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of its failure that may accumulate in 

hazardous quantities within the 

airplane. 

4. Meet the requirements of § 25.863. 

5. Not damage surrounding structure 

or adjacent systems, equipment, or 

electrical wiring from corrosive fluids or 

gases that may escape in such a way as 

to cause a major or more-severe failure 

condition. 

6. Have provisions to prevent any 

hazardous effect on airplane structure or 

systems caused by the maximum 

amount of heat it can generate due to 

any failure of it or its individual cells. 

7. Have a failure sensing and warning 

system to alert the flight crew if its 

failure affects safe operation of the 

airplane. 

8. Have a monitoring and warning 

feature that alerts the flightcrew when 

its charge state falls below acceptable 

levels if its function is required for safe 

operation of the airplane. 

9. Have a means to automatically 

disconnect from its charging source in 

the event of an over-temperature 

condition, cell failure or battery failure. 

Note: A battery system consists of the 

battery, battery charger, and any protective 

monitoring and alerting circuitry or hardware 

inside or outside of the battery. It also 

includes vents (where necessary) and 

packaging. For the purpose of these special 

conditions, a battery and the battery system 

is referred to as a battery. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 

1, 2022. 

Patrick R. Mullen, 

Manager, Technical Innovation Policy 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07255 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0018; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00853–R; Amendment 

39–21997; AD 2022–07–09] 

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 all 

Airbus Helicopters Model AS33L2 and 

EC225LP helicopters. This AD was 

prompted by a discrepancy in the 

rotorcraft flight manual (RFM) where 

the rotorcraft stay-up flying capabilities 

for Category B operation were provided 

through performance data only, not as 

airworthiness limitations that are 

dependent upon on the number of 

passengers on board. This AD requires 

revising the existing RFM for your 

helicopter, 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 11, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 11, 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. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. 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. It is also available in the AD 

docket at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0018. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0018; 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: 

Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0174, 

dated July 21, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0174), to correct an unsafe condition for 

Airbus Helicopters, formerly 

Eurocopter, Eurocopter France, and 

Aerospatiale, Model AS 332 L2 and EC 

225 LP helicopters. 

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 Helicopters Model 

AS332L2 and EC225LP helicopters. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on January 31, 2022 (87 FR 

4820). The NPRM was prompted by a 

discrepancy in the RFM where the 

rotorcraft stay-up flying capabilities for 

Category B operation were provided 

through performance data only, not as 

airworthiness limitations that are 

dependent upon on the number of 

passengers on board. The NPRM 

proposed to require revising the existing 

RFM for your helicopter, as specified in 

EASA AD 2021–0174. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

this discrepancy in the RFM, which, if 

not addressed, could lead to incorrect 

determination of the stay-up flying 

capabilities of the helicopter, resulting 

in reduced control of the helicopter. See 

EASA AD 2021–0174 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, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0174 requires 

amending (revising) the Limitation 

Section of the applicable RFM by 

incorporating new weight limitations 

that are dependent upon the number of 

passengers on board. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 


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of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

EASA AD 2021–0174 requires 

operators to ‘‘inform all flight crew’’ of 

revisions to the RFM and, thereafter, to 

‘‘operate the helicopter accordingly.’’ 

However, this AD does not specifically 

require those actions. 

14 CFR 91.9 requires that no person 

may operate a civil aircraft without 

complying with the operating 

limitations specified in the RFM. 

Therefore, including a requirement in 

this AD to operate the helicopter 

according to the revised RFM would be 

redundant and unnecessary. Further, 

compliance with such a requirement in 

an AD would be impracticable to 

demonstrate or track on an ongoing 

basis; therefore, a requirement to 

operate the helicopter in such a manner 

would be unenforceable. 

