[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32368-32371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11548]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0591; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01302-T]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 
2017-19-13, AD 2018-24-04, and AD 2019-23-02, which apply to certain 
Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series, A330-200 Freighter series, and A330-
300 series airplanes. ADs 2017-19-13, 2018-24-04, and 2019-23-02 
require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as 
applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness 
limitations. Since the FAA issued AD 2019-23-02, which terminates ADs 
2017-19-13 and 2018-24-04 upon its accomplishment, the FAA has 
determined that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are 
necessary. This proposed AD would continue to require the actions in AD 
2019-23-02, add airplanes to the applicability, and require revising 
the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to 
incorporate additional new or more restrictive airworthiness 
limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency 
(EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference. The FAA is 
proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by 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:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For EASA material that will be incorporated by reference (IBR) in 
this AD, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; 
telephone +49 221 8999 000; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c2d281f2c090d1f0d4209191e031c0d420919"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08494c7b486d697b69266d7d7a677869266d7d">[email protected]</span></a>; internet 
www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this material on the EASA website at 
https://ad.easa.europa.eu. For Airbus service information identified in 
this proposed AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EAL, Rond-
Point Emile Dewoitine No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France, France; 
telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#55343c27223a27213d3c3b3026267b14666665781466616515343c273720267b363a38"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8eefe7fcf9e1fcfae6e7e0ebfdfda0cfbdbdbea3cfbdbabeceefe7fcecfbfda0ede1e3">[email protected]</span></a>; internet http://www.airbus.com. 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-
0591.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by 
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0591; or in person at 
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this NPRM, the 
mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI), any comments 
received, and other information. The street address for Docket 
Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 
Large Aircraft Section, FAA, International Validation Branch, 2200 
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 206-231-3229; email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#addbc1ccc9c4c0c4df83d8c1d4ccc3c2dbedcbcccc83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1c7ddd0d5d8dcd8c39fc4ddc8d0dfdec7f1d7d0d09fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or 
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed 
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2022-0591; Project Identifier 
MCAI-2021-01302-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful 
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the 
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA 
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend 
this proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in 
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR 
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to 
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 NPRM.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily 
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public 
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial 
or financial

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information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually 
treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it 
is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. 
Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' 
The FAA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the 
FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. 
Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Vladimir Ulyanov, 
Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, FAA, International 
Validation Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 
telephone 206-231-3229; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4b2a8a5a0ada9adb6eab1a8bda5aaabb284a2a5a5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfb9a3aeaba6a2a6bde1baa3b6aea1a0b98fa9aeaee1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>. Any commentary 
that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will 
be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

Background

    The FAA issued AD 2019-23-02, Amendment 39-19795 (84 FR 64725, 
November 25, 2019) (AD 2019-23-02), which applies to certain Airbus SAS 
Model A330-200 series, A330-200 Freighter series, and A330-300 series 
airplanes. AD 2019-23-02 requires revising the existing maintenance or 
inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more 
restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA issued AD 2019-23-02 to 
address fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and corrosion in principal 
structural elements; such fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and 
corrosion could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane. 
AD 2019-23-02 specifies that accomplishing the revision required by 
paragraph (g) of that AD terminates all requirements of AD 2017-19-13, 
Amendment 39-19043 (82 FR 43837, September 20, 2017) (AD 2017-19-13); 
and AD 2018-24-04, Amendment 39-19508 (83 FR 60756, November 27, 2018) 
(AD 2018-24-04).

