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(4) You may view this service information 

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 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, 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

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

Issued on November 1, 2022. 

Christina Underwood, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–24419 Filed 11–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–1303; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–01001–G] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Alexander 

Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau Gliders 

Editorial Note: Proposed rule document 

2022–22698 was originally published on 

pages 64734 through 64737 in the issue of 

Wednesday, October 26, 2022. In that 

publication on page 64737, in the first 

column, under the ‘‘(j) Material Incorporated 

by Reference’’ heading, paragraph ‘‘(3)’’, 

‘‘November 30, 2022’’ should read ‘‘[DATE 

35 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE 

FINAL RULE]’’. The corrected document is 

published here in its entirety. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2022–14–14, which applies to all 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau Model ASW–15 

gliders. AD 2022–14–14 requires 

repetitively inspecting the wing root 

ribs for cracks, looseness, and damage 

and replacing any root rib with a crack, 

a loose rib or lift pin bushing, or any 

damage. Since the FAA issued AD 

2022–14–14, the European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

superseded its mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) to 

add all Model ASW–15B gliders to the 

applicability. This proposed AD is 

prompted by MCAI originated by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. This proposed 

AD would retain the requirements from 

AD 2022–14–14 of repetitively 

inspecting the wing root ribs for cracks, 

looseness, and damage and replacing 

any root rib with a crack, a loose rib or 

lift pin bushing, or any damage; and 

would add the Model ASW–15B gliders 

to the applicability. The FAA is 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this NPRM by December 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA- 2022–1303; 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 NPRM, the MCAI, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For service information identified 

in this NPRM, contact Alexander 

Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau, AlexanderSchleicher-Str. 1, Poppenhausen, 

Germany D–36163; phone: +49 (0) 

06658 89–0; email: info@alexanderschleicher.de; website: alexanderschleicher.de. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Rutherford, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 

64106; phone: (816) 329–4165; email: 

jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–1303; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2022–01001–G’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend the proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Jim Rutherford, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, General 

Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 

64106. Any commentary that the FAA 

receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA issued AD 2022–14–14, 

Amendment 39–22119 (87 FR 43403, 

July 21, 2022), (AD 2022–14–14), for all 

serial-numbered Alexander Schleicher 

GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Model 

ASW–15 gliders. AD 2022–14–14 was 

prompted by MCAI originated by EASA, 

which is the Technical Agent for the 


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Member States of the European Union. 

EASA issued EASA AD 2021–0187, 

dated August 9, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0187), for all Alexander Schleicher 

GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Model 

ASW 15 gliders to correct an unsafe 

condition identified as wing root rib 

damage. 

AD 2022–14–14 requires repetitively 

inspecting the wing root ribs for cracks, 

looseness, and damage and replacing 

any root rib with a crack, a loose rib or 

lift pin bushing, or any damage. The 

FAA issued AD 2022–14–14 to detect 

and correct damaged root ribs. 

Actions Since AD 2022–14–14 Was 

Issued 

Since the FAA issued AD 2022–14– 

14, Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau determined that 

Model ASW–15B gliders can also be 

affected by wing root rib damage. As a 

result, EASA superseded EASA AD 

2021–0187, and issued EASA AD 2022– 

0146, dated July 11, 2022 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’). The MCAI 

states that wing root rib damage can also 

affect Model ASW–15B gliders and the 

Model ASW–15B as well as the ASW– 

15 gliders require repetitively inspecting 

the wing root ribs and replacing any 

damaged wing root ribs. The MCAI 

retains the requirements of EASA AD 

2021–0187 and expands the 

applicability to include all Model ASW– 

15B gliders. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2022–1303. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Alexander 

Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Technical 

Note No. 29, Issue II (TN No. 29, Issue 

II), dated May 4, 2022. This service 

information specifies replacement of 

root ribs. 