This AD allows the owner/operator 

(pilot) holding at least a private pilot 

certificate to revise the existing RFM for 

your helicopter and do the logbook 

entry, whereas EASA AD 2021–0174 

does not specify this. This AD requires 

these actions to be entered into the 

aircraft records showing compliance 

with this AD in accordance with 14 CFR 

43.9(a)(1) through (4) and 14 CFR 

91.417(a)(2)(v), and the record to be 

maintained as required by 14 CFR 

91.417 or 135.439. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 38 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. 

Revising the existing RFM for your 

helicopter takes about 0.50 work-hour 

for an estimated cost of $42.50 per 

helicopter and $1,615 for the U.S. fleet. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

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: 

2022–07–09 Airbus Helicopters: 

Amendment 39–21997; Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0018; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–00853–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective May 11, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters 

Model AS332L2 and EC225LP helicopters, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 7600, Engine Controls. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a discrepancy in 

the rotorcraft flight manual (RFM) where the 

rotorcraft stay-up flying capabilities for 

Category B operation were provided through 

performance data only, not as airworthiness 

limitations that are dependent upon the 

number of passengers on board. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address this discrepancy 

in the RFM, which, if not addressed, could 

lead to incorrect determination of the stay-up 

flying capabilities of the helicopter, resulting 

in reduced control of the helicopter. 

(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 2021–0174, dated 

July 21, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0174). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0174 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0174 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2021– 

0174 specifies to ‘‘inform all flight crew and, 

thereafter, operate the helicopter 

accordingly,’’ this AD does not require those 

actions. 

(3) This AD does not mandate compliance 

with the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0174. 

(4) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2021– 

0174 specifies an acceptable compliance 

method, replace the text ‘‘which includes 

information of equal effect to that presented’’ 

with ‘‘which includes information identical 

to that presented.’’ 

(5) The action required by paragraphs (1) 

and (2) of EASA AD 2021–0174 may be 

performed by the owner/operator (pilot) 

holding at least a private pilot certificate and 

must be entered into the aircraft records 

showing compliance with this AD in 

accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a)(1) through 

(4) and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The record 

must be maintained as required by 14 CFR 

91.417 or 135.439. 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be permitted 

provided that there are no passengers on 

board. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 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 (k) of this AD. 

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(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

(l) 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 2021–0174, dated July 21, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0174, 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 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–2022–0018. 

(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 March 31, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07174 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0008; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00882–R; Amendment 

39–21985; AD 2022–06–19] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo 

S.p.a. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW109SP 

helicopters. This AD was prompted by 

reports of corrosion inside the hoist 

support assembly (boom assembly) 

(affected part) that affects both the huck 

bolt heads (blind bolt fasteners) and the 

support surface. This AD requires 

repetitive inspections of the external 

and internal surfaces of each affected 

part for cracking and corrosion and, 

depending on the findings, 

accomplishment of corrective actions, 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 11, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 11, 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. 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. It is also available in the AD 

docket at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0008. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0008; 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: 

Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0179, 

dated July 27, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0179), to correct an unsafe condition for 

Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters, formerly 

Finmeccanica S.p.A., AgustaWestland 

S.p.A., and Agusta S.p.A., Model 

AW109SP helicopters, all serial 

numbers. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Leonardo S.p.a. Model 

AW109SP helicopters. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 21, 2022 (87 FR 3241). The 

NPRM was prompted by reports of 

corrosion inside the hoist support 

assembly affecting both the huck bolt 

heads and the support surface. 

Investigation of the root cause for the 

corrosion is ongoing. The NPRM 

proposed to require repetitive 

inspections of the external and internal 

surfaces of each affected part for 

cracking and corrosion and, depending 

on the findings, accomplishment of 

corrective actions, as specified in EASA 

AD 2021–0179. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

corrosion on the hoist support assembly. 

This condition, if not addressed, could 

affect the structural integrity of the hoist 

support assembly, leading to in-flight 

detachment of the hoist support and 

consequent damage to the helicopter, 

and injury to hoisted persons. See EASA 

AD 2021–0179 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. 


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