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to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Cindy Ashforth, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2768; fax (425) 227– 

1149. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Brazilian Airworthiness 

Directive 2011–05–04, effective June 16, 

2011, and the service information specified 

in paragraphs (k)(1) through (k)(4) of this AD, 

for related information. 

(1) EMBRAER Temporary Revision (TR) 2– 

5, dated December 6, 2007, to Appendix A, 

Part 2—Airworthiness Limitation Inspections 

(ALI)—Structures, of the EMBRAER 190 

Maintenance Review Board Report, MRB– 

1928. 

(2) EMBRAER TR 2–6, dated February 12, 

2008, to Appendix A, Part 2—Airworthiness 

Limitation Inspections (ALI)—Structures, of 

the EMBRAER 190 Maintenance Review 

Board Report, MRB–1928. 

(3) EMBRAER TR 5–1, dated February 11, 

2011, to Part 2—Airworthiness Limitation 

Inspections (ALI)—Structures, of Appendix 

A, Airworthiness Limitations (AL), of the 

EMBRAER 190 Maintenance Review Board 

Report, MRB–1928, Revision 5, dated 

November 11, 2010. 

(4) Part 2—Airworthiness Limitation 

Inspections (ALI)—Structures, of Appendix 

A, Airworthiness Limitations (AL), of the 

EMBRAER 190 Maintenance Review Board 

Report, MRB–1928, Revision 5, dated 

November 11, 2010. 

(l) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on January 14, 2013. 

(i) EMBRAER Temporary Revision (TR) 5– 

1, dated February 11, 2011, to Part 2— 

Airworthiness Limitation Inspections (ALI)— 

Structures, of Appendix A, Airworthiness 

Limitations (AL), of the EMBRAER 190 

Maintenance Review Board Report, MRB– 

1928, Revision 5, dated November 11, 2010. 

(ii) Appendix A, Airworthiness Limitation 

(AL), of the EMBRAER 190 Maintenance 

Review Board Report, MRB–1928, Revision 5, 

dated November 11, 2010. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on July 6, 2012 (75 FR 

30277, June 1, 2010). 

(i) EMBRAER TR 2–5, dated December 6, 

2007, to Appendix A, Part 2—Airworthiness 

Limitation Inspections (ALI)—Structures of 

the EMBRAER 190 Maintenance Review 

Board Report, MRB–1928. 

(ii) EMBRAER TR 2–6, dated February 12, 

2008, to Appendix A, Part 2—Airworthiness 

Limitation Inspections (ALI)—Structures of 

the EMBRAER 190 Maintenance Review 

Board Report, MRB–1928. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Embraer S.A., Technical 

Publications Section (PC 060), Av. Brigadeiro 

Faria Lima, 2170—Putim—12227–901 Sa ̃o 

Jose dos Campos—SP—BRASIL; telephone 

+55 12 3927–5852 or +55 12 3309–0732; fax 

+55 12 3927–7546; email 

distrib@embraer.com.br; Internet http:// 

www.flyembraer.com. 

(6) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(7) 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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 

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

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 13, 2012. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1135; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–SW–097–AD; Amendment 

39–17281; AD 2012–21–52] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta 

S.p.A. (Type Certificate Currently Held 

by AgustaWestland S.p.A.) (Agusta) 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are publishing a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta 

Model AW139 helicopters, which was 

sent previously to all known U.S. 

owners and operators of these 

helicopters. This AD requires inspecting 

the pilot’s and co-pilot’s collective and 

cyclic control sticks for correctly 

installed attaching hardware. This AD is 

prompted by a report of an incorrectly 

installed pilot’s collective stick, pilot’s 

cyclic stick, and co-pilot’s cyclic stick. 

