84836 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 206 / Thursday, October 24, 2024 / Proposed Rules 

serviced using the authorities set forth 

in this section. 

* * * * * 

Isabella Casillas Guzman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24753 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2411; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00874–R] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Helicopters Model SA330J 

helicopters. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a determination that new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. This proposed 

AD would require revising the existing 

maintenance records by incorporating 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is proposed for incorporation 

by reference. The FAA is proposing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this NPRM by December 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–2411; 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 NPRM, the EASA AD, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material identified in this 

proposed AD, contact EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; 

email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; website: 

easa.europa.eu. You may find the EASA 

material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. The EASA material 

is also available at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–2411. 

Other Related Material: For Airbus 

material identified in this proposed AD, 

contact Airbus Helicopters, 2701 North 

Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

phone: (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax: (972) 641–3775; website: 

airbus.com/en/products-services/ 

helicopters/hcare-services/airbusworld. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Hein, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (316) 946– 

4116; email: Adam.Hein@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2024–2411; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–00874–R’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Adam Hein, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; phone: (316) 946–4116; email: 

Adam.Hein@faa.gov. Any commentary 

that the FAA receives which is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2023–0146, 

dated July 14, 2023 (EASA AD 2023– 

0146), to correct an unsafe condition on 

Airbus Helicopters Model SA 330 J 

helicopters. EASA advises that 

airworthiness limitations and 

certification maintenance instructions 

are identified as mandatory for 

continued airworthiness and that 

Revision 7 of SA 330 J Maintenance 

Program—PUMA 330 J Airworthiness 

Limitations 5.99, Edition 2, date code 

06–22, has been issued to specify all 

service life limits and maintenance tasks 

for SA 330 J helicopters and separate the 

airworthiness limitations from the 

Master Servicing Recommendations 

Manual (P.R.E.). According to EASA, 

failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. You 

may examine EASA AD 2023–0146 in 

the AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–2411. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

Under 1 CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed EASA AD 2023– 

0146, which requires replacing 

components before exceeding their life 

limits and accomplishing maintenance 

tasks within thresholds and intervals 

specified in the ALS as defined within. 

Depending on the results of the 

maintenance tasks, EASA AD 2023– 

0146 requires accomplishing corrective 

action(s) or contacting AH [Airbus 

Helicopters] for approved instructions 

and accomplishing those instructions. 


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EASA AD 2023–0146 also requires 

revising the Aircraft Maintenance 

Programme (AMP) by incorporating the 

limitations, tasks, and associated 

thresholds and intervals described in 

the specified ALS, as applicable. 

Revising the AMP constitutes 

terminating action for the requirement 

to record accomplishment of the actions 

of replacing components before 

exceeding their life limits and 

accomplishing maintenance tasks 

within thresholds and intervals 

specified in the applicable ALS as 

required by EASA AD 2023–0146 for 

demonstration of AD compliance on a 

continued basis. 

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 the ADDRESSES section. 

Other Related Material 

The FAA also reviewed Airbus Puma 

330 J Maintenance Program— 

Airworthiness Limitations 5.99, Edition 

2, Revision 7, date code 6–22, approved 

May 25, 2021. This material specifies 

airworthiness limitations, tasks, and 

associated thresholds and intervals for 

various parts. Revision 7 of this material 

incorporates a modification of the task 

following an improvement of the Kevlar 

protection on the fan bearing and the 

protective grid. 

FAA’s Determination 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are 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 its AD referenced above. 

The FAA is issuing this NPRM after 

determining that the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

revising the existing maintenance 

records by incorporating new or more 

restrictive actions and associated 

thresholds and intervals, including any 

life limits, specified in EASA AD 2023– 

0146, described previously, as 

incorporated by reference, except for 

any differences identified as exceptions 

in the regulatory text of this proposed 

AD and except as discussed under 

‘‘Differences Between this Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD.’’ 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 

CAAs. As a result, the FAA proposes to 

incorporate EASA AD 2023–0146 by 

reference in the FAA final rule. This 

proposed AD would, therefore, require 

compliance with EASA AD 2023–0146 

in its entirety through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Using common terms that are the same 

as the heading of a particular section in 

EASA AD 2023–0146 does not mean 

that operators need comply only with 

that section. For example, where the AD 

requirement refers to ‘‘all required 

actions and compliance times,’’ 

compliance with this AD requirement is 

not limited to the section titled 

‘‘Required Action(s) and Compliance 

Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 2023–0146. 

