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Tuesday, May 31, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0594; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–00561–T; Amendment 

39–22071; AD 2022–11–21] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Canada Limited Partnership (Type 

Certificate Previously Held by C Series 

Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); 

Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 

Model BD–500–1A10 and BD–500– 

1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by reports that the inflation valve safety 

pin has been found installed on the 

nitrogen bottle of a certain escape slide 

in-service and may be installed on the 

nitrogen bottles of certain other escape 

slides on other airplanes in-service. This 

AD requires inspecting the inflation 

valve of the nitrogen bottle of the escape 

slide for the presence of the safety pin, 

and if the safety pin is installed, 

removing the safety pin from the 

inflation valve and stowing it in the 

safety pin stowage pouch of the escape 

slide, as specified in a Transport Canada 

Civil Aviation (TCCA) Emergency AD, 

which is incorporated by reference. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

15, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of June 15, 2022. 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by July 15, 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 

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 material incorporated by reference 

(IBR) in this AD, contact TCCA, 

Transport Canada National Aircraft 

Certification, 159 Cleopatra Drive, 

Nepean, Ontario K1A 0N5, Canada; 

telephone 888–663–3639; email ADCN@tc.gc.ca; internet https://

tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. 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– 

0594. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0594; 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 

AD, the mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI), any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chirayu A. Gupta, Aerospace Engineer, 

Mechanical Systems and Administrative 

Services Section, FAA, New York ACO 

Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7300; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2022–0594; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2022–00561–T’’ 

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 Chirayu A. Gupta, 

Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical 

Systems and Administrative Services 

Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516– 

228–7300; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@

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. 

Background 

The TCCA, which is the aviation 

authority for Canada, has issued TCCA 

Emergency AD CF–2022–23, dated April 

22, 2022 (TCCA Emergency AD CF– 

2022–23) (also referred to as the MCAI), 


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to correct an unsafe condition for 

certain Airbus Canada Limited 

Partnership (type certificate previously 

held by C Series Aircraft Limited 

Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) 

Model BD–500–1A10 and BD–500– 

1A11 airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by reports that 

the inflation valve safety pin has been 

found installed on the nitrogen bottle of 

two forward passenger door escape 

slides in-service and may be installed 

on the nitrogen bottles of the forward 

and aft passenger and service door 

escape slides on other airplanes inservice. The inflation valve safety pin 

may be installed on up to four of the six 

nitrogen bottles of the escape slides 

used for the emergency exits. The FAA 

is issuing this AD to address installed 

inflation valve safety pins, which, if not 

removed, could prevent the deployment 

of the affected escape slides during an 

emergency evacuation, thereby 

significantly impeding emergency 

egress. See the MCAI for additional 

background information. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

TCCA Emergency AD CF–2022–23 

specifies procedures for a detailed 

inspection of the inflation valve of the 

nitrogen bottle of the escape slide for 

the presence of the safety pin, and 

applicable on-condition actions. The oncondition actions include removing the 

safety pin from the inflation valve and 

stowing it in the safety pin stowage 

pouch of the escape slide. 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. 

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 the State 

of Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI described above. The FAA 

is issuing this AD after determining that 

the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

on other products of these same type 

designs. 

Requirements of This AD 

This AD requires accomplishing the 

actions specified in TCCA Emergency 

AD CF–2022–23 described previously, 

except for any differences identified as 

exceptions in the regulatory text of this 

AD. 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 

CAAs. As a result, TCCA Emergency AD 

CF–2022–23 is incorporated by 

reference in this AD. This AD requires 

compliance with TCCA Emergency AD 

CF–2022–23 in its entirety through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this AD. Service 

information required by TCCA 

Emergency AD CF–2022–23 for 

compliance will be available at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0594 after this AD is published. 

FAA’s Justification 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. 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD without providing an opportunity 

for public comments prior to adoption. 

The FAA has found that the risk to the 

flying public justifies forgoing notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because an inflation valve safety 

pin installed on the nitrogen bottle of 

escape slides could prevent the 

deployment of the affected escape slides 

during an emergency evacuation, and 

this unsafe condition may 

simultaneously affect up to four out of 

the six emergency exits. The nondeployment of a majority of the 

emergency escape slides could 

significantly affect emergency egress 

during an emergency evacuation. 

Accordingly, notice and opportunity for 

prior public comment are impracticable 

and contrary to the public interest 

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

In addition, 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, for the same reasons 

the FAA found good cause to forgo 

notice and comment. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

The requirements of the 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 notice and comment, RFA 

analysis is not required. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 54 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 .......................................................................................... $0 $255 $13,770 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary on-condition 

actions that would be required based on 

the results of any required actions. The 

FAA has no way of determining the 

number of aircraft that might need these 

on-condition actions: 


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ESTIMATED COSTS OF ON-CONDITION ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .......................................................................................................................... $0 $85 

According to the manufacturer, some 

or all of the costs of this AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. The FAA does not control 

warranty coverage for affected 

individuals. As a result, the FAA has 

included all known costs in the cost 

estimate. 

