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(3) For EASA AD EASA AD 2021–0016, 

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. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

This material may be found in the AD docket 

at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0517. 

(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 May 6, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11553 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0281; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01315–R; Amendment 

39–22056; AD 2022–11–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo 

S.p.a. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Leonardo S.p.a. Model A109S and 

AW109SP helicopters. This AD was 

prompted by a report of a protective 

sheath, installed around a fixed flight 

control rod, which should have been 

removed during assembly. This AD 

requires borescope inspecting certain 

parts, and removing any foreign object 

if detected, 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 July 6, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of July 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For EASA material 

incorporated by reference (IBR) in this 

final rule, contact EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; 

email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. For Leonardo 

S.p.a. service information identified in 

this final rule, contact Leonardo S.p.A. 

Helicopters, Emanuele Bufano, Head of 

Airworthiness, Viale G.Agusta 520, 

21017 C.Costa di Samarate (Va) Italy; 

telephone (+39) 0331–225074; fax (+39) 

0331–229046; or at https://

customerportal.leonardocompany.com/ 

en-US/. You may find the EASA 

material on the EASA website at https:// 

ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this 

material at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. Service 

information that is IBRed is also 

available in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0281. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0281; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, the EASA AD, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

address for Docket Operations is U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0255, 

dated November 15, 2021, and corrected 

November 24, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0255), to correct an unsafe condition for 

Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters Model 

A109S helicopters, serial number (S/N) 

22735, 22736, and 22737, and equipped 

with Trekker Kit; and Model AW109SP 

helicopters, S/N 22407, 22408, 22409, 

22412, 22414 to 22427 inclusive, and 

22429. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to Leonardo S.p.a. Model A109S 

helicopters, S/N 22735, 22736, and 

22737, and equipped with Trekker Kit; 

and Model AW109SP helicopters S/N 

22407, 22408, 22409, 22412, 22414 

through 22427 inclusive, and 22429. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on March 22, 2022 (87 FR 

16120). The NPRM was prompted by a 

report of a protective sheath, installed 

around a fixed flight control rod, which 

should have been removed during 

assembly. The NPRM proposed to 

require borescope inspecting certain 

parts, and removing any foreign object 

if detected, as specified in EASA AD 

2021–0255. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to detect 

any foreign object contamination, which 

if not addressed, could affect the free 

movement of the flight controls and 

result in subsequent reduced control of 

the helicopter. See EASA AD 2021–0255 

for additional background information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

These helicopters have been approved 

by EASA and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with the 

European Union, EASA has notified the 

FAA about the unsafe condition 

described in its AD. The FAA reviewed 

the relevant data and determined that 

air safety requires adopting this AD as 

proposed. Accordingly, the FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these helicopters. This AD 

is adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0255 specifies 

procedures for borescope inspecting 

certain part-numbered parts installed on 

the control rods and levers of the rotors 

flight controls, and removing any 

foreign object if detected. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

Other Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Leonardo 

Helicopters Alert Service Bulletin No. 


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109SP–148, dated October 26, 2021 

(ASB 109SP–148). This service 

information specifies instructions for 

borescope inspecting certain partnumbered parts installed on the control 

rods and levers of the rotors flight 

controls of the left-hand and right-hand 

forward struts and removing foreign 

objects. 

The FAA also reviewed Leonardo 

Helicopters Alert Service Bulletin 

No.109S–104, dated October 26, 2021, 

which specifies the same instructions as 

ASB 109SP–148 but only applies to 

Model A109S helicopters with certain 

Trekker Kits installed. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 1 helicopter of U.S. Registry. 

Labor rates are estimated at $85 per 

work-hour. Based on these numbers, the 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD. 

Borescope inspecting the control rods 

and levers of the rotor flight controls for 

any foreign object takes about 4 workhours for an estimated cost of $340 per 

inspection and $340 for the U.S. fleet. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary on-condition 

corrective actions that are required 

based on the results of the inspection: 

Removing any foreign object would 

take a minimal amount of time with a 

minimal parts cost. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2022–11–06 Leonardo S.p.a.: Amendment 

39–22056; Docket No. FAA–2022–0281; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–01315–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective July 6, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Leonardo S.p.a. Model 

A109S helicopters, serial number (S/N) 

22735, 22736, and 22737, and equipped with 

Trekker Kit; and Model AW109SP 

helicopters S/N 22407, 22408, 22409, 22412, 

22414 through 22427 inclusive, and 22429, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6700, rotorcraft Flight Control. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

protective sheath, installed around a fixed 

flight control rod, which should have been 

removed during assembly. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to detect any foreign object 

contamination, which if not addressed, could 

affect the free movement of the flight controls 

and result in subsequent reduced control of 

the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0255, dated 

November 15, 2021, and corrected November 

24, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0255). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0255 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0255 requires 

compliance in terms of flight hours, this AD 

requires using hours time-in-service. 

