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(i) Within the applicable times specified in 

EMBRAER 190/195 MRB–1928, Revision 12. 

For the purposes of this AD, the initial 

compliance times (identified as ‘‘Threshold’’ 

or ‘‘T’’ in EMBRAER 190/195 MRB–1928, 

Revision 12) are expressed in ‘‘total flight 

cycles’’ or ‘‘total flight hours’’ as applicable. 

(ii) Within 90 days or 600 flight cycles after 

February 3, 2020 (the effective date of AD 

2019–24–16), whichever occurs later. 

(2) For Model ERJ 190–100 ECJ airplanes: 

Within 90 days after February 3, 2020 (the 

effective date of AD 2019–24–16), revise the 

existing maintenance or inspection program, 

as applicable, to incorporate the tasks 

specified in Appendix A—Airworthiness 

Limitations (AL), to the EMBRAER Lineage 

1000/1000E Maintenance Planning Guide, 

MPG–2928, Revision 8, dated October 10, 

2018 (‘‘EMBRAER Lineage 1000/1000E MPG– 

2928, Revision 8’’). The initial compliance 

times for the tasks are at the later of the times 

specified in paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (ii) of 

this AD. 

(i) Within the applicable times specified in 

EMBRAER Lineage 1000/1000E MPG–2928, 

Revision 8. For the purposes of this AD, the 

initial compliance times (identified as 

‘‘Threshold’’ or ‘‘T’’ in EMBRAER Lineage 

1000/1000E MPG–2928, Revision 8) are 

expressed in ‘‘total flight cycles’’ or ‘‘total 

flight hours’’ as applicable. 

(ii) Within 90 days or 600 flight cycles after 

February 3, 2020 (the effective date of AD 

2019–24–16), whichever occurs later. 

(h) Retained Restrictions on Alternative 

Actions, Intervals, and Critical Design 

Configuration Control Limitations (CDCCLs), 

With a New Exception 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (j) of AD 2019–24–16, with a new 

exception. Except as required by paragraph 

(i) of this AD: After the existing maintenance 

or inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections), 

intervals, or CDCCLs may be used unless the 

actions, intervals, and CDCCLs are approved 

as an AMOC in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (k)(1) of 

this AD. 

(i) New Revision of the Existing Maintenance 

or Inspection Program 

Except as specified in paragraph (j) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, ANAC AD 2023–12–02. 

Accomplishing the revision of the existing 

maintenance or inspection program required 

by this paragraph terminates the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) Exceptions to ANAC AD 2023–12–02 

(1) Where ANAC AD 2023–12–02 refers to 

its effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt paragraph (d) 

of ANAC AD 2023–12–02. 

(3) Where paragraph (c) of ANAC AD 

2023–12–02 refers to ‘‘alternative inspections 

or inspection intervals,’’ for this AD, replace 

that text with ‘‘alternative actions (e.g., 

inspections), intervals, and CDCCLs.’’ 

(k) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, 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 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (l) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or ANAC; or ANAC’s 

authorized Designee. If approved by the 

ANAC Designee, the approval must include 

the Designee’s authorized signature. 

(l) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Joshua Bragg, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone (216) 

316–6418; email joshua.k.bragg@faa.gov. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the material listed in this paragraph 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following material was approved 

for IBR on [DATE 35 DAYS AFTER 

PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RULE]. 

(i) Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil 

(ANAC) AD 2023–12–02, effective December 

15, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) The following material was approved 

for IBR on February 3, 2020 (84 FR 71772, 

December 30, 2019). 

(i) Appendix A—Airworthiness 

Limitations (AL); to the EMBRAER 190/195 

Maintenance Review Board Report, MRB– 

1928, Revision 12, dated September 27, 2018. 

(ii) Appendix A—Airworthiness 

Limitations (AL), to the EMBRAER Lineage 

1000/1000E Maintenance Planning Guide, 

MPG–2928, Revision 8, dated October 10, 

2018. 

(5) For ANAC AD 2023–12–02 identified in 

this AD, contact ANAC, Aeronautical 

Products Certification Branch (GGCP), Rua 

Dr. Orlando Feirabend Filho, 230—Centro 

Empresarial Aquarius—Torre B—Andares 14 

a 18, Parque Residencial Aquarius, CEP 

12.246–190—Sa ̃o Jose ́ dos Campos—SP, 

Brazil; telephone 55 (12) 3203–6600; email 

pac@anac.gov.br; website anac.gov.br/en/. 

You may find this ANAC AD on the ANAC 

website at sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/ 

DA/DAE.asp. 

(6) For Embraer material identified in this 

AD, contact Embraer S.A., Technical 

Publications Section (PC 060), Av. Brigadeiro 

Faria Lima, 2170—Putim—12227–901 Sa ̃o 

Jose ́ dos Campos—SP—Brazil; telephone 55 

(12) 3927–5852 or 55 (12) 3309–0732; fax 55 

(12) 3927–7546; email distrib@

embraer.com.br; website 

www.flyembraer.com. 