These actions are intended to prevent 

detachment of the cyclic or collective 

control stick, and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 26, 2012 to all persons except 

those persons to whom it was made 

immediately effective by Emergency AD 

2012–21–52, issued on October 23, 

2012, which contained the requirements 

of this AD. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by February 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Docket Operations Office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the economic 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations Office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact AgustaWestland, 

Customer Support & Services, Via Per 

Tornavento 15, 21019 Somma Lombardo 

(VA) Italy, ATTN: Giovanni Cecchelli; 

telephone 39–0331–711133; fax 39 0331 

711180; or at http:// 

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbullettins. You may review the 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 

76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone 817–222–5328; email 

robert.grant@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not provide you with notice and 

an opportunity to provide your 

comments prior to it becoming effective. 

However, we invite you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that resulted from 

adopting this AD. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the AD, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit them only one time. We will file 

in the docket all comments that we 

receive, as well as a report summarizing 

each substantive public contact with 

FAA personnel concerning this 

rulemaking during the comment period. 

We will consider all the comments we 

receive and may conduct additional 

rulemaking based on those comments. 

Discussion 

On October 23, 2012, we issued 

Emergency AD 2012–21–52, which 

requires inspecting the pilot’s and copilot’s collective and cyclic control 

sticks for correctly installed attaching 

hardware, and reinstalling the affected 

stick before further flight if the 

hardware is not correct. The European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which 

is the Technical Agent for the Member 

States of the European Union, issued 

EASA AD No. 2012–0213–E, dated 

October 16, 2012, to correct an unsafe 

condition for certain Agusta Model 

AW139 helicopters. EASA advises that 

an incident of an incorrectly installed 

pilot’s collective stick, pilot’s cyclic 

stick, and co-pilot’s cyclic stick was 

reported. This condition, if not detected 

and corrected, could lead to in-flight 

detachment of the cyclic or collective 

sticks and subsequent loss of control of 

the helicopter. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Italy and are 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Italy, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

EASA AD. We are issuing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 

provided by EASA and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other helicopters of 

the same type design. 

Related Service Information 

Agusta has issued Bollettino Tecnico 

(BT) No. 139–308, dated October 16, 

2012. The BT describes procedures to 

inspect the pilot’s and co-pilot’s 

collective and cyclic sticks for the 

correct installation of bolts, washers, 

self-locking nuts, cotter pins, ring nuts, 

and quick-release pins. If any collective 

or cyclic stick is incorrectly installed, 

the BT requires reinstalling the affected 

control stick. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires, within 5 hours 

time-in-service (TIS): 

• Inspecting the pilot collective and 

cyclic control sticks for the correct 

installation of the attachment bolts, 

washers, self-locking nuts, and cotter 

pins. If the installed hardware is not as 

prescribed in this AD, before further 

flight, reinstalling the pilot collective or 

cyclic control stick. 

• Inspecting the co-pilot collective 

and cyclic control sticks for the correct 

installation of the ring nuts and quickrelease pins. If the installed hardware is 

not as prescribed in this AD, before 

further flight, reinstalling the co-pilot 

collective or cyclic control stick. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

The EASA AD allows compliance 

within 1 week or 5 flight-hours; this AD 

requires compliance within 5 hours TIS. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

45 helicopters of U.S. Registry. We 

estimate that operators may incur the 

following costs in order to comply with 

this AD. Inspecting the pilot’s and copilot’s collective and cyclic stick 

installation will require about 1 workhour at an average labor rate of $85 per 

hour, for a cost per helicopter of $85 

and a cost to U.S. operators of $3,825. 

Reinstalling a cyclic or collective stick 

will require about 1 work-hour, at an 

average labor rate of $85 per hour, for 

a cost per helicopter of $85. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Providing an opportunity for public 

comments prior to adopting these AD 

requirements would delay 

implementing the safety actions needed 

to correct this known unsafe condition. 

Therefore, we found and continue to 

find that the risk to the flying public 

justifies waiving notice and comment 

prior to the adoption of this rule 

because the previously described unsafe 

condition can adversely affect the 

controllability of the helicopter and the 

required corrective actions must be 

accomplished within 5 hours TIS. 

