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(k) Related Information
For more information about this AD,
contact Darren Gassetto, Aerospace Engineer,
COS Program Management Section, FAA,
Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, 1600 Stewart
Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone (516) 228–7323; email
Darren.Gassetto@faa.gov.
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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) Emergency AD 2021–0072–E, dated
March 12, 2021.
(ii) [Reserved]
(3) For EASA Emergency AD 2021–0072–
E, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer
3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49
221 8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu;
internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find
this EASA AD on the EASA website at
https://ad.easa.europa.eu.
(4) You may view this service information
at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy.,
Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 817–222–5110. This
material may be found in the AD docket on
the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2021–0724.
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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0721; Project
Identifier MCAI–2020–00616–R; Amendment
39–21713; AD 2021–18–12]
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Airworthiness Directives; PZL Swidnik
S.A. Helicopters
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
(l) Material Incorporated by Reference
Issued on August 31, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives,
Compliance & Airworthiness Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The FAA is adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
PZL Swidnik S.A. Model PZL W–3A
helicopters. This AD was prompted by
a report of fractured hoist carrying
assembly bracket (bracket) bolts. This
AD requires repetitively inspecting the
sealing compound of certain partnumbered brackets, and depending on
the results, removing the hoist or
removing the hardware from service and
installing new hardware. As an option
to replacing the bolts, this AD allows
deactivating the hoist, turning the
circuit breaker panel switches to the
OFF position, installing inoperative
placards on the circuit breaker panel
switches, and before each flight,
inspecting the sealing compound. This
AD also establishes a life limit for the
bracket bolts, and prohibits installing an
affected hoist or an affected bracket and
hoist unless the actions required by this
AD have been accomplished. The FAA
is issuing this AD to address the unsafe
condition on these products.
DATES: This AD becomes effective
October 12, 2021.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of a certain document listed in this AD
as of October 12, 2021.
The FAA must receive comments on
this AD by November 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUMMARY:
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For service information identified in
this final rule, contact WSK ‘‘PZLS´widnik’’ S.A., Al. Lotniko´w Polskich 1,
21–045 S´widnik, Poland; telephone
(+48) 81722 5716; fax (+48) 81722 5625;
email: PL-CustomerSupport.AW@
leonardocompany.com; or at https://
www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home. You may
view this service information at the
FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood
Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX
76177. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA,
call (817) 222–5110. It is also available
at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2021–0721.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket at
https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2021–0721; or in person at Docket
Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this
final rule, the European Union Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) AD, any
comments received, and other
information. The street address for
Docket Operations is listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Guerin, Aerospace Engineer, General
Aviation & Rotorcraft Section,
International Validation Branch,
Compliance & Airworthiness Division,
FAA, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA
98198; telephone (202) 267–7457; email
fred.guerin@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
EASA, which is the Technical Agent
for the Member States of the European
Union, has issued EASA Emergency AD
2019–0191–E, dated July 31, 2019
(EASA Emergency AD 2019–0191–E), to
correct an unsafe condition for
Wytwo´rnia Sprze˛tu Komunikacyjnego
(WSK) ‘‘PZL-S´widnik’’ Spo´5ka Akcyjna
(S.A.) Model PZL W–3A helicopters.
EASA advises of a report of fractured
bracket bolts. This condition, if not
addressed, could result in detachment
of the bracket resulting in movement of
the hoist carrying assembly around the
axis of the remaining two lower
brackets, and subsequent damage to the
helicopter and loss of hoisted load or
person(s).
Accordingly, EASA Emergency AD
2019–0191–E requires repetitive
inspections of the sealing compound
around the affected brackets and,
depending on the findings,
accomplishing applicable corrective
actions. EASA Emergency AD 2019–
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0191–E also requires repetitive
replacement of the affected bolts. EASA
considers its AD an interim action and
states that further AD action may follow.
FAA’s Determination
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 is issuing
this AD after evaluating all known
relevant information and determining
that the unsafe condition described
previously is likely to exist or develop
on other helicopters of the same type
design.
