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Note 1 to paragraph (g): Guidance for 

accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB320045–00, Issue 

001, dated November 9, 2020, which is 

referred to in Boeing Alert Requirements 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB320045–00 RB, Issue 

001, dated November 9, 2020. 

(h) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing Alert Requirements 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB320045–00 RB, Issue 

001, dated November 9, 2020, uses the phrase 

‘‘the Issue 001 date of Requirements Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB320045–00 RB,’’ this AD 

requires using ‘‘the effective date of this AD.’’ 

(2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB320045–00 RB, Issue 

001, dated November 9, 2020, specifies 

contacting Boeing for repair instructions: 

This AD requires doing the repair using a 

method approved in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (l) of this 

AD. 

(3) Where the action for ‘‘CONDITION 2’’ 

in Table 7 of the ‘‘Compliance’’ paragraph of 

Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB320045–00 RB, Issue 001, dated 

November 9, 2020, specifies ‘‘Do a detailed 

FPI inspection of the inner cylinder lug bore 

for heat and friction damage,’’ for this AD, 

the action is ‘‘Do a detailed and FPI 

inspection on the inner cylinder lug bore for 

heat and friction damage.’’ 

(i) Optional Terminating Action 

Revising the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate the information in CMR item 

number 32–CMR–01 of Section G, 

‘‘Certification Maintenance Requirement 

Tasks,’’ of Boeing 787 Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMRs), 

D011Z009–03–03, dated June 2020, 

terminates the repetitive lubrications 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (i) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) and 

intervals may be used unless the actions and 

intervals are approved as an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(k) Parts Installation Prohibition 

At the applicable time specified in 

paragraph (k)(1) or (2) of this AD, do not 

install an aluminum-nickel-bronze inner 

cylinder bushing on a MLG inner cylinder on 

any airplane. 

(1) For airplanes with aluminum-nickelbronze inner cylinder bushings installed on 

a MLG inner cylinder as of the effective date 

of this AD: After the bushing has been 

replaced with a copper-nickel-tin inner 

cylinder bushing. 

(2) For airplanes with copper-nickel-tin 

inner cylinder bushings installed on a MLG 

inner cylinder as of the effective date of this 

AD: As of the effective date of this AD. 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO 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 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in Related Information. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by The Boeing Company 

Organization Designation Authorization 

(ODA) that has been authorized by the 

Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, FAA, to make 

those findings. To be approved, the repair 

method, modification deviation, or alteration 

deviation must meet the certification basis of 

the airplane, and the approval must 

specifically refer to this AD. 

(m) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Allen Rauschendorfer, Senior 

Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA, 

Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., 

Des Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206– 

231–3528; email: allen.rauschendorfer@

faa.gov. 

(n) 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) Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB320045–00 RB, Issue 001, 

dated November 9, 2020. 

(ii) Boeing 787 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMRs), D011Z009–03–03, 

dated June 2020. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., 

MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

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. 

(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, 

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

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

Issued on January 13, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03772 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0682; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00474–T; Amendment 

39–21944; AD 2022–04–03] 

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 A318 series 

airplanes; Model A319–111, –112, –113, 

–114, –115, –131, –132, –133, –151N, 

and –153N airplanes; and Model A320 

and A321 series airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a determination that new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. This AD 

requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, 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 30, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of March 30, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For material incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

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 this IBR material on the EASA 

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

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. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0682. 


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Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0682; 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3223; email 

sanjay.ralhan@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0108, 

dated April 20, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0108) (also referred to as the MCAI), to 

correct an unsafe condition for all 

Airbus SAS Model A318–111, –112, 

–121, and –122 airplanes; Model A319– 

111, –112, –113, –114, –115, –131, –132, 

–133, –151N, and –153N airplanes; 

Model A320–211, –212, –214, –215, 

–216, –231, –232, –233, –251N, –252N, 

–253N, –271N, –272N, and –273N 

airplanes; and Model A321–111, –112, 

–131, –211, –212, –213, –231, –232, 

–251N, –252N, –253N, –271N, –272N, 

–251NX, –252NX, –253NX, –271NX, 

and –272NX airplanes. Model A320–215 

airplanes are not certificated by the FAA 

and are not included on the U.S. type 

certificate data sheet; this AD therefore 

does not include those airplanes in the 

applicability. Airplanes with an original 

airworthiness certificate or original 

export certificate of airworthiness 

issued after December 9, 2020 must 

comply with the airworthiness 

limitations specified as part of the 

approved type design and referenced on 

the type certificate data sheet; this AD 

therefore does not include those 

airplanes in the applicability. 