(7) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(8) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations, or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. 

Issued on August 20, 2024. 

Suzanne Masterson, 

Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate 

Management Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22318 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1288; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2024–00063–T; Amendment 

39–22818; AD 2024–16–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A330–243, –302, 

–343, and –941 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a determination that a 

certain aft bulkhead cover panel may 

have been made with a non-conforming 

material. This AD requires replacing the 

aft bulkhead cover panel and prohibits 

the installation of affected parts, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

incorporated by reference. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 4, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 


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AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–1288; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material identified in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; 

telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 

ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available at regulations.gov 

under Docket No. FAA–2024–1288. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone: 206–231–3229; email: 

vladimir.ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Airbus SAS Model 

A330–243, –302, –343, and –941 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on May 6, 2024 (89 FR 

37142). The NPRM was prompted by 

AD 2024–0023, dated January 23, 2024, 

issued by EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union (EASA AD 2024–0023) 

(also referred to as the MCAI). The 

MCAI states that a certain aft bulkhead 

cover panel may have been made with 

a non-conforming material. This panel 

is installed in galley G4 and does not 

meet the heat release requirements. This 

condition, if not corrected, represents a 

non-compliance with certification 

requirements that could result in injury 

to occupants and reduced evacuation 

capacity from the airplane in case of an 

emergency. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require replacing the aft bulkhead cover 

panel and prohibit the installation of 

affected parts, as specified in EASA AD 

2024–0023. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–1288. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received a comment from 

Air Line Pilots Association, 

International (ALPA), who supported 

the NPRM without change. 

Conclusion 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

reviewed the relevant data, considered 

the comment received, and determined 

that air safety requires adopting this AD 

as proposed. Accordingly, the FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on this product. Except for 

minor editorial changes, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

None of the changes will increase the 

economic burden on any operator. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

Under 1 CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2024–0023 specifies 

replacing the aft bulkhead cover panel 

installed in galley G4 and prohibits the 

installation of affected parts. This 

material is reasonably available because 

the interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in ADDRESSES

section. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 25 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. 

operators 

3.5 work-hours × $85 per hour = $298 ........................... Up to $123,000 .................. Up to $123,298 .................. Up to $3,082,450.

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. 

The FAA is 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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. 

The Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 


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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: 

2024–16–12 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22818; Docket No. FAA–2024–1288; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2024–00063–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective November 4, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model 

A330–243, –302, –343, and –941 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2024–0023, dated January 23, 

2024 (EASA AD 2024–0023). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that a certain aft bulkhead cover panel may 

have been made with a non-conforming 

material. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address the non-conforming aft bulkhead 

cover panel. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in injury to 

occupants, and reduced evacuation capacity 

from the airplane in case of an emergency. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2024–0023. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2024–0023 

(1) Where EASA AD 2024–0023 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2024–0023. 

(i) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, 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 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus SAS’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

If approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (i)(2) of this AD: For 

material that contains procedures or tests that 

are identified as RC, those procedures and 

tests must be done to comply with this AD; 

any procedures or tests that are not identified 

as RC are recommended. Those procedures 

and tests that are not identified as RC may 

be deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the 

procedures and tests identified as RC can be 

done and the airplane can be put back in an 

airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Vladimir Ulyanov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3229; email: vladimir.ulyanov@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the material listed in this paragraph 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2024–0023, dated January 23, 

2024. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA material identified in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 

50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

EASA material on the EASA website 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations, or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. 

Issued on August 2, 2024. 

Peter A. White, 

Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate 

Management Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22258 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–0462; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–00523–R; Amendment 

39–22826; AD 2024–17–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021–11– 

17 and AD 2021–11–22, which applied 

to all Airbus Helicopters Deutschland 

GmbH (AHD) Model EC135P1, 

EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, 

EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, 

EC135T3 and EC635T2 helicopters. AD 

2021–11–17 required a one-time visual 

inspection of certain part-numbered 

main rotor actuators (MRAs). AD 2021– 

11–22 required revising the life limits of 

certain parts and removing each part 

that had reached its life limit. Since the 

FAA issued those ADs, it was 

determined that repetitive inspections 

of the MRAs are necessary, new and 

more restrictive tasks and limitations 

have been issued, and that it is 

necessary to expand the applicability. 

This AD continues to require the actions 

required by AD 2021–11–17 and AD 

2021–11–22, except this AD requires 

changing the one-time MRA inspection 

to a repetitive inspection and 

incorporating other new and more 

restrictive tasks and limitations by 

revising the airworthiness limitations 

section (ALS) of the existing helicopter 

maintenance manual or instructions for 

continued airworthiness and the 

existing approved maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable. This 

AD also expands the applicability by 

adding Model EC635T2+ helicopters. 

These actions are specified in a 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, which is incorporated by 

reference. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 


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