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Related Service Information Under 1
CFR Part 51
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The FAA reviewed WYTWO
SPRZE˛TU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ‘‘PZLS´widnik’’ Spo´5ka Akcyjna Mandatory
Bulletin No. BO–37–19–296, dated July
30, 2019. This service information
specifies procedures for repetitively
inspecting the sealing compound along
the edges of bracket part number (P/N)
39.30.205.03.01 and 39.30.213.00.00. If
there is any cracked sealing compound,
this service information specifies
procedures for removing the hoist and
prohibits installing and using the hoist
until corrective action is available. If no
cracks are found in the sealing
compound, this service information
specifies procedures for replacing the
bolts with new bolts if the hoist is
intended to be used and procedures for
deactivating the hoist if the hoist is not
intended to be used. This service
information also specifies a life limit for
the bracket bolts.
This service information 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.
AD Requirements
For helicopters with a hoist type
76378 installed, this AD requires
repetitively cleaning and inspecting the
sealing compound around the bracket
edges and near each nut for cracked
sealing compound. If there is any
cracked sealing compound, this AD
requires removing the hoist from
service. If there is not any cracked
sealing compound, this AD requires
removing the bolts from service and
installing new bolts. As an option to
replacing the bolts, this AD allows
deactivating the hoist, turning the
circuit breaker panel switches to the
OFF position, installing inoperative
placards on the circuit breaker panel
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switches, and before each flight,
inspecting the sealing compound. This
AD also establishes a life limit for the
bolts. Lastly, this AD prohibits installing
an affected hoist or an affected bracket
and hoist unless the actions required by
this AD have been accomplished.
Differences Between This AD and the
EASA AD
EASA Emergency AD 2019–0191–E
requires using extraction naphtha,
whereas this proposed AD would allow
using aliphatic naphtha or extraction
naphtha. This proposed AD would
require removing each previouslyinstalled bracket bolt, nut, washer, and
cotter pin from service, whereas EASA
AD 2019–0191–E does not. This
proposed AD would count a cycle
anytime the cable is extended and then
retracted during flight or on the ground,
whereas EASA Emergency AD 2019–
0191–E does not clarify the conditions
used for cycle counting. EASA
Emergency AD 2019–0191–E allows, in
lieu of replacing bolts or removing the
hoist, operation of a helicopter with the
hoist installed, provided the hoist is
deactivated and its use is prohibited and
the sealing compound of the affected
bracket is inspected before each flight.
This AD allows that provision only if
there is not any cracked sealing
compound.
Interim Action
The FAA considers this AD to be an
interim action. If final action is later
identified, the FAA might consider
further rulemaking.
Justification for Immediate Adoption
and Determination of the Effective Date
Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
(5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes
agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the
agency, for ‘‘good cause,’’ finds that
those procedures are ‘‘impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ Under this section, an agency,
upon finding good cause, may issue a
final rule without providing notice and
seeking comment prior to issuance.
Further, section 553(d) of the APA
authorizes agencies to make rules
effective in less than thirty days, upon
a finding of good cause.
There are no helicopters with this
type certificate on the U.S. Registry.
Accordingly, notice and opportunity for
prior public comment are unnecessary,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). In
addition, for the foregoing reason, the
FAA finds that good cause exists
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making
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this amendment effective in less than 30
days.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to send any
written data, views, or arguments about
this final rule. Send your comments to
an address listed under ADDRESSES.
Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2021–0721;
Project Identifier MCAI–2020–00616–R’’
at the beginning of your comments. The
most helpful comments reference a
specific portion of the final rule, explain
the reason for any recommended
change, and include supporting data.
The FAA will consider all comments
received by the closing date and may
amend this final rule because of those
comments.
Except for Confidential Business
Information (CBI) as described in the
following paragraph, and other
information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments
received, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide. The
agency will also post a report
summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about this final rule.