This proposed AD would also require 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Technical 

Note No. 29, dated June 28, 2021; 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Repair 

instruction exchange of wing root ribs 

according to TN 29, dated June 28, 2021; 

and Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Maintenance 

Instruction G, Issue 1, dated June 28, 

2021, which the Director of the Federal 

Register approved for incorporation by 

reference as of August 25, 2022 (87 FR 

43403, July 21, 2022). 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in ADDRESSES. 

FAA’s Determination 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with this 

State of Design Authority, it has notified 

the FAA of the unsafe condition 

described in the MCAI and service 

information described above. The FAA 

is issuing this NPRM after determining 

that the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

on other products of these same type 

designs. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would retain all of 

the requirements of AD 2022–14–14, 

would add Model ASW–15B gliders to 

the applicability, and would provide the 

option of using the service material from 

AD 2022–14–14 or the updated service 

material. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the Service Information 

TN No. 29, Issue II, specifies the 

exchange of page 22A and page 27A of 

the Flight and Operations Manual for 

the Model ASW–15 and ASW–15B 

gliders, respectively, with a new version 

of those pages and then specifies 

documenting this change on page 3, 

Amendments, of the respective manual, 

and the MCAI, and this proposed AD do 

not. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 29 

gliders of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspect root ribs ................ 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ....... Not Applicable .. $85 per product per inspection cycle.$2,465 per inspection 

cycle. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary replacements 

that would be required based on the 

results of the proposed inspection. The 

agency has no way of determining the 

number of gliders that might need these 

replacements: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replace all four root ribs ............................. 8 work-hours × $85 per hour = $680 ............................................ $1,000 $1,680 

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 


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develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would 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 the proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would 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 Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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 2022–14–14, Amendment 39–22119 

(87 FR 43403, July 21, 2022); and 

■ b. Adding the following new 

airworthiness directive: 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau: Docket No. FAA– 

2022–1303; Project Identifier MCAI– 

2022–01001–G. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by December 12, 

2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2022–14–14, 

Amendment 39–22119 (87 FR 43403, July 21, 

2022) (AD 2022–14–14). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Alexander Schleicher 

GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Model ASW– 

15 and ASW–15B gliders, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 5712, Wing, Rib/Bulkhead. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as wing root 

rib damage. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

detect and correct damaged root ribs. The 

unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

result in reduced structural integrity of the 

wing assembly, which could lead to loss of 

control of the glider. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Action 

(1) For Model ASW–15 gliders: Within 30 

days after August 25, 2022 (effective date of 

AD 2022–14–14), and thereafter at intervals 

not to exceed 12 months, inspect all wing 

root ribs (4 places) for cracks, looseness, and 

damage, in accordance with the Action 

section in Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Maintenance 

Instruction G, Issue 1, dated June 28, 2021. 

If there is a crack in any root rib, a loose rib 

or lift pin bushing, or any damage, before 

further flight, replace the root rib in 

accordance with Action paragraph (B) in 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Technical Note 

No. 29, dated June 28, 2021, and steps 1 

through 7 in Alexander Schleicher GmbH & 

Co. Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Repair 

instruction exchange of wing root ribs 

according to TN 29, dated June 28, 2021; or 

Action paragraph (C) in Alexander 

Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau 

ASW 15 Technical Note No. 29, Issue II, 

dated May 4, 2022, and steps 1 through 7 in 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Repair instruction 

exchange of wing root ribs according to TN 

29, dated June 28, 2021. 

(2) For Model ASW–15B gliders: Within 30 

days after the effective date of this AD and 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12 

months, inspect all wing root ribs (4 places) 

for cracks, looseness, and damage, in 

accordance with the Action section in 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Maintenance 

Instruction G, Issue 1, dated June 28, 2021. 

If there is a crack in any root rib, a loose rib 

or lift pin bushing, or any damage, before 

further flight, replace the root rib in 

accordance with Action paragraph (C) in 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Technical Note 

No. 29, Issue II, dated May 4, 2022, and steps 

1 through 7 in Alexander Schleicher GmbH 

& Co. Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Repair 

instruction exchange of wing root ribs 

according to TN 29, dated June 28, 2021. 

