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send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (i) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ASW-190- 

COS@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. 

(i) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Ameet Shrotriya, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, DSCO Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177– 

1524; phone: (817) 222–5525; email: 

Ameet.Shrotriya@faa.gov. 

(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) Bell Alert Service Bulletin 205–20–116, 

dated April 15, 2020. 

(ii) Bell Alert Service Bulletin 205B–20–69, 

dated April 15, 2020. 

(iii) Bell Alert Service Bulletin 210–20–13, 

dated April 15, 2020. 

(iv) Bell Alert Service Bulletin 212–20– 

162, dated April 15, 2020. 

(v) Bell Alert Service Bulletin 412–20–180, 

dated April 15, 2020. 

(vi) Bell Alert Service Bulletin 412CF–20– 

67, dated April 15, 2020. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bell Textron Inc., P.O. Box 

482, Fort Worth, TX 76101; telephone (450) 

437–2862 or (800) 363–8023; fax (450) 433– 

0272; email productsupport@bellflight.com; 

or at https://www.bellflight.com/support/ 

contact-support. 

(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. 

(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 March 15, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06973 Filed 4–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0005; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01062–R; Amendment 

39–21983; AD 2022–06–17] 

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 EC130T2 

helicopters. This AD was prompted by 

the determination of a certain part 

needing a life limit and reidentification. This AD requires reidentifying a certain part-numbered 

engine-to-main gearbox (engine-MGB) 

coupling shaft, and creating a log card 

or equivalent record, 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 9, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 9, 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–2022–0005. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0005; 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 2021–0216, 

dated September 23, 2021 (EASA AD 

2021–0216), to correct an unsafe 

condition for Airbus Helicopters (AH), 

formerly Eurocopter, Model EC 130 T2 

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 Airbus Helicopters Model 

EC130T2 helicopters. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 20, 2022 (87 FR 3050). The 

NPRM was prompted by the 

determination from recent analysis 

related to service life, for the need to 

introduce a service life limit (life limit) 

in torque cycles for engine-MGB 

coupling shaft part number (P/N) 

350A35–1100–21. The NPRM proposed 

to require re-identifying a certain partnumbered engine-MGB coupling shaft 

by crossing out the old P/N and marking 

a new P/N and serial number (S/N) on 

the engine-MGB coupling shaft. The 

NPRM also proposed to require creating 

a log card or equivalent record 

indicating the new P/N, S/N, and the 

initial value of accumulated torque 

cycles for the engine-MGB coupling 

shaft. The NPRM also proposed to 

prohibit installing an affected engineMGB coupling shaft on any helicopter. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent 

fatigue failure of the engine-MGB 

coupling shaft, which if not corrected, 

could result in loss of control of the 

helicopter. See EASA AD 2021–0216 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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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. This AD 

is adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0216 requires reidentifying each affected engine-MGB 

coupling shaft, by crossing out the old 

P/N and marking the new P/N and S/N, 

and creating a log card indicating the 

new P/N, S/N, and the initial value of 

accumulated torque cycles. EASA AD 

2021–0216 also prohibits installing an 

affected engine-MGB coupling shaft on 

any helicopter. 

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 No. EC130– 

04A010, dated July 15, 2021 (ASB 

EC130–04A010). This service 

information specifies procedures for reidentifying the engine-MGB coupling 

shaft by crossing out the old P/N and 

marking the new P/N and a new S/N 

using a vibration scriber. ASB EC130– 

04A010 also specifies instructions for 

creating a log card for the engine-MGB 

coupling shaft indicating the new P/N, 

the new S/N, and the number of torque 

cycles. Finally, ASB EC130–04A010 

specifies instructions for calculating the 

number of torque cycles that are 

required to be indicated on the log card. 

