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(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective March 17, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the following gliders, 

all serial numbers, certificated in any 

category: 

(1) Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner 

GmbH & Co. KG (type certificate previously 

held by GROB Aircraft AG, Grob Aerospace 

GmbH i.l., Grob Aerospace GmbH, Burkhart 

Grob Luft—und Raumfahrt GmbH & Co. KG, 

GROB TFE, GROB–WERKE GMBH & CO KG 

(a division of Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau)) 

Model G102 ASTIR CS. 

(2) Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner 

GmbH & Co. KG (type certificate previously 

held by GROB Aircraft AG, Grob Aerospace 

GmbH i.l., Grob Aerospace GmbH, Burkhart 

Grob Luft—und Raumfahrt GmbH & Co. KG) 

Model G103 TWIN ASTIR, G103 TWIN II, 

G103A TWIN II ACRO, G103 C TWIN III 

ACRO, and G 103 C TWIN III SL. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2730, Elevator Control System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as corrosion 

on the elevator control pushrod. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

failure of the elevator control pushrod and 

loss of control of the glider. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) Within 25 hours time in service (TIS) 

after the effective date of this AD, inspect the 

elevator control pushrod in the vertical fin 

for water and corrosion and replace the 

elevator control pushrod before further flight 

if there is any water or corrosion in 

accordance with the Actions and 

Instructions, paragraph 3, of FiberglasTechnik Rudolf Lindner Anweisung/ 

Instructions (A/I–G09), Revision 1, dated 

May 14, 2020. 

(2) If no water and no corrosion is detected, 

before further flight, treat the inside of the 

elevator control pushrod with corrosion 

preventative LPS 3 or equivalent. 

(3) If required by paragraph (g)(1) of this 

AD, you must replace the elevator control 

pushrod before further flight with an elevator 

control pushrod that has zero hours TIS or 

with an elevator control pushrod that has 

passed the inspection in accordance with 

paragraphs (g)(1) and (2) of this AD. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

You may take credit for the actions 

required by paragraphs (g)(1) and (2) of this 

AD if you performed these actions before the 

effective date of this AD using FiberglasTechnik Rudolf Lindner Anweisung/ 

Instructions (A/I–G09), dated April 8, 2020. 

(i) 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 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 certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j)(1) of this AD and 

email to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Jim Rutherford, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

MO 64106; phone: (816) 329–4165; email: 

jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2020–0138, dated 

June 19, 2020, for more information. You 

may examine the EASA AD in the AD docket 

at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2021–0944. 

(k) 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) Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner 

Anweisung/Instructions (A/I–G09), Revision 

1, dated May 14, 2020. 

Note 1 to paragraph (k)(2)(i): This service 

information contains German to English 

translation. EASA used the English 

translation in referencing the document from 

Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner. For 

enforceability purposes, the FAA will cite the 

service information in English as it appears 

on the document. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf 

Lindner GmbH & Co. KG, Steige 3, D–88487 

Walpertshofen, Germany; phone: +49 (0) 

7353 22 43; email: info@LTB-Lindner.com; 

website: https://www.ltb-lindner.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. 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, 

email: fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on January 20, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02717 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1012; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00697–R; Amendment 

39–21916; AD 2022–02–19] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

(AHD) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, 

EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, 

EC135T2, EC135T2+, and EC135T3 

helicopters. This AD was prompted by 

a report of restricted collective lever 

movement caused by entanglement of 

the emergency flashlight strap with the 

cargo hook emergency release lever, 

causing the emergency flashlight to 

leave its seat. This AD requires 

replacing each affected emergency 

flashlight with a serviceable part, 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 March 17, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of March 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For EASA material 

incorporated by reference (IBR) in this 

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

telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 

ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. For Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) 

service information identified in this 

final rule, contact Airbus Helicopters, 


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2701 North Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, 

TX 75052; telephone (972) 641–0000 or 

(800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or 

at https://www.airbus.com/helicopters/ 

services/technical-support.html. 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. Service information 

that is IBRed is also available in the AD 

docket at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1012. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1012; 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 EASA AD, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hal 

Jensen, Aerospace Engineer, Operational 

Safety Branch, FAA, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW, Washington, DC 20024; telephone 

(202) 267–9167; email hal.jensen@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0149, 

dated June 21, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0149), to correct an unsafe condition for 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

(AHD) Model EC135 P1, EC135 P2, 

EC135 P2+, EC135 P3, EC135 T1, EC135 

T2, EC135 T2+, EC135 T3, EC635 P2+, 

EC635 P3, EC635 T1, EC635 T2+, and 

EC635 T3 helicopters, all variants, all 

serial numbers up to 820 inclusive. 