Since it was found that immediate 

corrective action was required, notice 

and opportunity for prior public 

comment before issuing this AD were 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest and good cause existed to make 

the AD effective immediately by 

Emergency AD 2012–21–52, issued on 

October 23, 2012 to all known U.S. 

owners and operators of these 

helicopters. These conditions still exist 

and the AD is hereby published in the 

Federal Register as an amendment to 

section 39.13 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 39.13) to make it 

effective to all persons. 

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. 

We are 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 

We determined that 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, I certify 

that this AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

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3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; and 

4. 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of 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 (AD): 

2012–21–52 Agusta S.P.A. Helicopters 

(Type Certificate Currently Held By 

AgustaWestland S.P.A.) (Agusta): 

Amendment 39–17281; Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1135; Directorate Identifier 

2012–SW–097–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Agusta Model AW139 

helicopters, serial numbers (S/N) 41201 

through 41310, except S/N 41290, 41291, 

41292, 41302, 41304, 41305, 41306, and 

41309, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as an 

incorrectly installed cyclic and collective 

control stick, detachment of the cyclic or 

collective control stick, and subsequent loss 

of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective December 26, 

2012 to all persons except those persons to 

whom it was made immediately effective by 

Emergency AD 2012–21–52, issued on 

October 23, 2012, which contained the 

requirements of this AD. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Within 5 hours time-in-service (TIS): 

(1) Inspect the pilot collective stick 

installation to determine whether the selflocking nuts, part-number (P/N) MS17825–4, 

are secured with cotter pins, P/N MS24665– 

136, as depicted in Figure 1 to paragraph (e) 

of this AD. If the self-locking nuts are not 

secured with cotter pins, before further flight, 

reinstall the pilot collective stick. 

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(2) Inspect the co-pilot collective stick 

installation to determine whether the ring 

nut (item 2) is loose and the quick-release pin 

(item 3) is installed as depicted in Figure 2 

to paragraph (e) of this AD. If the ring nut is 

loose or the quick-release pin is not installed, 

before further flight, reinstall the co-pilot 

collective stick. 


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(3) Inspect the pilot cyclic stick installation 

for proper installation of the bolt (item 3), 

washer (item 4), self-locking nut (item 7), 

washer (item 6), and the cotter pin (item 8), 

as depicted in Figure 3 to paragraph (e) of 

this AD. If the pilot cyclic stick is not 

installed as depicted, before further flight, 

reinstall the pilot cyclic stick. 


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(4) Inspect the co-pilot cyclic stick 

installation to determine whether the ring 

nut (item 1) is loose and the quick-release pin 

(item 5) is installed as depicted in Figure 4 

to paragraph (e) of this AD. If the ring nut is 

loose or the quick-release pin is not installed 

as depicted, before further flight, reinstall the 

co-pilot cyclic stick. 


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(f) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits will not be issued. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137; telephone 817–222– 

5328; email robert.grant@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

(1) Agusta Bollettino Tecnico No. 139–308, 

dated October 16, 2012, which is not 

incorporated by reference, contains 

additional information about the subject of 

this AD. For a copy of the service information 

referenced in this AD, contact: 

AgustaWestland, Customer Support & 

Services, Via Per Tornavento 15, 21019 

Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: 

Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone 39–0331– 

711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at http:// 

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbulletins. You may review a copy of the 

service information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, 

Texas 76137. 

(2) The subject of this AD is discussed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency AD No. 

2012–0213–E, dated October 16, 2012. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2700: Flight Controls. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

3, 2012. 

Kim Smith, 

Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29716 Filed 12–7–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0672; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–261–AD; Amendment 

39–17276; AD 2012–24–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, 

Saab Aerosystems Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 340A 

(SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports of stall events during icing 

conditions where the natural stall 

warning (buffet) was not identified. This 

AD requires replacing the stall warning 

computer (SWC) with a new SWC, 

which provides an artificial stall 


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