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(9) Where EASA AD 2021–0144 defines 

‘‘serviceable part,’’ and that definition 

specifies instructions that are ‘‘approved 

under Leonardo Design Organization 

Approval (DOA) or by EASA,’’ for this AD, 

the repair must be accomplished using a 

method approved by the Manager, General 

Aviation and Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Leonardo S.p.a.’s EASA DOA. If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(10) Where Note 2, and paragraph (7) of 

EASA AD 2021–0144 specify instructions 

that are ‘‘approved under Leonardo DOA or 

by EASA,’’ for this AD, the repair must be 

accomplished using a method approved by 

the Manager, General Aviation and Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA; or EASA; or Leonardo S.p.a.’s EASA 

DOA. If approved by the DOA, the approval 

must include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(11) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0144 specifies 

to contact the manufacturer for corrective 

action, this AD requires the repair to be done 

in accordance with a method approved by 

the Manager, General Aviation and Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA; or EASA; or Leonardo S.p.a.’s EASA 

DOA. If approved by the DOA, the approval 

must include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(12) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0144 specifies 

to discard a certain part, this AD requires 

removing that part from service. 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199 

to operate the helicopter to a location where 

the actions of this AD can be performed, 

provided no passengers are onboard. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k) of this AD. 

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. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; phone: (516) 228–7330; email: 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(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. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0144, dated June 17, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0144, contact the 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; phone: +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. 

(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 on 

the internet at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0686. 

(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 August 13, 2021. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17976 Filed 8–18–21; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0683; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–00614–R; Amendment 

39–21696; AD 2021–17–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; PZL Swidnik 

S.A. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

PZL Swidnik S.A. Model PZL W–3A 

helicopters. This AD was prompted by 

a report of a damaged wheel braking 

system pneumatic line fitting installed 

on the left-hand (LH) main landing gear 

(MLG) leg. This AD requires modifying 

the LH MLG leg. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

September 7, 2021. 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by October 4, 2021. 

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 

https://www.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. 

For service information identified in 

this final rule, contact WSK ‘‘PZLS ́ widnik’’ S.A., Al. Lotniko ́w Polskich 1, 

21–045 S ́ widnik, Poland; telephone 

(+48) 81722 5716; fax (+48) 81722 5625; 

email: PL-CustomerSupport.AW@

leonardocompany.com; or at https://

www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home. 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0683; 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 Aviation Safety 

Agency (now European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency) (EASA) AD, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Guerin, Aerospace Engineer, General 

Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

2200 S 216th St, Des Moines, WA 

98198; telephone (202) 267–7457; email 

fred.guerin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2018–0274, 

dated December 13, 2018 (EASA AD 

2018–0274), to correct an unsafe 

condition for Wytwo ́rnia Sprze ̨tu 

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S ́ widnik’’ Spo ́5ka Akcyjna (S.A.) Model 

PZL W–3A helicopters. EASA advises 

that damage was reported of the wheel 

braking system pneumatic line fitting 

installed on the LH MLG leg. 

Subsequent investigation determined 

that the wheel braking system 

pneumatic line fitting damage was 

caused by an impact of a load hoisted 

by the rescue hoist. This condition, if 

not addressed, could result in loss of 

MLG wheel braking capability, and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter during a roll-on landing. 

Accordingly, EASA AD 2018–00274 

requires, for helicopters equipped with 

a rescue hoist, modification of the LH 

MLG leg by installing shield assembly 

part number (P/N) 37.96.204.00.00. 

EASA AD 2018–0274 also specifies that 

for helicopters not equipped with a 

rescue hoist, installation of a rescue 

hoist is permitted provided that the 

helicopter is also modified by installing 

the shield assembly. 

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 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, the FAA has been 

notified of the unsafe condition 

described in EASA AD 2018–0274. The 

FAA is proposing this AD after 

evaluating all the relevant information 

and determining the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed WYTWO ́ RNIA 

SPRZE ̨ TU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ‘‘PZLS ́ widnik’’ Spo ́5ka Akcyjna Mandaroty 

Bulletin No. BO–37–18–301, dated 

December 10, 2018. This service 

information specifies procedures for 

installing shield assembly P/N 

37.96.204.00.00 on the LH MLG leg on 

Model PZL W–3A helicopters with a 

rescue hoist installed. 

AD Requirements 

For helicopters with a rescue hoist 

installed, this AD requires modifying 

the LH MLG leg by installing shield 

assembly P/N 37.96.204.00.00. 

