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Vol. 87, No. 60 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0617; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00385–T; Amendment 

39–21879; AD 2021–26–20] 

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 all 

Airbus SAS Model A300 B4–600, B4– 

600R, and F4–600R series airplanes, and 

Model A300 C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes (collectively called Model 

A300–600 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 May 3, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publications listed in this 

AD as of May 3, 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 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–2021–0617. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0617; 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, Large 

Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3225; email 

dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0093, 

dated March 30, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0093) (also referred to as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or the MCAI), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus SAS Model 

A300–600 series airplanes. 

EASA AD 2021–0093 specifies that it 

requires tasks (limitations) already 

required by EASA AD 2019–0090 

(which corresponds to FAA AD 2019– 

21–01, Amendment 39–19767 (84 FR 

56935, October 24, 2019) (AD 2019–21– 

01)) and EASA AD 2020–0111R2 (which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2020–23–11, 

Amendment 39–21327 (85 FR 75838, 

November 27, 2020) (AD 2020–23–11)) 

and invalidates prior instructions for 

those tasks. For AD 2019–21–01 and AD 

2020–23–11, this AD terminates the 

limitation for the tasks identified in the 

service information referred to in EASA 

AD 2021–0093 only. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus SAS Model A300– 

600 series airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 9, 2021 (86 FR 43440). 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 2021–0093. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

fatigue cracking, damage, and corrosion 

in principal structural elements, which 

could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the fuselage. See the MCAI 

for additional background information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received a comment from 

FedEx Express, who supported the 

NPRM without change. 

The FAA received additional 

comments from UPS Airlines. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Revise the Proposed AD To 

Supersede Previous ADs 

UPS Airlines requested that the FAA 

minimize the number of rulemaking 

activities in this area and suggested 

revising the current proposed rule to 

include the latest released variation 

information and the two current 

mandated rulings (AD 2019–21–01 and 

AD 2020–23–11), while superseding 

them. UPS stated that it anticipates that 

EASA will release a proposed AD to 

mandate the latest variation 

information. UPS asserted that multiple 

active rulings for the same program 

requirements place an unnecessary 

compliance tracking burden on 

operators for the hundreds of tasks 

within the airworthiness limitations 

section (ALS) program, while offering 

no enhancement or benefit to fleet 

airworthiness. 

The FAA does not agree to revise this 

AD, because it is based on an unsafe 

condition that requires new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, as 

issued by Airbus in a specific variation 


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of the ALS. As stated in the NPRM for 

this AD, the FAA determined that the 

unsafe condition is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design requiring the FAA to issue 

an AD of its own. Furthermore, revising 

the proposed AD to include new 

variations (i.e., new requirements) 

would result in the need to reissue the 

notice and reopen the period for public 

comment, adding unwarranted delay to 

the rulemaking process. The FAA has 

determined that further delay of this AD 

is not appropriate. This AD has not been 

changed with regard to this request. 

Request To Change Compliance Time 

UPS Airlines requested a minimum of 

180 days for incorporation of the new or 

revised ALS into their maintenance or 

inspection program from the AD’s 

effective date. UPS stated that changes 

identified in a variation release are for 

ALS tasks that are not of concern for 

near-term airworthiness. 

The FAA does not agree to the 

requested change. This AD merely 

requires operators to update their 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program within 90 days to include the 

revised ALS. Each ALS task has its own 

associated compliance time. No change 

has been made to this AD in response 

to this request. 

Request To Remove Compliance Time 

UPS Airlines requested that the initial 

compliance time (the later of the task 

threshold or within 90 days after the 

effective date) be revised to remove the 

90 day requirement. UPS noted the task 

threshold in the ALS includes a 

calendar threshold in addition to flight 

cycle/flight hour requirements. UPS 

stated it believes the 90-day requirement 

is unnecessary and stated there is no 

technical data to support reducing the 

compliance times in the ALS. 

The FAA does not agree to the 

requested change. The 90-day 

requirement does not reduce any 

compliance times specified in the ALS. 

The compliance time is the later of the 

times in the ALS and 90 days after the 

effective date. Thus if any compliance 

time in the ALS is later than 90 days 

after the effective date, operators would 

only need to accomplish the task within 

the later compliance time. No change 

has been made to this AD in response 

to this request. 

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 2021–0093 describes new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for airplane structures and 

safe life limits. 

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 118 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following costs 

to comply with this: The FAA has 

determined that revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program 

takes an average of 90 work-hours 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: 

2021–26–20 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

21879; Docket No. FAA–2021–0617; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–00385–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective May 3, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2019–21–01, 

Amendment 39–19767 (84 FR 56935, October 

24, 2019) (AD 2019–21–01) and AD 2020–23– 

11, Amendment 39–21327 (85 FR 75838, 

November 27, 2020) (AD 2020–23–11). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies all Airbus SAS Model 

A300 B4–601, B4–603, B4–620, B4–622, B4– 

605R, B4–622R, F4–605R, F4–622R, and C4– 

605R Variant F airplanes, certificated in any 

category. 

(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 fatigue cracking, damage, 

and corrosion in principal structural 


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elements, which could result in reduced 

structural integrity of the fuselage. 

(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 2021–0093, dated 

March 30, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0093). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0093 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0093 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– 

0093 do not apply to this AD. 

(3) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021–0093 

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 

2021–0093 is at the applicable ‘‘thresholds’’ 

as incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021–0093, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

(5) The provisions specified in paragraph 

(4) of EASA AD 2021–0093 do not apply to 

this AD. 

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

2021–0093 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) or 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0093. 

(j) Terminating Action for Certain 

Requirements of AD 2019–21–01 and AD 

2020–23–11 

(1) Accomplishing the actions required by 

this AD terminates the corresponding 

requirements of AD 2019–21–01, for the tasks 

identified in the service information referred 

to in EASA AD 2021–0093 only. 

(2) Accomplishing the actions required by 

this AD terminates the corresponding 

requirements of AD 2020–23–11, for the tasks 

identified in the service information referred 

to in EASA AD 2021–0093 only. 

(k) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(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 responsible Flight 

Standards 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 responsible 

Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, 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 

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 Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3225; email dan.rodina@

faa.gov. 

(m) 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 2021–0093, dated March 30, 

2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0093, 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 

EASA AD on the EASA website at https://

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) 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. 

(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 December 15, 2021. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

Note: This document was received for 

publication by the Office of the Federal 

Register on March 24, 2022. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 170 

Food Additives 

CFR Correction 

This rule is being published by the 

Office of the Federal Register to correct 

an editorial or technical error that 

appeared in the most recent annual 

revision of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

■ In Title 21 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 170 to 199, revised as 

of April 1, 2021, in § 170.30, reinstate 

paragraph (g) to read as follows: 

§ 170.30 Eligibility for classification as 

generally recognized as safe (GRAS). 

* * * * * 

(g) A food ingredient that is not GRAS 

or subject to a prior sanction requires a 

food additive regulation promulgated 

under section 409 of the act before it 

may be directly or indirectly added to 

food. 

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