Confidential Business Information
CBI is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt
from public disclosure. If your
comments responsive to this AD contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this AD,
it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Please
mark each page of your submission
containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA
will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they
will not be placed in the public docket
of this AD. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to Fred Guerin,
Aerospace Engineer, General Aviation &
Rotorcraft Section, International
Validation Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 2200 S
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone (202) 267–7457; email
fred.guerin@faa.gov. Any commentary
that the FAA receives which is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
rulemaking.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) do not apply when
an agency finds good cause pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without
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prior notice and comment. Because the
FAA has determined that it has good
cause to adopt this rule without prior
notice and comment, RFA analysis is
not required.
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
Costs of Compliance
There are no costs of compliance with
this AD because there are no helicopters
with this type certificate on the U.S.
Registry.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
section 106, describes the authority of
the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII:
Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the Agency’s
authority.
The FAA is issuing this rulemaking
under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section
44701: General requirements. Under
that section, Congress charges the FAA
with promoting safe flight of civil
aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and
procedures the Administrator finds
necessary for safety in air commerce.
This regulation is within the scope of
that authority because it addresses an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or
develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
This AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed, I certify
that this AD:
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
and
(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation
in Alaska.
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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
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[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive:
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2021–18–12 PZL Swidnik S.A.:
Amendment 39–21713; Docket No.
FAA–2021–0721; Project Identifier
MCAI–2020–00616–R.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is
effective October 12, 2021.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to PZL Swidnik S.A.
Model PZL W–3A helicopters, certificated in
any category, with hoist type 76378 or hoist
carrying assembly bracket (bracket) part
number (P/N) 39.30.205.03.01 or
39.30.213.00.00 installed.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC)
Code: 2500, Cabin Equipment/Furnishings.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by a report of
fractured bracket bolts. The FAA is issuing
this AD to prevent detachment of the bracket
resulting in movement of the hoist carrying
assembly around the axis of the remaining
two lower brackets. The unsafe condition, if
not addressed, could result in damage to the
helicopter and loss of hoisted load or
person(s).
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Required Actions
(1) For helicopters with a hoist type 76378
installed, before further flight after the
effective date of this AD:
(i) Clean the area where bracket P/N
39.30.205.03.01 or 39.30.213.00.00 is
installed to the fuselage structure using
extraction or aliphatic naphtha. Using a
flashlight and a magnifying glass with a
minimum x5 magnification, inspect around
the bracket edge and near each nut for
cracked sealing compound. Refer to Figure 1
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of WYTWO
KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ‘‘PZL-S´widnik’’
Spo´5ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin No. BO–
37–19–296, dated July 30, 2019 (MB BO–37–
19–296), for an example of cracked sealing
compound.
(A) If there is any cracked sealing
compound, before further flight, remove the
hoist from service. Reinstallation of a hoist
type 76378 (that has not been removed from
service) is allowed, provided that, before
installation, the helicopter is modified in
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accordance with a method approved by the
Manager, General Aviation and Rotorcraft
Section, International Validation Branch,
FAA; or EASA; or PZL Swidnik S.A.’s EASA
Design Organization Approval (DOA). If
approved by the DOA, the approval must
include the DOA-authorized signature.
Following modification, all repetitive
inspections, replacements, and applicable
corrective actions must be done as specified
in this AD.
(B) If there are no cracks in the sealing
compound, before further flight, replace each
bracket bolt one-by-one by following Chapter
II, paragraphs A.4.b. through i., of MB BO–
37–19–296, except where it states to use
extraction naphtha, you may substitute
aliphatic naphtha. Remove each previouslyinstalled bracket bolt, nut, washer, and cotter
pin from service.
(C) As an option to the actions required by
paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B) of this AD, deactivate
the hoist by following Chapter II, paragraph
3.2.2., of MB BO–37–19–296; and thereafter,
before each flight, inspect the sealing
compound by accomplishing the actions
required by paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this AD.
(ii) If there are no cracks in the sealing
compound, within 25 hours time-in-service
(TIS) after the replacement required by
paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B) of this AD, and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 25 hours
TIS, accomplish the actions required by
paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this AD.