Additionally, this AD prohibits 

installing a rescue hoist unless shield 

assembly P/N 37.96.204.00.00 is also 

installed. 

Difference Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

Whereas EASA AD 2018–0274 applies 

to all PZL W–3A helicopters, this AD 

applies to PZL W–3A helicopters with 

a rescue hoist installed. 

Justification for Immediate Adoption 

and Determination of the Effective Date 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies 

to dispense with notice and comment 

procedures for rules when the agency, 

for ‘‘good cause,’’ finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, 

upon finding good cause, may issue a 

final rule without providing notice and 

seeking comment prior to issuance. 

Further, section 553(d) of the APA 

authorizes agencies to make rules 

effective in less than thirty days, upon 

a finding of good cause. 

There are no helicopters with this 

type certificate on the U.S. Registry. 

Accordingly, notice and opportunity for 

prior public comment are unnecessary, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). In 

addition, for the foregoing reason, the 

FAA finds that good cause exists 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making 

this amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2021–0683; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2020–00614–R’’ 

at the beginning of your comments. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the final rule, 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 final rule 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 https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this final rule. 

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 AD 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 AD, 

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 AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Fred Guerin, 

Aerospace Engineer, General Aviation & 

Rotorcraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 S 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 

(202) 267–7457; email fred.guerin@

faa.gov. Any commentary that the FAA 

receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) do not apply when 

an agency finds good cause pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without 

prior notice and comment. Because the 

FAA has determined that it has good 

cause to adopt this rule without prior 

notice and comment, RFA analysis is 

not required. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are no costs of compliance with 

this AD because there are no helicopters 

with this type certificate on the U.S. 

Registry. 

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 


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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, 

and 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska. 

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: 

2021–17–13 PZL Swidnik S.A.: 

Amendment 39–21696; Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0683; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2020–00614–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective September 7, 2021. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to PZL Swidnik S.A. 

Model PZL W–3A helicopters, certificated in 

any category, with a rescue hoist installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 3201, Landing Gear/Wheel Fairing. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

damaged wheel braking system pneumatic 

line fitting installed on the left-hand (LH) 

main landing gear (MLG) leg. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to prevent damage to MLG 

pneumatic wheel braking system. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

loss of MLG wheel braking capability, and 

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter 

during a roll-on landing. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, modify the LH MLG leg by 

installing shield assembly part number (P/N) 

37.96.204.00.00. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1): A sketch of the 

installation of shield P/N 37.96.204.01.00 

and clamps P/N MS21920–35, which 

together constitute shield assembly P/N 

37.96.204.00.00, is available in Attachment 1, 

of WYTWO ́ RNIA SPRZE ̨ TU 

KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ‘‘PZL-S ́ widnik’’ 

Spo ́5ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin No. BO– 

37–18–301, dated December 10, 2018. 

(2) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install a rescue hoist unless the action 

required by paragraph (g)(1) of this AD has 

been accomplished concurrently with the 

rescue hoist installation or within 30 days 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later. 

(h) 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 (i)(1) 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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Fred Guerin, Aerospace Engineer, 

General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 S 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 

(202) 267–7457; email 9-ANM-Seattle-ACOAMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact WSK ‘‘PZL-S ́ widnik’’ S.A., 

Al. Lotniko ́w Polskich 1, 21–045 S ́ widnik, 

Poland; telephone (+48) 81722 5716; fax 

(+48) 81722 5625; email: PLCustomerSupport.AW@

leonardocompany.com; or at https://

www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home. You may view 

this referenced 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. 

(3) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (now 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency) 

(EASA) AD 2018–0274, dated December 13, 

2018. You may view the EASA AD at https:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0683. 

Issued on August 12, 2021. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17838 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0374; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–00543–R; Amendment 

39–21663; AD 2021–16–02] 

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 certain 

Airbus Helicopters Model SA330J, 

AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, 

and EC225LP helicopters. This AD was 

prompted by a report of a left-hand (LH) 

side stairway door that inadvertently 

opened in flight and tore off from its 

attachment fittings. This AD requires 

inspecting the locking safety mechanism 

of the LH side stairway door handle and 

depending on the results, corrective 

action. This AD also requires modifying 

that locking safety mechanism 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 September 

24, 2021. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of September 24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For material incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

the 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 

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 on the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0374. 


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