(2) Where EASA AD 2021–0255 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

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

0255 specifies ‘‘inspect each affected part in 

accordance with the instructions of the 

applicable ASB,’’ for this AD replace ‘‘in 

accordance with the instructions of the 

applicable ASB’’ with ‘‘in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions, Section 3, 

paragraph 5. of the applicable ASB.’’ 

(4) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2021– 

0255 specifies ‘‘if, during the inspection as 

required by paragraph (1) this AD, any 

foreign object is found on an affected part, 

before next flight, remove that foreign object 

in accordance with the applicable ASB,’’ this 

AD requires if any foreign object is found, 

before further flight, remove the foreign 

object. The instructions in the ‘‘applicable 

ASB’’ are for reference only and are not 

required for the actions in paragraph (2) of 

EASA AD 2021–0255. 

(5) This AD does not mandate compliance 

with the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0255. 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199, 

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, Compliance & 


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Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone (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 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 2021–0255, dated November 15, 

2021, and corrected November 24, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0255, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

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

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

This material may be found in the AD docket 

at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0281. 

(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 May 16, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11557 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1003; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–00962–A; Amendment 

39–22059; AD 2022–11–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air 

Limited (Type Certificate Previously 

Held by Bombardier Inc. and de 

Havilland, Inc.) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Viking Air Limited (Viking) (type 

certificate previously held by 

Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.) 

Model DHC–6–1, DHC–6–100, DHC–6– 

200, DHC–6–300, and DHC–6–400 

airplanes. This AD results from 

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 

identifies the unsafe condition as cracks 

and corrosion damage to the aileron 

internal structure. This AD requires 

visually inspecting the entire aileron 

internal structure, correcting any 

damage found, and reporting the 

inspection results to Viking. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective July 6, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of July 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Viking Air Ltd., 1959 de Havilland Way, 

Sidney British Columbia, Canada V8L 

5V5; phone: (800) 663–8444; email: 

continuing.airworthiness@

vikingair.com; website: https://

www.vikingair.com. 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. It is also 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1003. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1003; 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 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: 

Deep Gaurav, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

New York ACO Branch, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; phone: (516) 228–7300; 

email: deep.gaurav@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Viking Model DHC–6–1, 

DHC–6–100, DHC–6–200, DHC–6–300, 

and DHC–6–400 airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 21, 2022 (87 FR 3236). The 

NPRM was prompted by MCAI from 

Transport Canada, which is the aviation 

authority for Canada. Transport Canada 

issued AD CF–2020–05, dated March 

13, 2020 (referred to after this as ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

on Viking Model DHC–6 series 1, DHC– 

6 series 100, DHC–6 series 110, DHC–6 

series 200, DHC–6 series 210, DHC–6 

series 300, DHC–6 series 310, DHC–6 

series 320, and DHC–6 series 400 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Viking Air Ltd. (Viking) received reports of 

cracks and corrosion damage to the aileron 

internal structure. During a repair of an inservice aeroplane, an aileron hinge support 

rib was found cracked at the lower flange 

along the bend radius near the hinge fitting 

attachment at wing station 247.29. 

Preliminary investigation by Viking 

determined that the observed crack was the 

result of fatigue. During an inspection of 

another in-service aeroplane, the aileron 

inboard rib and the vertical flange of the 

inboard aileron forward spar near a fastener 

hole were also found cracked. 

The current inspection requirements of the 

affected aeroplanes do not include a direct 

inspection of the aileron internal structure. 

Cracks or other damage to the aileron ribs or 

to the aileron spar flanges are not detectable 

from the aileron exterior surfaces. 

Undetected cracks or other damage to the 

aileron internal structure could lead to 

progressive looseness of the aileron at the 

hinge support rib push-pull rod attachment 

and subsequent flutter condition and 

degraded or loss of aileron control. 

To detect and correct any cracking or other 

damage to the aileron internal structure, this 

[Transport Canada] AD mandates a one-time 

Special Detailed Inspection (SDI) of all 

aileron internal structure, including front and 

rear spars, all aileron ribs and upper and 

lower skins for cracks, corrosion or other 

damage, and rectification, as required, of the 

damaged parts. 

This [Transport Canada] AD also mandates 

reporting of all inspection results to Viking. 

The reporting of the inspection results is 

necessary to assess the overall aileron 

internal structural condition on in-service 

aeroplanes and to determine additional 

corrective action based on the results of the 

inspections. 

Viking has published Service Bulletin (SB) 

V6/0066 Revision A, dated 9 December 2019, 

(referred to as ‘‘the SB’’ in this [Transport 

Canada] AD) providing accomplishment 

instructions for the inspection, rectification 

of the damaged parts, and reporting 

requirements. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at https:// 


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