38826 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 125 / Friday, June 28, 2013 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0521; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–010–AD; Amendment 

39–17486; AD 2013–06–51] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Various 

Helicopter Models 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are publishing a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for various 

model helicopters with certain partnumbered and serial-numbered 

Goodrich externally-mounted hoists 

installed. This AD requires performing a 

cable conditioning lift and a load 

inspection test, deactivating or replacing 

any hoist that fails the load inspection 

test, and recording the results of the 

load inspection test. This AD is 

prompted by a report of a failure of the 

overload clutch resulting in an in-flight 

failure of a hoist containing a dummy 

load during a maintenance flight. These 

actions are intended to detect 

conditions that may result in failure of 

the hoist and injury to persons being 

lifted. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective July 

15, 2013 to all persons except those 

persons to whom it was made 

immediately effective by Emergency AD 

(EAD) No. 2013–06–51, issued on March 

25, 2013, which contained the 

requirements of this AD. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of July 15, 2013. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by August 27, 2013. 

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 economic 

evaluation, 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: Goodrich Corporation, 

Sensors & Integrated Systems (SIS–CA), 

Brea, CA 92821; telephone (714) 984– 

1461; http://www.goodrich.com/ 

Goodrich. 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: Matt 

Wilbanks, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

matt.wilbanks@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 

We are issuing this AD to publish 

EAD No. 2013–06–51, issued on March 

25, 2013, which was for helicopter 

models with certain part-numbered and 

serial-numbered Goodrich externallymounted hoists. EAD No. 2013–06–51 

was prompted by an incident that 

occurred during a maintenance check of 

a rescue hoist that lost the ability to 

hold the load at maximum rated 

capacity, causing the test load to strike 

the ground. A Eurocopter Deutschland 

GmbH (ECD) Model MBB–BK 117 C–2 

helicopter picked up a dummy load of 

552 lbs. to conduct a ‘‘maximum load 

cycle’’ on the rescue hoist. Initially, the 

cable reeled out and stopped as 

commanded by the winch operator; 

however, the cable continued to reel-out 

without further command by the winch 

operator, causing the dummy load to 

strike the ground. Examination of the 

affected hoist determined that the 

overload clutch had failed. EAD No. 

2013–06–51 requires performing a cable 

conditioning lift, performing a load 

inspection test, and recording the 

results on the hoist component history 

card or equivalent record. The actions of 

EAD No. 2013–06–51 were intended to 

detect conditions that may result in 

failure of the hoist and injury to persons 

being lifted. 

EAD No. 2013–06–51 was prompted 

by AD No. 2013–0065–E, issued March 

14, 2013 (2013–0065–E), and 

superseded with AD No. 2013–0077–E, 

issued March 22, 2013, by the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which 

is the Technical Agent for the Member 

States of the European Union. EASA 

issued AD 2013–0065–E to correct an 

unsafe condition for helicopters with 

certain part-numbered and serialnumbered Goodrich hoists installed. 

EASA advised of the report that an ECD 

Model MBB–BK 117 C–2 helicopter 

experienced an incident of its rescue 

hoist containing a dummy load of 552 

lbs. that reeled-out without command of 

the operator and impacted the ground 

during a maintenance check flight. 

Examination of the affected hoist 

determined that the overload clutch had 

failed. The overload clutch design is 

common to many Goodrich externallymounted rescue hoists installed on the 

applicable model helicopters. EASA 

further stated its AD action is 

considered an interim action and further 

AD action may follow. 

Since we issued EAD No. 2013–06– 

51, EASA revised its AD with EASA AD 

No. 2013–0077R1, dated March 27, 2013 

(2013–0077R1). In issuing AD No. 2013– 

0077R1, EASA changed the initial 

compliance time, reduced the 

applicability of certain model 

helicopters for which no EASA 

approvals of the hoist installation are 

known, and partially adopted FAA EAD 


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No. 2013–06–51 for those helicopter 

models for which the FAA is the State 

of Design Authority. EASA continues to 

consider AD No. 2013–0077R1 an 

interim action and further AD action 

may follow. You may view EASA AD 

2013–0077R1 at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0521. 

In publishing this AD, we are 

retaining the applicability and required 

actions of EAD No. 2013–06–51. As we 

have determined that the MD 

Helicopters, Inc., Model MD900 

helicopter is another model helicopter 

on which an affected hoist may be 

installed, we are adding that model 

helicopter to the applicability. This 

addition does not increase the economic 

burden on any operator nor does it 

increase the scope of the AD. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authorities of Canada, 

Italy, France, and Germany and are 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with the European countries, 

EASA, their technical representative, 

has notified us of the unsafe condition 

described in the EASA AD. We are 

issuing this AD because we evaluated 

all known relevant information and 

determined the unsafe condition exists 

and is likely to exist or develop on other 

helicopters of these same type designs. 

Related Service Information 

Goodrich issued Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 44301–10–15, dated March 

8, 2013 (ASB), for certain externallymounted rescue hoists manufactured by 

Goodrich Sensors & Integrated Systems. 

The ASB specifies inspecting and 

performing an operational check of the 

hoist. The ASB also specifies recording 

the performance in the hoist log and 

reporting the results of the test to UTC 

Aerospace Systems. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires compliance with 

specified portions of the ASB to do the 

following before the next flight 

involving a hoist operation: 

• Performing a cable conditioning lift; 

• Performing a load inspection test; 

• Deactivating or replacing any hoist 

that fails the load inspection test; and 

• Recording the results of the load 

inspection test on the hoist component 

history card or equivalent record. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

The EASA AD applies to specific 

model helicopters. This AD applies to 

all helicopters with certain Goodrich 

hoists installed that are type certificated 

in the U.S. This AD does not contain a 

requirement to report results to the 

manufacturer. The EASA AD requires 

complying with specific helicopter 

manufacturer ASBs, and this AD 

requires complying with the Goodrich 

ASB for conducting the load inspection 

test. 