Differences Between This AD and EASA 

AD 2021–0216 

Service information referenced in 

EASA AD 2021–0216 specifies sending 

certain information to the manufacturer; 

this AD does not. Paragraph (1) of EASA 

AD 2021–0216 specifies a compliance 

time of before exceeding 660 flight 

hours or 24 months after the effective 

date of EASA AD 2021–0216, whichever 

occurs first. However, this AD requires 

compliance before exceeding 660 hours 

time-in-service or 24 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 264 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. 

Re-identifying the engine-MGB 

coupling shaft takes about 4 work-hours 

for an estimated cost of $340 per 

helicopter and up to $89,760 for the 

U.S. fleet. 

Creating a log card or equivalent 

record takes about 1 work-hour for an 

estimated cost of $85 per log card and 

up to $22,440 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: 

2022–06–17 Airbus Helicopters: 

Amendment 39–21983; Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0005; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–01062–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective May 9, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters 

Model EC130T2 helicopters, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6300, Main Rotor Drive System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the 

determination of a certain part needing a life 

limit and re-identification. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to prevent fatigue failure of 

the engine-to-main gearbox (engine-MGB) 

coupling shaft, which if not corrected, could 

result in loss of 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 2021–0216, dated 

September 23, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0216). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0216 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0216 requires 

compliance in terms of flight hours, this AD 

requires using hours time-in-service. 

(2) Where EASA AD 2021–0216 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

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

0216 specifies ‘‘in accordance with the 

instructions of section 3.B of the ASB,’’ for 

this AD replace ‘‘in accordance with the 

instructions of section 3.B of the ASB’’ with 

‘‘in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraphs 3.B.2. through 

3.B.2.b. of the of the ASB.’’ 


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(4) Where Note 1 of the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0216 specifies 

to contact Airbus Helicopters if you have 

more than one non-installed engine-MGB 

coupling shaft, this AD does not require 

contacting Airbus Helicopters. 

(5) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0216 specifies 

to use a vibration scriber to re-identify the 

engine-MGB coupling shaft, this AD allows 

the use of equivalent tooling. 

(6) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0216 specifies 

creating a log card for the engine-MGB 

coupling shaft, this AD requires creating a log 

card or equivalent record. 

(7) This AD does not mandate compliance 

with the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0216. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0216 specifies 

to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199, 

provided no passengers are onboard. 

(k) 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 (l) 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. 

(l) 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. 

(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 2021–0216, dated September 23, 

2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0216, 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–2022–0005. 

(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 10, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06942 Filed 4–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1174; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00246–R; Amendment 

39–21988; AD 2022–07–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo 

S.p.a. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020–23– 

07, which applied to certain Leonardo 

S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 

helicopters. AD 2020–23–07 required 

removing certain life raft reservoirs 

(reservoirs) from service, inspecting the 

reservoirs and actuator cables, and 

depending on the inspection results, 

replacing the reservoir or adjusting the 

actuator cable. This AD was prompted 

by the inadvertent activation and 

deployment of an emergency life raft 

while the helicopter was in flight. This 

AD retains the requirements of AD 

2020–23–07, and requires expanding the 

required actions to include additional 

serial-numbered reservoirs, and updates 

applicable service information. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 9, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of May 9, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of December 4, 2020 (85 FR 

73610, November 19, 2020). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters, Emanuele 

Bufano, Head of Airworthiness, Viale 

G.Agusta 520, 21017 C.Costa di 

Samarate (Va) Italy; telephone +39– 

0331–225074; fax +39–0331–229046; or 

at https://customerportal.leonardo

company.com/en-US/. 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. It is also available 

at https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1174. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1174; 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 European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (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: 

Darren Gassetto, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone (516) 228–7323; email 

Darren.Gassetto@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2020–23–07, 

Amendment 39–21323 (85 FR 73610, 

November 19, 2020) (AD 2020–23–07). 

AD 2020–23–07 applied to Leonardo 

S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 

helicopters, with emergency flotation kit 

part number (P/N) 4G9560F00111 (15 

passengers) or 4G9560F00211 (18 

passengers). The NPRM published in 


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