Material referenced in EASA AD 2023– 

0146 for compliance will be available at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2024–2411 after the FAA final rule is 

published. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

EASA AD 2023–0146 requires, as 

individual tasks, replacing certain 

components before exceeding applicable 

life limits, accomplishing certain 

maintenance tasks within thresholds 

and intervals as specified in the ALS, as 

defined within, and depending on the 

results, accomplishing corrective action, 

whereas this proposed AD would not. 

EASA AD 2023–0146 also requires 

revising the approved AMP by 

incorporating the limitations, tasks, and 

associated thresholds and intervals 

described in that ALS within 12 

months, whereas this proposed AD 

would require revising the existing 

maintenance records by incorporating 

the limitations, tasks, and associated 

thresholds and intervals described in 

that ALS within 30 days, and clarifies 

that if the initial instance of an 

incorporated limitation or threshold 

therein is reached before 30 days after 

the effective date of the final rule of this 

proposed AD, you still have up to 30 

days after the effective date of the final 

rule of this proposed AD to accomplish 

the corresponding task. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 6 

helicopters of U.S. registry. Labor rates 

are estimated at $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these numbers, the FAA 

estimates the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD. 

Revising the existing maintenance 

records would take approximately 1 

work-hour, for an estimated cost of $85 

per helicopter and $510 for the U.S. 

fleet. 

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 

The FAA determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would 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 this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would 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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The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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: 

Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA–2024– 

2411; Project Identifier MCAI–2023– 

00874–R. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by December 9, 

2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Model SA330J helicopters, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code: 6322, Main Gearbox Oil Cooler. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by new and more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

certain parts, which if not addressed, could 

result in subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and 

(i) of this AD: Comply with all required 

actions and compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency AD 2023–0146, dated 

July 14, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0146). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0146 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0146 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt the 

requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 

(4), and (5) of EASA AD 2023–0146. 

(3) Where paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023– 

0146 specifies ‘‘Within 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, revise the approved 

AMP;’’ for this AD, replace that text with 

‘‘Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise maintenance records required 

by 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 135.439(a)(2), as 

applicable for the helicopter.’’ 

(4) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2023–0146 is on or before the applicable 

‘‘limitations’’ and ‘‘associated thresholds’’ as 

incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023–0146 or 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

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

section of EASA AD 2023–0146. 

(i) Provisions for Alternative Actions and 

Intervals 

No alternative actions and associated 

thresholds and intervals, including life 

limits, are allowed for compliance with 

paragraph (g) of this AD unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2023–0146. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in § 39.19. In accordance 

with § 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 

International Validation Branch, send it to 

the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k) of this AD. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

International Validation Branch, mail it to 

the address identified in paragraph (k) of this 

AD or email to: AMOC@faa.gov. If mailing 

information, also submit information by 

email. 

(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. 

(k) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Adam Hein, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (316) 946– 

4116; email: Adam.Hein@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0146, dated July 14, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA material identified in this 

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

50668 Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 

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

website: easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

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

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N– 

321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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 October 17, 2024. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2413; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00982–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; DAHER 

AEROSPACE (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by SOCATA) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain DAHER AEROSPACE (DAHER) 

Model TBM 700 airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by certain 

existing emergency procedures in the 

pilot’s operating handbook (POH) that 

cannot be fully accomplished since 

certain equipment cannot be 

disconnected by the pilot(s) from the 

flight deck. This proposed AD would 

require revising the POH for your 

airplane to provide the flight crew with 

corrected emergency procedures. The 

FAA is proposing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this NPRM by December 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 


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