EASA AD 2021–0108 specifies that it 

requires a task (limitation) already 

required by EASA AD 2020–0067 

(which corresponds to FAA AD 2020– 

22–16, Amendment 39–21312 (85 FR 

70439, November 5, 2020) (AD 2020– 

22–16)) and invalidates (terminates) 

prior instructions for that task. This AD 

terminates the limitations of Task 

262300–00001–1–C, as required by 

paragraph (i) of AD 2020–22–16, for 

airplanes with an original airworthiness 

certificate or original export certificate 

of airworthiness issued on or before 

January 17, 2020 only. 

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 

A318 series airplanes; Model A319–111, 

–112, –113, –114, –115, –131, –132, 

–133, –151N, and –153N airplanes; and 

Model A320 and A321 series airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 19, 2021 (86 FR 

46626). The NPRM was prompted by a 

determination that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. The NPRM proposed to 

require revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, as 

specified in EASA AD 2021–0108. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

a safety-significant latent failure (that is 

not annunciated), which, in 

combination with one or more other 

specific failures or events, could result 

in a hazardous or catastrophic failure 

condition. See the MCAI for additional 

background information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from 

Delta Airlines (DAL). The following 

presents the comments received on the 

NPRM and the FAA’s response to each 

comment. 

Request To Review the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFRs) 

DAL requested that the FAA review 

the CFRs to possibly revise it in order 

to make the airworthiness limitations 

section (ALS) and airworthiness 

limitations (AWL) incorporations 

simpler (no ADs) for commercial 

airplanes. DAL commented that the 

FAA and operators would not have to 

produce as much paperwork for ADs 

and alternative methods of compliance 

(AMOCs). DAL also commented that 

revising the CFR that would mandate 

operators to incorporate the latest 

approved revision or variation in a 

certain number of months after the 

revision or variation is published 

regardless of taking on new airplanes. 

DAL stated that the initial compliance 

time for doing the tasks specified in the 

ALS or AWL is at the applicable 

‘‘thresholds’’ of the ALS, or within a 

certain number of months after the 

revision or variation is published, 

whichever occurs later (similar to the 

typical language used in ALS ADs and 

paragraph (h)(4) of this proposed AD). 

DAL also stated that this would reduce 

the amount of confusion for operators to 

determine if an AMOC is needed, 

simplify and standardize the 

incorporation of AWLs, and allow 

operators to address these safety 

concerns faster (this ALS variation was 

published more than nine months ago). 

DAL commented that AD 2021–16–01 

was published one week after this 

proposed AD and most operators would 

have preferred to see these ADs 

combined into one in order to reduce 

the number of ALS ADs. 

While the FAA understands the 

commenter’s concern, the current CFR 

requires incorporating the latest ALS 

included in the type design of the 

airplane, such as 14 CFR 91.403(c) and 

91.409(e). ADs are the only viable 

method to mitigate risk identified in a 

product when its type design did not 

require incorporation of the latest ALS 

document, as applicable, by mandating 

subsequent ALS revisions or variations 

at the applicable thresholds. The FAA’s 

regulatory requirements are 

promulgated via notice-and-comment 

rulemaking as required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 

and the public can petition for 

rulemaking pursuant to 14 CFR part 11. 

Also, the FAA determined that 

combining the requirements of AD 

2021–16–01 with the requirements in 

this AD would have resulted in the FAA 

issuing a supplemental NPRM in order 

to give notice and allow for public 

comment on the additional 

requirements. In the interest of safety to 

address the unsafe condition specified 

in AD 2021–16–01, the FAA determined 

AD 2021–16–01 should not be delayed. 

The FAA has not changed this AD in 

this regard. 

Request for Clarification of Later 

Approved Revisions 

DAL requested clarification of 

paragraph (i) of the proposed AD, which 

allows alternative actions and intervals 

if they are approved in the ‘‘Ref. 

Publications’’ paragraph of EASA AD 

2021–0108. DAL asked the following 

questions. 

• Are later approved revisions of 

Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirement (CMR), Variation 7.3, 

dated December 9, 2020, referring to 

Variation 7.4 or Variation 7.5 (or 

Variation 7.3 Revision 02)? 

• If the technical content of the tasks 

is modified at a later approved variation 

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proposed AD give operators approval to 

incorporate these later approved 

variations or revisions? Or is the 

statement regarding ‘‘technical content’’ 

only, giving approval to incorporate a 

later approved variation or revision if 

the technical content has not changed? 

The FAA agrees to clarify. Operators 

may not revise their existing 

maintenance or inspection programs 

after incorporating Airbus A318/A319/ 

A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) Part 3, Certification 

Maintenance Requirement (CMR), 

Variation 7.3, dated December 9, 2020, 

unless they are incorporating a future 

variation or revision of the ALS 

document that includes the tasks 

identified in the variation specified in 

EASA AD 2021–0108. The future 

variation or revision of the variation 

should incorporate the same technical 

content as specified in EASA AD 2021– 

0108. The FAA has not changed this AD 

in this regard. 