(iii) Within 800 hoist cycles after the
replacement required by paragraph
(g)(1)(i)(B) of this AD, and thereafter at
intervals not to exceed 800 hoist cycles,
replace each bracket bolt by accomplishing
the actions required by paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B)
of this AD. For the purposes of this AD, a
cycle is counted anytime the cable is
extended and then retracted during flight or
on the ground, for any cable length extended
and retracted and with or without load.
(2) For helicopters with a bracket P/N
39.30.205.03.01 or 39.30.213.00.00 installed,
but no hoist installed, as of the effective date
of this AD, do not install a hoist type 76378
unless the actions required by paragraph
(g)(1) of this AD have been accomplished.
(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do
not install bracket P/N 39.30.205.03.01 or
39.30.213.00.00 and hoist type 76378 on any
helicopter unless the actions required by
paragraph (g)(1) of this AD have been
accomplished.
(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, International Validation
Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the International Validation
Branch, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (i)(1) of this AD.
Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
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certificate holding district office.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
(i) Related Information
(1) For more information about this AD,
contact Fred Guerin, Aerospace Engineer,
General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section,
International Validation Branch, Compliance
& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 2200 S 216th
St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (202)
267–7457; email fred.guerin@faa.gov.
(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in
European Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) Emergency AD 2019–0191–E, dated
July 31, 2019. You may view the EASA AD
at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FAA–2021–0721.
14 CFR Part 39
(j) Material Incorporated by Reference
SUMMARY:
(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 the AD specifies otherwise.
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(i) WYTWO
KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ‘‘PZL–S´widnik’’
Spo´5ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin No. BO–
37–19–296, dated July 30, 2019.
(ii) [Reserved]
(3) For service information identified in
this AD, contact WSK ‘‘PZL-S´widnik’’ S.A.,
Al. Lotniko´w Polskich 1, 21–045 S´widnik,
Poland; telephone (+48) 81722 5716; fax
(+48) 81722 5625; email: PLCustomerSupport.AW@
leonardocompany.com; or at https://
www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home.
(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.
(5) You may view this service information
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/
ibr-locations.html.
Issued on August 26, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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[Docket No. FAA–2021–0505; Project
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39–21721; AD 2021–19–03]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo
S.p.a. Helicopters
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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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: Hal
Jensen, Aerospace Engineer, Operational
Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 950
L’Enfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC
20024; telephone 202–267–9167; email
hal.jensen@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA is adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and
AW139 helicopters. This AD was
prompted by reports of spurious inflight disconnections of the automatic
flight control system (AFCS). This AD
requires updating certain ‘‘Primus Epic’’
system software, as specified in a
European Aviation Safety Agency (now
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 November 1,
2021.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of November 1, 2021.
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 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–2021–0505.
The EASA, which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD
2018–0002, dated January 4, 2018
(EASA AD 2018–0002) (also referred to
as the Mandatory Continuing
Airworthiness Information, or the
MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition
for certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model
AB139 and AW139 helicopters.
The FAA issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would
apply to certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model
AB139 and AW139 helicopters. The
NPRM published in the Federal
Register on July 7, 2021 (86 FR 35690).
The NPRM was prompted by reports of
spurious in-flight disconnections of the
AFCS. The NPRM proposed to require
updating certain ‘‘Primus Epic’’ system
software, as specified in EASA AD
2018–0002.
The FAA is issuing this AD to address
spurious degradation or unavailability
of the full AFCS. The unsafe condition,
if not addressed, could result in
temporary impairment of the automated
flight aid for control of the helicopter
and increase the flightcrew’s workload.
See EASA AD 2018–0002 for additional
background information.
Discussion of Final Airworthiness
Directive
Comments
The FAA gave the public the
opportunity to participate in developing
this final rule. The FAA received no
comments on the NPRM or on the
determination of the cost to the public.