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, 

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: 

2022–11–21 Airbus Canada Limited 

Partnership (Type Certificate Previously 

Held by C Series Aircraft Limited 

Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.): 

Amendment 39–22071; Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0594; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2022–00561–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective June 15, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Canada Limited 

Partnership (type certificate previously held 

by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership 

(CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Model BD–500– 

1A10 and BD–500–1A11 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) 

Emergency AD CF–2022–23, dated April 22, 

2022 (TCCA Emergency AD CF–2022–23). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports that the 

inflation valve safety pin has been found 

installed on the nitrogen bottle of two 

forward passenger door escape slides inservice and may be installed on the nitrogen 

bottles of the forward and aft passenger and 

service door escape slides on other airplanes. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

installed inflation valve safety pins, which, if 

not removed, could prevent the deployment 

of the affected escape slides during an 

emergency evacuation, thereby significantly 

impeding emergency egress. 

(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, TCCA Emergency AD CF– 

2022–23. 

(h) Exception to TCCA Emergency AD CF– 

2022–23 

(1) Where TCCA Emergency AD CF–2022– 

23 refers to its effective date, this AD requires 

using the effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where TCCA Emergency AD CF–2022– 

23 refers to hours air time, this AD requires 

using flight hours. 

(i) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO 

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 manager of the certification office, 

send it to ATTN: Program Manager, 

Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New 

York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7300. 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, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA; or TCCA; or Airbus Canada Limited 

Partnership’s TCCA Design Approval 

Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO, 

the approval must include the DAOauthorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (i)(2) of this AD, if 

any service information contains procedures 

or tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are not identified 

as RC may be deviated from using accepted 

methods in accordance with the operator’s 

maintenance or inspection program without 

obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided 

the procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Chirayu A. Gupta, Aerospace 

Engineer, Mechanical Systems and 

Administrative Services Section, FAA, New 


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York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7300; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@

faa.gov. 

(k) 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) Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) 

Emergency AD CF–2022–23, dated April 22, 

2022. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For TCCA Emergency AD CF–2022–23, 

contact TCCA, Transport Canada National 

Aircraft Certification, 159 Cleopatra Drive, 

Nepean, Ontario K1A 0N5, Canada; 

telephone 888–663–3639; email AD-CN@

tc.gc.ca; internet https://tc.canada.ca/en/ 

aviation. 

(4) 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. 

(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 24, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11660 Filed 5–26–22; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1172; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00939–T; Amendment 

39–22051; AD 2022–11–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A300 series 

airplanes, Model A300 B4–600, B4– 

600R, and F4–600R series airplanes, and 

Model A300 C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes (collectively called Model 

A300–600 series airplanes). This AD 

was prompted by reports of cracking in 

the main landing gear (MLG) support rib 

5 lower flange. This AD requires a onetime detailed inspection (DET) of the 

affected area, and applicable corrective 

actions, 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 5, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of July 5, 2022. 

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–2021–1172. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1172; 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 2021–0190, 

dated August 17, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0190) (also referred to as the MCAI), to 

correct an unsafe condition for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A300, A300–600, 

and A300–600ST airplanes. Model 

A300–600ST airplanes are not 

certificated by the FAA and are not 

included on the U.S. type certificate 

data sheet; this AD therefore does not 

include those airplanes in the 

applicability. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Airbus SAS Model 

A300 series airplanes and Model A300– 

600 series airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 12, 2022 (87 FR 1703). The 

NPRM was prompted by reports of 

cracking in the MLG support rib 5 lower 

flange. The NPRM proposed to require 

a one-time DET of the affected area, and 

applicable corrective actions, as 

specified in EASA AD 2021–0190. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

cracking of the MLG support rib 5 lower 

flange. This condition, if not detected 

and corrected, could affect the structural 

integrity of the airplane. See the MCAI 

for additional background information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received a comment from 

FedEx. The following presents the 

comment received on the NPRM and the 

FAA’s response. 

Request for Allowance of Previously 

Approved Hardware 

FedEx requested that the FAA include 

a comment allowing previous Airbus 

Repair Design Approval Sheet (RDAS)- 

approved hardware that is different 

from the hardware specified in Airbus 

Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) 

A57W017–21 (which is referred to in 

EASA AD 2021–0190). FedEx noted that 

it had airplanes with different fasteners 

than those specified in a required for 

compliance (RC) step in Airbus AOT 

A57W017–21, and that those different 

fasteners were approved through an 

Airbus RDAS. FedEx added that Airbus 

provided configuration approval and 

structural acceptance of its proposed 

deviations to the fastener specifications 

through Airbus Statement of 

Airworthiness Compliance (ASAC) 

80955386/006/2021 Issue 1, dated 

August 25, 2021, and ASAC 08955386/ 

024/2022 Issue 1, dated February 25, 

2022. FedEx stated that adding such a 

provision in the proposed AD would 

eliminate the necessity for an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC). 

The FAA concurs with FedEx’s 

request because the alternative method 

will provide an acceptable level of 


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