Actions Since AD 2019-23-02 Was Issued

    Since the FAA issued AD 2019-23-02, the FAA has determined that new 
or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. In 
addition, Model A330-841 and A330-941 airplanes have been added to the 
U.S. type certificate data sheet, the applicable airworthiness 
limitations documents, and this proposed AD.
    EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the 
European Union, has issued EASA AD 2021-0261, dated November 22, 2021 
(EASA AD 2021-0261) (also referred to as the MCAI), to correct an 
unsafe condition for all Airbus SAS Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -
243, -223F, -243F, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, -
343, -841, and -941 airplanes.
    Airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or original 
export certificate of airworthiness issued after November 2, 2021, must 
comply with the airworthiness limitations specified as part of the 
approved type design and referenced on the type certificate data sheet; 
this AD therefore does not include those airplanes in the 
applicability.
    This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more 
restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. The FAA is 
proposing this AD to address fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and 
corrosion in principal structural elements; such fatigue cracking, 
accidental damage, and corrosion could result in reduced structural 
integrity of the airplane. See the MCAI for additional background 
information.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2021-0261 describes new or more restrictive airworthiness 
limitations for airplane structures, including a limit of validity 
(LOV) for Model A330-841 and A330-941 airplanes.
    This AD would also require Airbus A330 Airworthiness Limitations 
Section (ALS) Part 2, Damage Tolerant Airworthiness Limitation Items 
(DT-ALI), Revision 03, dated October 15, 2018; and Airbus A330 
Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 2, Damage Tolerant 
Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT-ALI), Variation 3.1, dated January 
18, 2019, which the Director of the Federal Register approved for 
incorporation by reference as of December 30, 2019 (84 FR 64725, 
November 25, 2019).
    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 and service information referenced above. The FAA is issuing 
this NPRM after determining that the unsafe condition described 
previously is likely to exist or develop in other products of these 
same type designs.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM

    This proposed AD would retain the requirements of AD 2019-23-02. 
This proposed AD would also require revising the existing maintenance 
or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more 
restrictive airworthiness limitations, which are specified in EASA AD 
2021-0261 described previously, as proposed for incorporation by 
reference. Any differences with EASA AD 2021-0261 are identified as 
exceptions in the regulatory text of this AD.
    This proposed AD would require revisions to certain operator 
maintenance documents to include new actions (e.g., inspections). 
Compliance with these actions is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For 
airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired in 
the areas addressed by this proposed AD, the operator may not be able 
to accomplish the actions described in the revisions. In this 
situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator must request 
approval for an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) according to 
paragraph (l)(1) of this proposed 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, the 
FAA proposes to incorporate EASA AD 2021-0261 by reference in the FAA 
final rule. Using common terms that are the same as the heading of a 
particular section in EASA AD 2021-0261 does not mean that operators 
need comply only with that section. For example, where the AD 
requirement refers to ``all required actions and compliance times,'' 
compliance with this AD requirement is not limited to the section 
titled ``Required Action(s) and Compliance Time(s)'' in EASA AD 2021-
0261. Service information required by EASA AD 2021-0261 for compliance 
will be available at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and 
locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0591 after the FAA final rule is 
published.

Airworthiness Limitation ADs Using the New Process

    The FAA's process of incorporating by reference MCAI ADs as the 
primary

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source of information for compliance with corresponding FAA ADs has 
been limited to certain MCAI ADs (primarily those with service 
bulletins as the primary source of information for accomplishing the 
actions required by the FAA AD). However, the FAA is now expanding the 
process to include MCAI ADs that require a change to airworthiness 
limitation documents, such as airworthiness limitation sections.
    For these ADs that incorporate by reference an MCAI AD that changes 
airworthiness limitations, the FAA requirements are unchanged. 
Operators must revise the existing maintenance or inspection program, 
as applicable, to incorporate the information specified in the new 
airworthiness limitation document. The airworthiness limitations must 
be followed according to 14 CFR 91.403(c) and 91.409(e).
    The previous format of the airworthiness limitation ADs included a 
paragraph that specified that no alternative actions (e.g., 
inspections) or intervals may be used unless the actions and intervals 
are approved as an AMOC in accordance with the procedures specified in 
the AMOCs paragraph under ``Additional FAA Provisions.'' This new 
format includes a ``New Provisions for Alternative Actions and 
Intervals'' paragraph that does not specifically refer to AMOCs, but 
operators may still request an AMOC to use an alternative action or 
interval.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 138 airplanes of 
U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with 
this proposed AD:
    The FAA estimates the total cost per operator for the retained 
actions from AD 2019-23-02 to be $7,650 (90 work-hours x $85 per work-
hour).
    The FAA has determined that revising the existing maintenance or 
inspection program takes an average of 90 work-hours per operator, 
although the agency recognizes that this number may vary from operator 
to operator. Since operators incorporate maintenance or inspection 
program changes for their affected fleet(s), the FAA has determined 
that a per-operator estimate is more accurate than a per-airplane 
estimate.
    The FAA estimates the total cost per operator for the new proposed 
actions to be $7,650 (90 work-hours x $85 per work-hour).