Examining the AD Docket
Conclusion
You may examine the AD docket at
https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2021–0505; 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.
The FAA reviewed the relevant data
and determined that air safety requires
adopting this AD as proposed. Except
for minor editorial changes, this AD is
adopted as proposed in the NPRM.
None of the changes will increase the
economic burden on any operator.
Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD
to address the unsafe condition on these
products.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 184 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53192-53195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20828]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0721; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-00616-R;
Amendment 39-21713; AD 2021-18-12]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; PZL Swidnik S.A. Helicopters
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain PZL Swidnik S.A. Model PZL W-3A helicopters. This AD was
prompted by a report of fractured hoist carrying assembly bracket
(bracket) bolts. This AD requires repetitively inspecting the sealing
compound of certain part-numbered brackets, and depending on the
results, removing the hoist or removing the hardware from service and
installing new hardware. As an option to replacing the bolts, this AD
allows deactivating the hoist, turning the circuit breaker panel
switches to the OFF position, installing inoperative placards on the
circuit breaker panel switches, and before each flight, inspecting the
sealing compound. This AD also establishes a life limit for the bracket
bolts, and prohibits installing an affected hoist or an affected
bracket and hoist unless the actions required by this AD have been
accomplished. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe
condition on these products.
DATES: This AD becomes effective October 12, 2021.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain document listed in this AD as of October 12,
2021.
The FAA must receive comments on this AD by November 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this final rule, contact WSK
``PZL-[Sacute]widnik'' S.A., Al. Lotnik[oacute]w Polskich 1, 21-045
[Sacute]widnik, Poland; telephone (+48) 81722 5716; fax (+48) 81722
5625; email: [email protected]; or at https://www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home. You may view this service information at the
FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood
Pkwy., Room 6N-321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call (817) 222-5110. It is
also available at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0721.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0721; or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, the
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, any comments received,
and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Guerin, Aerospace Engineer,
General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, International Validation Branch,
Compliance & Airworthiness Division, FAA, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines,
WA 98198; telephone (202) 267-7457; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA Emergency AD 2019-0191-E, dated July
31, 2019 (EASA Emergency AD 2019-0191-E), to correct an unsafe
condition for Wytw[oacute]rnia Sprz[eogon]tu Komunikacyjnego (WSK)
``PZL-[Sacute]widnik'' Sp[oacute][lstrok]ka Akcyjna (S.A.) Model PZL W-
3A helicopters. EASA advises of a report of fractured bracket bolts.
This condition, if not addressed, could result in detachment of the
bracket resulting in movement of the hoist carrying assembly around the
axis of the remaining two lower brackets, and subsequent damage to the
helicopter and loss of hoisted load or person(s).
Accordingly, EASA Emergency AD 2019-0191-E requires repetitive
inspections of the sealing compound around the affected brackets and,
depending on the findings, accomplishing applicable corrective actions.
EASA Emergency AD 2019-
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0191-E also requires repetitive replacement of the affected bolts. EASA
considers its AD an interim action and states that further AD action
may follow.
FAA's Determination
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 is issuing this AD after
evaluating all known relevant information and determining that the
unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on
other helicopters of the same type design.
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
The FAA reviewed WYTW[Oacute]RNIA SPRZ[Eogon]TU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO
``PZL-[Sacute]widnik'' Sp[oacute][lstrok]ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin
No. BO-37-19-296, dated July 30, 2019. This service information
specifies procedures for repetitively inspecting the sealing compound
along the edges of bracket part number (P/N) 39.30.205.03.01 and
39.30.213.00.00. If there is any cracked sealing compound, this service
information specifies procedures for removing the hoist and prohibits
installing and using the hoist until corrective action is available. If
no cracks are found in the sealing compound, this service information
specifies procedures for replacing the bolts with new bolts if the
hoist is intended to be used and procedures for deactivating the hoist
if the hoist is not intended to be used. This service information also
specifies a life limit for the bracket bolts.
This service information 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.