(3) For Model ASW–15 and ASW–15B 

gliders: Replacing all four wing root ribs is 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections required by this AD. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in § 39.19. In accordance 

with § 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, mail it to 

the address identified in paragraph (i)(2) of 

this AD or email to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@

faa.gov. If mailing information, also submit 

information by email. 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) Additional Information 

(1) Refer to European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022–0146, dated 

July 11, 2022, for related information. This 

EASA AD may be found in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2022–1303. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Jim Rutherford, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

MO 64106; phone: (816) 329–4165; email: 

jim.rutherford@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. 

(3) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the following service information 

for incorporation by reference on [DATE 35 

DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL 

RULE]. 

(i) Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Technical Note 

No. 29, Issue II dated May 4, 2022. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the following service information 

for incorporation by reference on August 25, 

2022 (87 FR 43403, July 21, 2022) 

(i) Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Maintenance 

Instruction G, Issue 1, dated June 28, 2021. 

(ii) Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Repair instruction 

exchange of wing root ribs according to TN 

29, dated June 28, 2021. 

(iii) Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

Segelflugzeugbau ASW 15 Technical Note 

No. 29, dated June 28, 2021. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Alexander Schleicher GmbH 

& Co. Segelflugzeugbau, AlexanderSchleicher-Str. 1, Poppenhausen, Germany 

D–36163; phone: +49 (0) 06658 89–0; email: 

info@alexander-schleicher.de; website: 

alexander-schleicher.de. 

(6) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 


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Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

(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, 

email: fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

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

Issued on October 13, 2022. 

Christina Underwood, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. R1–2022–22698 Filed 11–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 099–10–D 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–1419; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–01002–R] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo 

S.p.a. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and 

AW139 helicopters. This proposed AD 

was prompted by a report of a damaged 

tail rotor duplex bearing (TRDB). This 

proposed AD would require repetitively 

inspecting certain TRDBs and 

depending on the results, replacing the 

TRDB or tail rotor actuator (TRA), or as 

an option, replacing the sliding control 

assembly. This proposed AD would also 

require replacing an affected TRDB with 

a serviceable TRDB at a specified 

threshold and prohibit the installation 

of certain TRDBs or sliding control 

assemblies on any helicopter, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

proposed for incorporation by reference 

(IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by December 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2022–1419; 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 NPRM, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For service information identified 

in this NPRM, contact EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; 

email: ADs@easa.europa.eu. You may 

find this material on the EASA website 

at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

McCully, Program Manager, COS 

Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1701 

Columbia Ave., Mail Stop: ACO, College 

Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 474– 

5548; email william.mccully@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–1419; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2022–01002–R’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Dan McCully, Program 

Manager, COS Program Management 

Section, Operational Safety Branch, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

FAA, 1701 Columbia Ave., Mail Stop: 

ACO, College Park, GA 30337; 

telephone (404) 474–5548; email 

william.mccully@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives that 

is not specifically designated as CBI will 

be placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, the Technical Agent for the 

Member States of the European Union, 

issued a series of ADs, with the most 

recent being EASA Emergency AD 

2022–0182–E, dated August 30, 2022 

(EASA AD 2022–0182–E), to correct an 

unsafe condition for all serial-numbered 

Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters, formerly 

Finmeccanica S.p.A, AgustaWestland 

S.p.A., Agusta S.p.A.; and 

AgustaWestland Philadelphia 

Corporation, formerly Agusta Aerospace 

Corporation, Model AB139 and AW139 

helicopters. EASA AD 2022–0182–E 

defines the ‘‘affected part’’ as TRDB part 

number (P/N) 3G6430V00151, P/N 

3G6430V00152, and P/N 

3G6430V00153, the ‘‘affected TRA’’ as 

TRA P/N 3G6730V00731 and P/N 

3G6730V00732, and the ‘‘affected 

assembly’’ as sliding control assembly 

P/N 3G6430A02531. EASA initially 

issued EASA AD 2022–0152–E, dated 

July 26, 2022, which was superseded by 

EASA AD 2022–0182–E. 


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