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

    The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not 
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship 
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed 
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive 
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or 
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by 
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

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


Sec.  39.13   [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by:
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a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-19-13, Amendment 39-19043 
(82 FR 43837, September 20, 2017); AD 2018-24-04, Amendment 39-19508 
(83 FR 60756, November 27, 2018); and AD 2019-23-02, Amendment 39-19795 
(84 FR 64725, November 25, 2019); and
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b. Adding the following new AD:

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA-2022-0591; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-
01302-T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive 
(AD) by July 15, 2022.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces the ADs specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through 
(3) of this AD.
    (1) AD 2017-19-13, Amendment 39-19043 (82 FR 43837, September 
20, 2017) (AD 2017-19-13).
    (2) AD 2018-24-04, Amendment 39-19508 (83 FR 60756, November 27, 
2018) (AD 2018-24-04).
    (3) AD 2019-23-02, Amendment 39-19795 (84 FR 64725, November 25, 
2019) (AD 2019-23-02).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the Airbus SAS airplanes specified in 
paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this AD, certificated in any 
category, with an original airworthiness certificate or original 
export certificate of airworthiness issued on or before November 2, 
2021.
    (1) Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, and -243 airplanes.
    (2) Model A330-223F and -243F airplanes.
    (3) Model A330-301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, 
and -343 airplanes.
    (4) Model A330-841 airplanes.
    (5) Model A330-941 airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 05, Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more 
restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. The FAA is 
issuing this AD to address fatigue cracking, accidental damage, and 
corrosion in principal structural elements; such fatigue cracking, 
accidental damage, and corrosion could result in reduced structural 
integrity of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, 
unless already done.

(g) Retained Revision of the Existing Maintenance or Inspection 
Program, With No Changes

    This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (g) of AD 
2019-23-02, with no changes. For Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, 
and -243; A330-223F and -243F; and A330-301, -302, -303, -321, -322, 
-323, -341, -342, and -343 airplanes with an original airworthiness 
certificate or original export certificate of airworthiness issued 
on or before January 18, 2019: Within 90 days after December 30, 
2019 (the effective date AD 2019-23-02), revise the existing 
maintenance or inspection program, as

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applicable, to incorporate the information specified in Airbus A330 
Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 2, Damage Tolerant 
Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT-ALI), Revision 03, dated October 
15, 2018 (``Airbus A330 ALS Part 2, DT-ALI, Revision 03''), as 
supplemented by Airbus A330 ALS Part 2, DT-ALI, Variation 3.1, dated 
January 18, 2019. The initial compliance time for doing the tasks is 
at the time specified in Airbus A330 ALS Part 2, DT-ALI, Revision 
03, including Airbus A330 ALS Part 2, DT-ALI, Variation 3.1, dated 
January 18, 2019; or within 90 days after December 30, 2019; 
whichever occurs later. This AD does not require Section 4, ``Damage 
Tolerant-Airworthiness Limitations Items-Tasks Beyond MPPT,'' of 
Airbus A330 ALS Part 2, DT-ALI, Revision 03. Accomplishing the 
revision of the existing maintenance or inspection program required 
by paragraph (i) of this AD terminates the requirements of this 
paragraph.

(h) Retained Restrictions on Alternative Actions or Intervals, With a 
New Exception

    This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (h) of AD 
2019-23-02, with a new exception. Except as required by paragraph 
(i) of this AD, after the existing maintenance or inspection program 
has been revised as required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 
alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals, may be used 
unless the actions and intervals are approved as an alternative 
method of compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the procedures 
specified in paragraph (l)(1) of this AD.

