 

pilot-door window during a test flight. 

The actions of this AD are intended to 

ensure the windows do not detach from 

the doors, potentially injuring persons 

on the ground and damaging the 

helicopter’s tailboom and the tail rotor 

blades. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 25, 

2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of October 25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact 

AgustaWestland, Customer Support & 

Services, Via Per Tornavento 15, 21019 

Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: 

Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone 39–0331– 

711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at http:// 

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbullettins. 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 foreign 

authority’s AD, any incorporated-byreference 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: 

Sharon Miles, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

sharon.y.miles@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On April 25, 2013, at 78 FR 24367, the 

Federal Register published our notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which 

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 to 

include an AD that would apply to 

AgustaWestland Model A119 and 

AW119 MKII helicopters, serial 

numbers up to and including 14781. 

The NPRM proposed to require 

inspecting the pilot and co-pilot doors 

to ensure that the windows are properly 

bonded within the doors. If the 

windows are not properly bonded, the 

NPRM proposed applying bonding to 

the windows, the seals, and the window 

frames of the pilot and co-pilot doors. 

The proposed requirements were 

intended to ensure the windows do not 

detach from the doors, potentially 

injuring persons on the ground and 

damaging the helicopter’s tailboom and 

the tail rotor blades. 

The NPRM was prompted by EASA 

AD No. 2012–0058, dated April 3, 2012, 

issued by the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union. EASA issued AD No. 

2012–0058 to correct an unsafe 

condition for AgustaWestland Model 

A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. 

EASA advises that the pilot-door 

window detached during a test flight of 

an AW119 MKII helicopter. The 

occupant was not injured, and the 

helicopter was not damaged. 

According to EASA, an investigation 

revealed that a ‘‘lack of the bonding of 

the seal both to the window and to the 

door structure’’ caused the window’s 

detachment. To address this unsafe 

condition, AugustaWestland issued 

Bollettino Tecnico (BT) 119–47, dated 

March 29, 2012, and EASA issued AD 

2012–0058 to require an inspection of 

the bonding in the pilot and co-pilot 

door windows and, if there is no 

bonding, applying bonding. 

If this condition is not corrected, it 

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windows from the pilot- and co-pilot 

doors, potentially injuring persons on 

the ground and damaging the helicopter, 

EASA advises. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we received no comments on the NPRM 

(78 FR 24367, April 25, 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. 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed BT 119–47 for all 

AgustaWestland A119 and AW119 MKII 

helicopters, which contains procedures 

to ensure that the pilot- and co-pilot 

door windows are correctly bonded. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 65 

helicopters of U.S. Registry and that 

labor costs average $85 an hour. Based 

on these estimates, we expect the 

following costs: 

• Inspecting for bonding between the 

seals and the windows in the internal 

and external sides of the junction areas 

requires a 0.5 work-hour for a labor cost 

of about $43. No parts are needed, so the 

cost for the U.S. fleet totals $2,795. 

• Adding the bonding material if 

needed requires about 1.5 work-hours 

for a labor cost of about $128. The cost 

of materials is negligible. 

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): 

2013–19–01 AgustaWestland S.p.A.: 

Amendment 39–17583; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0350; Directorate Identifier 

2012–SW–050–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to AgustaWestland S.p.A. 

(AgustaWestland) Model A119 and AW119 

MKII helicopters, serial numbers up to and 

including 14781, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

window detaching from the pilot or co-pilot 

doors, which could result in damage to the 

helicopter and injury to persons on the 

ground. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective October 25, 

2013. 

(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 

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service 

(TIS) or within the next five months, 

whichever comes first: 

(1) Visually inspect the pilot and co-pilot 

doors by referencing Figure 1 of 

AugustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico 119–47, 

dated March 29, 2012 (BT), to determine 

whether there is bonding between the seal (3) 

and the window (4) in the internal and 

external side of the seal’s junction area. 

(2) If there is no bonding, before further 

flight, apply bonding to the windows, seals, 

and window frames in accordance with the 

Compliance Instructions, paragraphs 5 

through 20, of the BT. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Sharon Miles, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222– 

5110; email sharon.y.miles@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. 2012–0058, dated April 3, 2012. You may 

view the EASA AD on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0350. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 5610, Flight Compartment Windows. 

(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 

119–47, dated March 29, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 


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(3) For AgustaWestland service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

AgustaWestland, Customer Support & 

Services, Via Per Tornavento 15, 21019 

Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: 

Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone 39- 0331– 

711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at http://

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbullettins. 

(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 September 

9, 2013. 

Kim Smith, 

Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–22547 Filed 9–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0434; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ANM–1] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Everett, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

airspace at Everett, WA, to 

accommodate aircraft departing and 

arriving under Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) at Snohomish County Airport 

(Paine Field), WA. This action, initiated 

by the biennial review of the Snohomish 

County airspace area, enhances the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. This action also adjusts the 

geographic coordinates of the airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, 

December 12, 2013. 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: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA, 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On July 10, 2013, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 

controlled airspace at Everett, WA (78 

FR 41333). Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. No 

comments were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6004, of FAA 

Order 7400.9X dated August 7, 2013, 

and effective September 15, 2013, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in that Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by 

modifying Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to Class D surface area 

at Snohomish County Airport. To 

accommodate aircraft arriving and 

departing under instrument flight rules, 

a segment extends from the 4.5-mile 

radius of the airport to 8 miles 

northwest of the airport. This action, 

initiated by a biennial review of the 

airspace, enhances the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. Also, the geographic coordinates 

of the airport are updated to coincide 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

The FAA has determined this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (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); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified this rule, when promulgated, 

does not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA’s 

authority to issue rules regarding 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 

discusses the authority of the FAA 

Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 

Programs, describes in more detail the 

scope of the agency’s authority. This 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part 

A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it modifies 

controlled airspace at Snohomish 

County Airport (Paine Field), Everett, 

WA. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

Part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E. O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 7, 2013, and effective 

September 15, 2013 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to Class D 

Surface Area 

* * * * * 

ANM WA E4 Everett, WA [Modified] 

Everett, Snohomish County Airport (Paine 

Field), WA 

(Lat. 47°54′25′′ N, long. 122°16′54′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2.4 miles each side of the 

Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field) 341° 

bearing extending from the 4.5-mile radius of 

the airport to 8 miles northwest of the 

airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 


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