AD Requirements
For helicopters with a hoist type 76378 installed, this AD requires
repetitively cleaning and inspecting the sealing compound around the
bracket edges and near each nut for cracked sealing compound. If there
is any cracked sealing compound, this AD requires removing the hoist
from service. If there is not any cracked sealing compound, this AD
requires removing the bolts from service and installing new bolts. As
an option to replacing the bolts, this AD allows deactivating the
hoist, turning the circuit breaker panel switches to the OFF position,
installing inoperative placards on the circuit breaker panel switches,
and before each flight, inspecting the sealing compound. This AD also
establishes a life limit for the bolts. Lastly, this AD prohibits
installing an affected hoist or an affected bracket and hoist unless
the actions required by this AD have been accomplished.
Differences Between This AD and the EASA AD
EASA Emergency AD 2019-0191-E requires using extraction naphtha,
whereas this proposed AD would allow using aliphatic naphtha or
extraction naphtha. This proposed AD would require removing each
previously-installed bracket bolt, nut, washer, and cotter pin from
service, whereas EASA AD 2019-0191-E does not. This proposed AD would
count a cycle anytime the cable is extended and then retracted during
flight or on the ground, whereas EASA Emergency AD 2019-0191-E does not
clarify the conditions used for cycle counting. EASA Emergency AD 2019-
0191-E allows, in lieu of replacing bolts or removing the hoist,
operation of a helicopter with the hoist installed, provided the hoist
is deactivated and its use is prohibited and the sealing compound of
the affected bracket is inspected before each flight. This AD allows
that provision only if there is not any cracked sealing compound.
Interim Action
The FAA considers this AD to be an interim action. If final action
is later identified, the FAA might consider further rulemaking.
Justification for Immediate Adoption and Determination of the Effective
Date
Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the agency, for ``good cause,'' finds
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Under this section, an agency, upon finding good
cause, may issue a final rule without providing notice and seeking
comment prior to issuance. Further, section 553(d) of the APA
authorizes agencies to make rules effective in less than thirty days,
upon a finding of good cause.
There are no helicopters with this type certificate on the U.S.
Registry. Accordingly, notice and opportunity for prior public comment
are unnecessary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). In addition, for
the foregoing reason, the FAA finds that good cause exists pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making this amendment effective in less than 30
days.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to send any written data, views, or arguments
about this final rule. Send your comments to an address listed under
ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2021-0721; Project Identifier MCAI-
2020-00616-R'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the final rule, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this final rule because of those comments.
Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this final rule.
Confidential Business Information
CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this AD contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this AD, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this AD. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Fred
Guerin, Aerospace Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section,
International Validation Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness Division,
FAA, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (202) 267-7457;
email [email protected]. Any commentary that the FAA receives which
is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public
docket for this rulemaking.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) do not
apply when an agency finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt
a rule without
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prior notice and comment. Because the FAA has determined that it has
good cause to adopt this rule without prior notice and comment, RFA
analysis is not required.
Costs of Compliance
There are no costs of compliance with this AD because there are no
helicopters with this type certificate on the U.S. Registry.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.
Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight
of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for
practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary
for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to
exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed, I certify that this AD:
(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866, and
(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
The Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
0
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 adding the following new airworthiness
directive:
2021-18-12 PZL Swidnik S.A.: Amendment 39-21713; Docket No. FAA-
2021-0721; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-00616-R.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective October 12, 2021.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to PZL Swidnik S.A. Model PZL W-3A helicopters,
certificated in any category, with hoist type 76378 or hoist
carrying assembly bracket (bracket) part number (P/N)
39.30.205.03.01 or 39.30.213.00.00 installed.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 2500, Cabin
Equipment/Furnishings.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by a report of fractured bracket bolts. The
FAA is issuing this AD to prevent detachment of the bracket
resulting in movement of the hoist carrying assembly around the axis
of the remaining two lower brackets. The unsafe condition, if not
addressed, could result in damage to the helicopter and loss of
hoisted load or person(s).
