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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 23, 2021 / Proposed Rules According to Zodiac Aerospace, some or all of the costs of this proposed AD
may be covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on affected operators. The FAA does not control warranty coverage for affected operators.
As a result, the FAA has included all known costs in the cost estimate.
Authority for This Rulemaking Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAAs 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 Agencys 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 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 Proposed Amendment Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

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

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106g, 40113, 44701.
39.13

Amended
2. The FAA amends 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive AD:

Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA2021
0188; Project Identifier MCAI2020
00642R.
a Comments Due Date The FAA must receive comments by May 7, 2021.
b Affected Airworthiness Directives ADs None.
c Applicability This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters Model SA365N, SA365N1, AS365N2, and AS 365 N3 helicopters, certificated in any category, as identified in European Aviation Safety Agency now European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD 2016
0028, dated February 15, 2016 EASA AD
20160028.
d Subject Joint Aircraft System Component JASC
Code 2564, Life Raft.
e Reason This AD was prompted by a report that damage scorch marks was found on an internal life raft installation that contained a half rescue kit. Investigation revealed that the damage was caused by an unsuitable folding process for the life raft, which led to compression of the flashlight battery in the half rescue kit. The FAA is issuing this AD
to address leakage of the flashlight battery in a half rescue kit, which could result in damage to the internal life raft, and subsequent failure of the internal life raft to deploy for example after a ditching, which could impede or prevent safe evacuation of the occupants from 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, EASA AD 20160028.
h Exceptions to EASA AD 20160028
1 Where EASA AD 20160028 refers to its effective date or to January 7, 2016 the effective date of EASA AD 20150242, this AD requires compliance within 3 months after the effective date of this AD.
2 The Remarks section of EASA AD
20160028 does not apply to this AD.
3 Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20160028 specifies to return certain parts, this AD does not include that requirement.

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4 Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20160028 specifies that trained and authorized Zodiac Aerospace personnel must do the inspection of the half rescue kit, this AD does not require that Zodiac Aerospace personnel do the inspection.
i Alternative Methods of Compliance AMOCs:
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 International Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph j2 of this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@
faa.gov. 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.
j Related Information 1 For EASA AD 20160028, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668
Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999
0000; 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. You may view this material at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N321, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 8172225110. This material may be found in the AD docket on the internet at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20210188.
2 For more information about this AD, contact Kathleen Arrigotti, Program Manager, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206 2313218; email kathleen.arrigotti@
faa.gov.
Issued on March 11, 2021.
Ross Landes, Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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