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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 April 15, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. R1–2022–10447 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 0099–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0086; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01035–T; Amendment 

39–22026; AD 2022–09–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

Editorial Note: Rule document 2022–10460 

was originally published on pages 29654 

through 29657 in the issue of Monday, May 

16, 2022. In that publication on page 29655, 

in the first column, in the DATES, ‘‘June 20, 

2022’’ should read ‘‘June 21, 2022’’. Also, in 

that publication, on page 29656, in the first 

column, paragraph 2(a), ‘‘June 20, 2022’’ 

should read ‘‘June 21, 2022’’. The corrected 

document is published here in its entirety. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021–13– 

06, which applied to certain Airbus SAS 

Model A350–941 and –1041 airplanes. 

AD 2021–13–06 required revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations. Since the FAA issued AD 

2021–13–06, the FAA has determined 

that new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations are necessary. 

This AD continues to require the actions 

in AD 2021–13–06 and requires revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

additional 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 June 21, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of June 21, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain other publications listed in 

this AD as of September 3, 2021 (86 FR 

40934, July 30, 2021). 

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–2022–0086. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0086; 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, FAA, International 

Validation Branch, 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 2021–0208, 

dated September 15, 2021 (EASA AD 

2021–0208) (also referred to as the 

MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Airbus SAS Model A350–941 and 

–1041 airplanes. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2021–13–06, 

Amendment 39–21611 (86 FR 40934, 

July 30, 2021) (AD 2021–13–06). AD 

2021–13–06 applied to certain Airbus 

SAS Model A350–941 and –1041 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on February 9, 2022 

(87 FR 7397). The NPRM was prompted 

by a determination that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. The NPRM proposed to 

continue to require the actions in AD 

2021–13–06 and require revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

additional new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations, as specified 

in EASA AD 2021–0208. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

hazardous or catastrophic airplane 

system failures. See the MCAI for 

additional background information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received a comment from 

the Air Line Pilots Association, 

International (ALPA) who supported the 

NPRM without change. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment 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 2021–0208 describes new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for airplane structures and 

safe life limits. 

This AD also requires EASA AD 

2020–0211, dated October 5, 2020, and 

EASA AD 2021–0026, dated January 20, 

2021, which the Director of the Federal 

Register approved for incorporation by 

reference as of September 3, 2021 (86 FR 

40934, July 30, 2021). 

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 27 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

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AD 2021–13–06 to be $7,650 (90 workhours × $85 per work-hour). 

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. 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the new proposed actions 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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2021–13–06, Amendment 39– 

21611 (86 FR 40934, July 30, 2021); and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

2022–09–06 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22026; Docket No. FAA–2022–0086; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–01035–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective June 21, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

(1) This AD replaces AD 2021–13–06, 

Amendment 39–21611 (86 FR 40934, July 30, 

2021) (AD 2021–13–06). 

(2) This AD affects AD 2019–20–01, 

Amendment 39–19754 (84 FR 55495, October 

17, 2019) (AD 2019–20–01). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model 

A350–941 and –1041 airplanes, certificated 

in any category, with an original 

airworthiness certificate or original export 

certificate of airworthiness issued on or 

before July 20, 2021. 

(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 hazardous or catastrophic 

airplane system failures. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Maintenance or Inspection 

Program Revision, With No Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of AD 2021–13–06, with no 

changes. For airplanes with an original 

airworthiness certificate or original export 

certificate of airworthiness issued on or 

before July 22, 2020: 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 2020–0211, dated October 5, 

2020 (EASA AD 2020–0211); and EASA AD 

2021–0026, dated January 20, 2021 (EASA 

AD 2021–0026). Where EASA AD 2021–0026 

affects the same airworthiness limitations 

(tasks and life limits) as those in EASA AD 

2020–0211, the airworthiness limitations 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0026 prevail. 

Accomplishing the revision of the existing 

maintenance or inspection program required 

by paragraph (j) of this AD terminates the 

requirements of this paragraph. 

(h) Retained Exceptions to EASA AD 2020– 

0211 and EASA AD 2021–0026, With No 

Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (h) of AD 2021–13–06, with no 

changes. For airplanes with an original 

airworthiness certificate or original export 

certificate of airworthiness issued on or 

before July 22, 2020: 

(1) Where EASA AD 2020–0211 and EASA 

AD 2021–0026 refers to its effective date, this 

AD requires using September 3, 2021 (the 

effective date of AD 2021–13–06). 

(2) The requirements specified in 

paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA AD 2020– 

0211 and EASA AD 2021–0026 do not apply 

to this AD. 