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Required Actions
(1) For helicopters with a hoist type 76378 installed, before
further flight after the effective date of this AD:
(i) Clean the area where bracket P/N 39.30.205.03.01 or
39.30.213.00.00 is installed to the fuselage structure using
extraction or aliphatic naphtha. Using a flashlight and a magnifying
glass with a minimum x5 magnification, inspect around the bracket
edge and near each nut for cracked sealing compound. Refer to Figure
1 of WYTW[Oacute]RNIA SPRZ[Eogon]TU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ``PZL-
[Sacute]widnik'' Sp[oacute][lstrok]ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin No.
BO-37-19-296, dated July 30, 2019 (MB BO-37-19-296), for an example
of cracked sealing compound.
(A) If there is any cracked sealing compound, before further
flight, remove the hoist from service. Reinstallation of a hoist
type 76378 (that has not been removed from service) is allowed,
provided that, before installation, the helicopter is modified in
accordance with a method approved by the Manager, General Aviation
and Rotorcraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or
EASA; or PZL Swidnik S.A.'s EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA).
If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized
signature. Following modification, all repetitive inspections,
replacements, and applicable corrective actions must be done as
specified in this AD.
(B) If there are no cracks in the sealing compound, before
further flight, replace each bracket bolt one-by-one by following
Chapter II, paragraphs A.4.b. through i., of MB BO-37-19-296, except
where it states to use extraction naphtha, you may substitute
aliphatic naphtha. Remove each previously-installed bracket bolt,
nut, washer, and cotter pin from service.
(C) As an option to the actions required by paragraph
(g)(1)(i)(B) of this AD, deactivate the hoist by following Chapter
II, paragraph 3.2.2., of MB BO-37-19-296; and thereafter, before
each flight, inspect the sealing compound by accomplishing the
actions required by paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this AD.
(ii) If there are no cracks in the sealing compound, within 25
hours time-in-service (TIS) after the replacement required by
paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B) of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not
to exceed 25 hours TIS, accomplish the actions required by paragraph
(g)(1)(i) of this AD.
(iii) Within 800 hoist cycles after the replacement required by
paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B) of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not
to exceed 800 hoist cycles, replace each bracket bolt by
accomplishing the actions required by paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B) of this
AD. For the purposes of this AD, a cycle is counted anytime the
cable is extended and then retracted during flight or on the ground,
for any cable length extended and retracted and with or without
load.
(2) For helicopters with a bracket P/N 39.30.205.03.01 or
39.30.213.00.00 installed, but no hoist installed, as of the
effective date of this AD, do not install a hoist type 76378 unless
the actions required by paragraph (g)(1) of this AD have been
accomplished.
(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do not install bracket
P/N 39.30.205.03.01 or 39.30.213.00.00 and hoist type 76378 on any
helicopter unless the actions required by paragraph (g)(1) of this
AD have been accomplished.
(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the manager of the International Validation Branch, send
it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (i)(1) of
this AD. Information may be emailed to: [email protected].
(2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
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of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.
(i) Related Information
(1) For more information about this AD, contact Fred Guerin,
Aerospace Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section,
International Validation Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, FAA, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
(202) 267-7457; email [email protected].
(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Emergency AD 2019-0191-E, dated July
31, 2019. You may view the EASA AD at https://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FAA-2021-0721.
(j) 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 the AD specifies otherwise.
(i) WYTW[Oacute]RNIA SPRZ[Eogon]TU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ``PZL-
[Sacute]widnik'' Sp[oacute][lstrok]ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin No.
BO-37-19-296, dated July 30, 2019.
(ii) [Reserved]
(3) For service information identified in this AD, contact WSK
``PZL-[Sacute]widnik'' S.A., Al. Lotnik[oacute]w Polskich 1, 21-045
[Sacute]widnik, Poland; telephone (+48) 81722 5716; fax (+48) 81722
5625; email: [email protected]; or at
https://www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home.
(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.
(5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, email: [email protected], or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
Issued on August 26, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-20828 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
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