Interim Action 

We consider this AD to be an interim 

action. Investigation of the root cause of 

the clutch failure is ongoing. If final 

action is later identified, we might 

consider further rulemaking. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

1,378 helicopters of U.S. Registry. We 

estimate that operators may incur the 

following costs in order to comply with 

this AD. It will take about 1 work-hour 

to perform the lift testing at an average 

labor rate of $85 per work-hour, for a 

cost per helicopter of $85 and a total 

cost to U.S. operators of $117,130. If 

necessary, replacing the hoist will take 

about 0.5 work-hour and required parts 

will cost about $95,000, for a cost per 

helicopter of about $95,043. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

The short compliance time involved 

is required because risk analysis of the 

previously described unsafe condition 

indicates that failure of the hoist could 

result in serious injury or death if the 

hoist is being used for human cargo. 

Subsequently, the required actions must 

be performed before the next flight 

involving a hoist operation. 

Since it was found that immediate 

corrective action was required, notice 

and opportunity for prior public 

comment before issuing this AD were 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest and good cause existed for 

making Emergency AD No. 2013–06–51 

effective immediately on March 25, 

2013, to all known U.S. owners and 

operators of the specified model 

helicopters. These conditions still exist 

and the AD is hereby published, with a 

minor change, in the Federal Register as 

an amendment to section 39.13 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

39.13) to make it effective to all persons. 

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. 

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): 


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2013–06–51 Various Helicopter Models 

With The Goodrich Hoist Installed: 

Amendment 39–17486; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0521; Directorate Identifier 

2013–SW–010–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to helicopters, certificated 

in any category, with an externally-mounted 

hoist with a part number and serial number 

listed in Table 1 of Goodrich Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 44301–10–15, dated March 8, 

2013 (ASB), installed, including but not 

limited to the following: 

(1) AgustaWestland S.p.A Model A109, 

A109S, A109K2, A109A, A109A II, A109C, 

A109E, AW109SP, AB139, AW139, AB412, 

and AB412 EP; 

(2) Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Model 

212, 214B, 214B–1, 214ST, 412, 412CF, and 

412EP; 

(3) Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, Ltd., 

Model 429 and 430; 

(4) Eurocopter France Model AS 365 N3, 

AS332L2, and EC225LP; 

(5) Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model 

MBB–BK 117 C–2, EC135P1, EC135T1, 

EC135P2, EC135T2, EC135P2+, and 

EC135T2+; 

(6) MD Helicopters, Inc., Model MD900; 

and 

(7) Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S– 

61L, S–61N, S–61R, S–61NM, S–70, S–70A, 

S–70C, S–70C(M), S–70C(M1), S–76A, S– 

76B, S–76C, S–76D, and S–92A helicopters. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

failure of the overload clutch resulting in inflight failure of the hoist, which could result 

in injury to persons being lifted. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD publishes EAD No. 2013–06–51, 

issued March 25, 2013. 

(d) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective July 15, 2013 to 

all persons except those persons to whom it 

was made immediately effective by EAD No. 

2013–06–51, issued March 25, 2013, which 

contained the requirements of this AD. 

(e) 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. 

(f) Required Actions 

Before next flight involving a hoist 

operation, perform the following one-time 

actions: 

(1) Perform a cable conditioning lift by 

following the Accomplishment Instructions, 

paragraphs 2.A. through 2.A.(2), of the ASB. 

(2) Perform a load inspection test by 

following the Accomplishment Instructions, 

paragraphs 2.B. through 2.I., of the ASB. 

Refer to the aircraft weight and balance 

limitations prior to performing this test and 

use a balancing load if necessary to prevent 

helicopter rollover. Any alternate method of 

complying with the load inspection test must 

first be approved in accordance with 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(3) If the hoist fails the load inspection test, 

deactivate or replace the hoist with an 

airworthy hoist. 

(4) Record the result of the load inspection 

test on the hoist component history card or 

equivalent record. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Matt Wilbanks, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

matt.wilbanks@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. 2013–0077R1, dated March 27, 2013. 

You may view the EASA AD at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013–0521. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2500, Equipment/Furnishings. 

(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) Goodrich Alert Service Bulletin No. 

44301–10–15, dated March 8, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Goodrich Corporation’s service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Goodrich Corporation, Sensors & Integrated 

Systems (SIS–CA), Brea, CA 92821; 

telephone (714) 984–1461; http:// 

www.goodrich.com/Goodrich. 

(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 June 13, 

2013. 

Kim Smith, 

Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14842 Filed 6–27–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1335; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ASO–19] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Captiva, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule: delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: This action changes the 

effective date of a final rule, published 

in the Federal Register on June 6, 2013, 

establishing controlled airspace at 

Upper Captiva Island Heliport, Captiva, 

FL, to allow additional time for en route 

charting. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC. The 

effective date of the final rule published 

on June 6, 2013 is delayed from June 27, 

2013 to August 22, 2013. The Director 

of the Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History 

On June 6, 2013, the FAA published 

a final rule, in the Federal Register 

establishing Class E airspace at Upper 

Captiva Island Heliport, Captiva, FL, (78 

FR 33967). Subsequent to publication, 

the FAA found that the effective date of 

June 27, 2013 did not allow sufficient 

time for coordination with FAA’s 

aeronautical data charting service, 

thereby making this action necessary. 

The Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraphs 6005 of FAA 

order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, 

and effective September 15, 2012, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 


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