(3) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2020–0211 

and EASA AD 2021–0026 specifies revising 

‘‘the approved AMP [aircraft maintenance 

program]’’ within 12 months after its 

effective date, but this AD requires revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

‘‘limitations, tasks and associated thresholds 

and intervals’’ specified in paragraph (3) of 

EASA AD 2020–0211 and EASA AD 2021– 

0026 within 90 days after September 3, 2021 

(the effective date of AD 2021–13–06). 

(4) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2020–0211 and EASA AD 2021–0026 is 

at the applicable ‘‘thresholds’’ as 

incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2020–0211 and 

EASA AD 2021–0026, or within 90 days after 

September 3, 2021 (the effective date of AD 

2021–13–06), whichever occurs later. 

(5) The provisions specified in paragraphs 

(4) and (5) of EASA AD 2020–0211 do not 

apply to this AD. 

(6) The provisions specified in paragraph 

(4) of EASA AD 2021–0026 do not apply to 

this AD. 

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

2020–0211 and EASA AD 2021–0026 does 

not apply to this AD. 

(i) Retained Provisions for Alternative 

Actions and Intervals, With a New Exception 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (i) of AD 2021–13–06, with a new 

exception. For airplanes with an original 

airworthiness certificate or original export 

certificate of airworthiness issued on or 

before July 22, 2020: Except as required by 

paragraph (j) of this AD, after the existing 

maintenance or inspection program has been 

revised as required by paragraph (g) of this 

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and intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2020–0211 or EASA AD 2021–0026. 

(j) New Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Except as specified in paragraph (k) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2021–0208, 

dated September 15, 2021. Accomplishing 

the revision of the existing maintenance or 

inspection program required by this 

paragraph terminates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(k) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0208 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0208 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– 

0208 do not apply to this AD. 

(3) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021–0208 

specifies to revise ‘‘the 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 

AD 2021–0208 is at the applicable 

‘‘limitations’’ as incorporated by the 

requirements of paragraph (3) of EASA AD 

2021–0208, or within 90 days after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later. 

(5) The provisions specified in paragraphs 

(4) and (5) of EASA AD 2021–0208 do not 

apply to this AD. 

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

2021–0208 does not apply to this AD. 

(7) Where EASA AD 2021–0208 refers to 

Airbus A350 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) Part 4, Revision 6 and 

Variation 6.1, replace the text ‘‘Airbus A350 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 

4, Revision 6 and Variation 6.1,’’ with 

‘‘Airbus A350 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) Part 4, Revision 6 and 

Variation 6.1; for any airworthiness 

limitations (tasks and life limits) that are in 

both documents, the airworthiness 

limitations (tasks and life limits) specified in 

Variation 6.1 prevail.’’ 

(l) New Provisions for Alternative Actions 

and Intervals 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (j) 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 

2021–0208. 

(m) Terminating Action for Certain 

Requirements of AD 2019–20–01 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g) or (j) of this AD terminates the 

repetitive greasing task for batch 02 group of 

affected thrust reverser actuators required by 

paragraph (g) of AD 2019–20–01. 

(n) 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 (o) 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. 

(o) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, FAA, International 

Validation Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3225; email dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

(p) 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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on June 21, 2022. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0208, dated September 15, 

2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on September 3, 2021 (86 

FR 40934, July 30, 2021). 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2020–0211, dated October 5, 

2020. 

(ii) European Union Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0026, dated 

January 20, 2021. 

(5) For the EASA ADs identified 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 EASA AD on the EASA website at 

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

(6) 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. 

(7) 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 April 15, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. R1–2022–10460 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 0099–10–D 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0146; Project 

Identifier AD–2021–00449–R; Amendment 

39–22054; AD 2022–11–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020–26– 

13, which applied to certain Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model 

S–92A helicopters. AD 2020–26–13 

required establishing the life limit for 

certain part-numbered horizontal 

stabilizer root fittings FWD (forward 

root fittings) and certain part-numbered 

stabilizer strut fittings. AD 2020–26–13 

also required repetitively inspecting 

certain parts, and depending on the 

inspection results, removing parts from 

service. Finally AD 2020–26–13 

prohibited installing certain stabilizer 

assemblies on any helicopter. Since the 

FAA issued AD 2020–26–13, the 

manufacturer notified the FAA that due 

to an error in the service information, 

certain part numbers in AD 2020–26–13 

are incorrect. Also, the FAA determined 

that additional inspections are required 

to address the unsafe condition. This 

AD retains certain requirements and the 

prohibition for installing certain 

stabilizer assemblies on any helicopter 

from AD 2020–26–13, corrects certain 

part numbers, and requires additional 

repetitive inspections. The actions of 

this AD are intended to address an 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective June 27, 

2022. 


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