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characteristics. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address aging of the elastomeric material 

of certain TT-Straps. The unsafe condition, if 

not addressed, could result in premature 

failure of a TT-Strap, possibly resulting in 

loss of 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 2021–0122, dated 

May 6, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0122). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0122 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0122 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where EASA AD 2021–0122 specifies 

the ‘‘cure date’’ of a TT-Strap, the cure date 

can be determined using the information 

provided in the service information specified 

in EASA AD 2021–0122, or by contacting 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH for 

applicable instructions. If the option of 

contacting Airbus Helicopters Deutschland 

GmbH for instructions is chosen, those 

instructions must be approved by the 

Manager, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA; or EASA; or Airbus Helicopters’ EASA 

Design Organization Approval (DOA). If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) This AD does not mandate compliance 

with the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0122. 

(4) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0122 specifies 

scrapping a part, this AD requires removing 

that part from service. 

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

0122 specifies to replace each Lord TT-Strap 

and Bendix TT-Strap ‘‘in accordance with the 

instructions of the applicable ASB,’’ for this 

AD, the replacement must be done using 

FAA-approved procedures. 

(6) Where EASA AD 2021–0122 refers to 

the airworthiness limitations items of the 

airworthiness limitations section of the 

aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) for the 

definition of service life limit (SLL), this AD 

requires using the life limits specified in 

paragraphs (h)(6)(i) through (iii) of this AD, 

as applicable. 

(i) For Bendix TT-Strap P/N 2604067 and 

P/N 117–14110: Before 10 years or 25,000 

flight cycles on the part, whichever occurs 

first. 

(ii) For Lord TT-Strap P/N J17322–1 and P/ 

N 117–14111: Before 12 years or 40,000 flight 

cycles on the part, whichever occurs first. 

(iii) For Lord TT-Strap P/N 

B622M10T1001: Before 12 years or 30,000 

flight cycles on the part, whichever occurs 

first. 

(7) Where table 1 of EASA AD 2021–0122 

specifies a compliance time of ‘‘During the 

next helicopter periodical inspection or 

within 2 months, whichever occurs later after 

the effective date of this AD, but not 

exceeding the SLL,’’ for this AD, the 

compliance time is ‘‘Within 2 months after 

the effective date of this AD but not 

exceeding the applicable SLL specified in 

paragraphs (h)(6)(i) through (iii) of this AD.’’ 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits, as described in 14 

CFR 21.197 and 21.199, are not allowed. 

(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 Kristi Bradley, Program Manager, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

phone: (817) 222–5110; email: 

kristin.bradley@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 2021–0122, dated May 6, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0122, 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–2022–0294. 

(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 17, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11936 Filed 6–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0297; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01099–R; Amendment 

39–22058; AD 2022–11–08] 

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 all 

Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, 

AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, 

AS350B3, AS350D, EC130B4, and 

EC130T2 helicopters. This AD was 

prompted by the identification of 

certain parts needing maintenance 

actions, including life limits and 

maintenance tasks. This AD requires 

incorporating into maintenance records 

requirements (airworthiness 

limitations), as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is incorporated by reference. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective July 8, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of July 8, 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. 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. It is also available in the AD 

docket at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0297. 


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Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0297; 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– 

0194R1, dated October 8, 2021 (EASA 

AD 2021–0194R1), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus Helicopters, 

formerly Eurocopter, Eurocopter France, 

and Aerospatiale, Model AS 350 B, AS 

350 BA, AS 350 BB, AS 350 B1, AS 350 

B2, AS 350 B3, AS 350 D, EC 130 B4, 

and EC 130 T2 helicopters. Model AS 

350 BB helicopters 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 

helicopters 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 all Airbus Helicopters Model 

AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, EC130B4, 

and EC130T2 helicopters. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 28, 2022 (87 FR 17206). The 

NPRM was prompted by the 

identification of certain parts needing 

maintenance actions, including life 

limits and maintenance tasks. The 

NPRM proposed to require 

incorporating into maintenance records 

requirements (airworthiness 

limitations), as specified in EASA AD 

2021–0194R1. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the failure of certain parts, which could 

result in the loss of control of the 

helicopter. See EASA AD 2021–0194R1 

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. Except 

for minor editorial changes, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0194R1 requires 

certain actions and associated 

thresholds and intervals, including life 

limits and maintenance tasks. 

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. 