Request To Delete the Terminating 

Action for Certain Requirements 

DAL requested that the FAA remove 

AD 2020–22–16 as an affected AD in 

paragraph (b) of the proposed AD and as 

a terminating action in paragraph (j) of 

the proposed AD. DAL stated that, 

technically, those paragraphs are not 

needed because paragraph (k) of AD 

2020–22–16 allows alternative actions 

and intervals if they are approved in the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ paragraph of EASA 

AD 2020–0067. DAL commented that 

the ‘‘Ref. Publications’’ paragraph of 

EASA AD 2020–0067 specifies the use 

of later approved variations or revisions 

of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirement (CMR), Revision 07, dated 

October 11, 2019; and Airbus A318/ 

A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) Part 3, 

Certification Maintenance Requirement 

(CMR), Revision 07, Issue 2, dated 

January 17, 2020; as acceptable for 

compliance with the requirements of 

EASA AD 2020–0067. DAL commented 

that Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirement (CMR), Variation 7.3, 

dated December 9, 2020, is a later 

approved variation. 

The FAA disagrees with removing AD 

2020–22–16 as an affected AD and as a 

terminating action to this AD. Paragraph 

(j) of this AD is necessary because it 

allows operators to not have conflicting 

requirements for Task 262300–00001–1– 

C from previous versions or revisions of 

A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) Part 3, 

Certification Maintenance Requirement 

(CMR) and its corresponding 

replacement task in A318/A319/A320/ 

A321 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirement (CMR), Variation 7.3, 

dated December 9, 2020. Allowance for 

incorporation of future revisions of an 

ALS document is not mandatory, but an 

optional requirement under applicable 

conditions. The FAA has not changed 

this AD in this regard. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 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. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0108 describes new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for certification maintenance 

requirements. 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 1,728 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following costs 

to comply with this AD: 

The FAA has determined that revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program takes an average of 90 workhours per operator, although the agency 

recognizes that this number may vary 

from operator to operator. Since 

operators incorporate maintenance or 

inspection program changes for their 

affected fleet(s), the FAA has 

determined that a per-operator estimate 

is more accurate than a per-airplane 

estimate. Therefore, the agency 

estimates the average total cost per 

operator to be $7,650 (90 work-hours × 

$85 per work-hour). 

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, 

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: 

2022–04–03 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

21944; Docket No. FAA–2021–0682; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–00474–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective March 30, 2022. 


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(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2020–22–16, 

Amendment 39–21312 (85 FR 70439, 

November 5, 2020) (AD 2020–22–16). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus SAS 

airplanes specified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (4) of this AD, certificated in any 

category, with an original airworthiness 

certificate or original export certificate of 

airworthiness issued on or before December 

9, 2020. 

(1) Model A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes. 

(2) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, 

–115, –131, –132, –133, –151N, and –153N 

airplanes. 

(3) Model A320–211, –212, –214, –216, 

–231, –232, –233, –251N, –252N, –253N, 

–271N, –272N, and –273N airplanes. 

(4) Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, –232, –251N, –252N, 

–253N, –271N, –272N, –251NX, –252NX, 

–253NX, –271NX, and –272NX airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address a safety-significant latent 

failure (that is not annunciated), which, in 

combination with one or more other specific 

failures or events, could result in a hazardous 

or catastrophic failure condition. 

(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, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0108, dated 

April 20, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0108). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0108 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0108 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) The requirements specified in 

paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA AD 2021– 

0108 do not apply to this AD. 

(3) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021–0108 

specifies revising ‘‘the approved AMP’’ 

within 12 months after its effective date, but 

this AD requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, within 90 days after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(4) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

2021–0108 is at the applicable ‘‘thresholds’’ 

as incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021–0108, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

(5) The provisions specified in paragraphs 

(4) of EASA AD 2021–0108 do not apply to 

this AD. 

(6) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0108 does not apply to this AD. 

(i) Provisions for Alternative Actions and 

Intervals 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) and 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0108. 

(j) Terminating Action for Certain 

Requirements in AD 2020–22–16 

Accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD terminates the limitations of Task 

262300–00001–1–C, as required by paragraph 

(i) of AD 2020–22–16, for airplanes with an 

original airworthiness certificate or original 

export certificate of airworthiness issued on 

or before January 17, 2020 only. 

(k) Additional AD Provisions 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft 

Section, 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 Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (l) of this AD. 

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

(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, Large Aircraft Section, 

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 (k)(2) of this AD, if 

any service information 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 

existing 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. 

(l) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3223; email sanjay.ralhan@

faa.gov. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

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[FR Doc. 2022–03730 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0747; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AEA–14] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Skaneateles, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Skaneateles 

Aero Drome, Skaneateles, NY, to 

accommodate new area navigation 

(RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) 


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