Model EC635 P2+, EC635 P3, EC635 T1, 

EC635 T2+, and EC635 T3 helicopters 

are not certificated by the FAA and are 

not included on the U.S. type certificate 

data sheet (TCDS), except where the 

TCDS explains that the Model 

EC635T2+ helicopter having serial 

number 0858 was converted from Model 

EC635T2+ to Model EC135T2+. This 

AD, therefore, does not include Model 

EC635 P2+, EC635 P3, EC635 T1, EC635 

T2+, and EC635 T3 helicopters in the 

applicability. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH Model EC135P1, 

EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, 

EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, and 

EC135T3 helicopters, certificated in any 

category, as identified in EASA 2021– 

0149. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on November 23, 2021 

(86 FR 66474). The NPRM was 

prompted by a report of restricted 

collective lever movement caused by 

entanglement of the emergency 

flashlight strap with the cargo hook 

emergency release lever, causing the 

emergency flashlight to leave its seat. 

The NPRM proposed to require 

replacing each affected emergency 

flashlight with a serviceable part, as 

specified in EASA AD 2021–0149. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

entanglement of the emergency 

flashlight strap with the cargo hook 

emergency release lever. See EASA AD 

2021–0149 for additional background 

information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

These helicopters have been approved 

by EASA and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with the 

European Union, EASA has notified the 

FAA about the unsafe condition 

described in its AD. The FAA reviewed 

the relevant data and determined that 

air safety requires adopting this AD as 

proposed. Accordingly, the FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these helicopters. Except 

for minor editorial changes, including 

updating the name ‘‘Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH’’ to ‘‘Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD)’’ 

to match its FAA TCDS type certificate 

holder name, adding the Other Related 

Service Information section to describe 

Airbus Helicopters service information, 

correcting the issuance date of EASA 

AD 2021–0149 in the Applicability 

paragraph, and reformatting and 

updating the Costs of Compliance 

section, this AD is adopted as proposed 

in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0149 requires 

replacing each affected emergency 

flashlight with a serviceable part. EASA 

AD 2021–0149 also specifies that an 

affected part can be modified and reidentified into a serviceable part. EASA 

AD 2021–0149 also prohibits the 

installation of an affected part. 

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 Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Airbus Helicopters 

Alert Service Bulletin ASB EC135–25A– 

032, Revision 0, dated May 20, 2021. 

This service information specifies 

procedures to remove the strap from the 

emergency flashlight and what part 

number to write on the flashlight. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 335 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 AD. 

Replacing an emergency flashlight 

takes about 1 work-hour and parts cost 

about $219 for an estimated cost of $304 

per flashlight. Alternatively, modifying 

an emergency flashlight takes about 1 

work-hour for an estimated cost of $85 

per flashlight. 

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 


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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, 

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: 

2022–02–19 Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH (AHD): Amendment 

39–21916; Docket No. FAA–2021–1012; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–00697–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective March 17, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Model EC135P1, 

EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, 

EC135T2, EC135T2+, and EC135T3 

helicopters, certificated in any category, as 

identified in European Union Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0149, dated June 

21, 2021 (EASA 2021–0149). 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2510, Flight Compartment Equipment. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

restricted collective lever movement. 

Subsequent inspection determined that the 

emergency flashlight was stuck under that 

lever caused by entanglement of the 

emergency flashlight strap with the cargo 

hook emergency release lever, causing the 

emergency flashlight to leave its seat. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address 

entanglement of the emergency flashlight 

strap with the cargo hook emergency release 

lever. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, 

could result in reduced control of the 

helicopter, resulting in damage to the 

helicopter and injury to occupants. 

(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 2021–0149. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0149 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0149 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not mandate compliance 

with the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0149. 

(i) 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 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 International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@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. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Hal Jensen, Aerospace Engineer, 

Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024; 

telephone (202) 267–9167; email hal.jensen@

faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0149, dated June 21, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0149, EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 

ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

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. 

This material may be found in the AD docket 

at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2021–1012. 

(5) You may view this material that is 

incorporated by reference at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued on January 18, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02752 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0887; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00045–R; Amendment 

39–21910; AD 2022–02–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus 

Helicopters Model EC120B helicopters. 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

corrosion found on the external tail 

boom skin, under the Very High 

Frequency (VHF) antenna. This AD 

requires inspecting the tail boom at the 

VHF antenna attachments and 

depending on the results, repairing or 

modifying the tail boom skin, 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 March 17, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of March 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For EASA material 

incorporated by reference (IBR) in this 

final rule, contact EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; 

email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. For Airbus 


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