ADs Mandating Airworthiness 

Limitations 

The FAA has previously mandated 

airworthiness limitations by mandating 

each airworthiness limitation task (e.g., 

inspections and replacements (life 

limits)) as an AD requirement or issuing 

ADs that require revising the 

airworthiness limitations section (ALS) 

of the existing maintenance manual or 

instructions for continued airworthiness 

to incorporate new or revised 

inspections and life limits. This AD, 

however, requires operators to 

incorporate into maintenance records 

required by 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 

135.439(a)(2), as applicable for your 

helicopter, the requirements 

(airworthiness limitations) specified in a 

civil aviation authority AD. The FAA 

does not intend this as a substantive 

change. For these ADs, the ALS 

requirements for operators are the same 

but are complied with differently. 

Requiring the incorporation of the new 

ALS requirements into the maintenance 

records, rather than requiring individual 

ALS tasks (e.g., repetitive inspections 

and replacements), requires operators to 

record AD compliance once after 

updating the maintenance records, 

rather than after every time the ALS task 

is completed. 

In addition, paragraph (h) of this AD 

allows operators to incorporate later 

approved revisions of the ALS 

document as specified in the Ref. 

Publications section of EASA AD 2021– 

0194R1 without the need for an 

alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC). 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

Paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2021– 

0194R1 requires compliance with 

actions and associated thresholds and 

intervals, including life limits and 

maintenance tasks, from September 3, 

2021, the effective date of EASA AD 

2021–0194, dated August 20, 2021 

(EASA AD 2021–0194). Paragraph (3) of 

EASA AD 2021–0194R1 requires 

incorporating the actions and associated 

thresholds and intervals, including life 

limits and maintenance tasks, into the 

approved maintenance program within 

12 months after the effective date of 

EASA AD 2021–0194. This AD requires 

incorporating into maintenance records 

requirements (airworthiness limitations) 

within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 1,191 helicopters 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. 

Incorporating requirements 

(airworthiness limitations) into 

maintenance records requires about 2 

work-hours for a cost of $170 per 

helicopter and a cost of $202,470 for the 

U.S. fleet. 

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. 


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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:

2022–11–08 Airbus Helicopters: 

Amendment 39–22058; Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0297; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–01099–R. 

(a) Effective Date

This airworthiness directive (AD) is

effective July 8, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs

This AD affects AD 2011–22–05 R1,

Amendment 39–17765 (79 FR 14169, March 

13, 2014) (AD 2011–22–05 R1); and AD 

2016–25–20, Amendment 39–18746 (81 FR 

94954, December 27, 2016) (AD 2016–25–20). 

(c) Applicability

This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters

Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, EC130B4, and 

EC130T2 helicopters, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC)

Codes: 2400, Electrical Power System; 2800, 

Aircraft Fuel System; 2900, Hydraulic Power 

System; 5200, Doors; 5300, Fuselage 

Structure; 6200, Main Rotor System; 6300, 

Main Rotor Drive System; 6400, Tail Rotor 

System; 6500, Tail Rotor Drive System; and 

6700, Rotorcraft Flight Control. 

(e) Unsafe Condition

This AD was prompted by the

identification of certain parts needing 

maintenance actions, including life limits 

and maintenance tasks. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the failure of certain parts, 

which could result in the loss of control of 

the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance

Comply with this AD within the

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions

Within 30 days after the effective date of

this AD, incorporate into maintenance 

records required by 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 

135.439(a)(2), as applicable for your 

rotorcraft, the requirements (airworthiness 

limitations) specified in paragraph (1) of 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0194R1, dated October 8, 

2021 (EASA AD 2021–0194R1). 

(h) Provisions for Alternative Requirements

(Airworthiness Limitations)

After the action required by paragraph (g) 

of this AD has been done, no alternative 

requirements (airworthiness limitations) are 

allowed unless they are approved as 

specified in the provisions of the ‘‘Ref. 

Publications’’ section of EASA AD 2021– 

0194R1. 

(i) Terminating Action for ADs 2011–22–05

R1 and 2016–25–20

(1) Accomplishing the actions required by

this AD terminates all requirements of AD 

2011–22–05 R1 for Model AS350B, 

AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, 

and AS350D helicopters only. 

(2) Accomplishing the actions required by

this AD terminates all requirements of AD 

2016–25–20 for Model AS350B, AS350BA, 

AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, 

EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters only. 

(j) Special Flight Permit

Special flight permits, as described in 14

CFR 21.197 and 21.199, are prohibited. 

(k) 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 (l) 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. 

(l) Related Information

For more information about this AD,

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. 

(m) 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 2021–0194R1, dated October 8, 

2021. 

(ii) [Reserved]

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0194R1, 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–2022–0297. 

(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 17, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11957 Filed 6–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 9 

[Docket No. TTB–2021–0006; T.D. TTB–183; 

Ref: Notice No. 203] 

RIN 1513–AC83 

Establishment of the Rocky Reach 

Viticultural Area 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision. 


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