(i) New Revision of the Existing Maintenance or Inspection Program

    Except as specified in paragraph (j) of this AD: Comply with all 
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in 
accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 
2021-0261, dated November 22, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0261). 
Accomplishing the revision of the existing maintenance or inspection 
program required by this paragraph terminates the requirements of 
paragraph (g) of this AD.

(j) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021-0261

    (1) Where EASA AD 2021-0261 refers to its effective date, this 
AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) The requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA 
AD 2021-0261 do not apply to this AD.
    (3) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021-0261 specifies revising ``the 
AMP'' within 12 months after its effective date, but this AD 
requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as 
applicable, within 90 days after the effective date of this AD.
    (4) The initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in 
paragraph (3) of EASA 2021-0261 is at the applicable ``associated 
thresholds'' as incorporated by the requirements of paragraph (3) of 
EASA AD 2021-0261, or within 90 days after the effective date of 
this AD, whichever occurs later.
    (5) This AD does not require incorporating Section 4, ``Damage 
Tolerant-Airworthiness Limitations Items-Tasks Beyond MPPT,'' of 
``the ALS'' specified in EASA AD 2021-0261.
    (6) The provisions specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) of EASA 
AD 2021-0261 do not apply to this AD.
    (7) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2021-0261 does not apply 
to this AD.

(k) New Provisions for Alternative Actions and Intervals

    After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been 
revised as required by paragraph (i) of this AD, no alternative 
actions (e.g., inspections) and intervals are allowed unless they 
are approved as specified in the provisions of the ``Ref. 
Publications'' section of EASA AD 2021-0261.

(l) Additional FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, 
Large Aircraft Section, 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 responsible Flight 
Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to 
the Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, send it 
to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (m)(2) of 
this AD. Information may be emailed to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bb8296faede896faf2e9968c888b96faf6f4f8fbdddada95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="536a7e1205007e121a017e6460637e121e1c10133532327d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
    (i) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 
of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (ii) The AMOC specified in letter AIR-676-19-120, dated March 5, 
2019, approved previously for AD 2018-24-04, is approved as an AMOC 
for the corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2021-0261 that are 
required by paragraph (i) of this AD for Model A330-200 and A330-300 
series airplanes modified from a passenger to freighter 
configuration under the provisions of FAA Supplemental Type 
Certificate ST04038NY.
    (iii) The AMOC specified in letter AIR-731A-20-179, dated May 
11, 2020, approved previously for AD 2019-23-02 is approved as an 
AMOC for the corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2021-0261 that are 
required by paragraph (i) of this AD for Model A330-200 and A330-300 
series airplanes modified from a passenger to freighter 
configuration under the provisions of FAA Supplemental Type 
Certificate ST04038NY.
    (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, Large Aircraft 
Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus 
SAS's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the 
DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(m) Related Information

    (1) For EASA AD 2021-0261, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 
50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c4d487f4c696d7f6d2269797e637c6d226979"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3475704774515547551a5141465b44551a5141">[email protected]</span></a>; internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 
EASA AD 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. This material may be found in the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-
2022-0591.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Vladimir 
Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, FAA, 
International Validation Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, 
WA 98198; telephone 206-231-3229; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f69737e7b7672766d316a73667e7170695f797e7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4c2d8d5d0ddd9ddc69ac1d8cdd5dadbc2f4d2d5d59ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
    (3) For Airbus service information identified in this AD, 
contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EAL, Rond-Point Emile 
Dewoitine No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France, France; telephone +33 
5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8beae2f9fce4f9ffe3e2e5eef8f8a5cab8b8bba6cab8bfbbcbeae2f9e9fef8a5e8e4e6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6c647f7a627f79656463687e7e234c3e3e3d204c3e393d4d6c647f6f787e236e6260">[email protected]</span></a>; internet https://www.airbus.com. You may view this 
service information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 
Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 
206-231-3195.

    Issued on May 24, 2022.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-11548 Filed 5-27-22; 8:45 am]
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