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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 150 / Monday, August 9, 2021 / Proposed Rules
e Reason This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, including inspections for discrepancies cracking of certain structural elements, are necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to address fatigue cracking, damage, and corrosion in principal structural elements; such fatigue cracking, damage, and corrosion could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane.
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done.
g Required Actions 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 20200251, dated November 11, 2020 EASA AD 20200251.

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h Exceptions to EASA AD 20200251
1 Where EASA AD 20200251 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
2 The requirements specified in paragraph 4 of EASA AD 20200251 do not apply to this AD.
3 Where paragraph 5 of EASA AD 2020
0251 specifies actions if discrepancies are found while accomplishing any task required by paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of this EASA AD, this AD requires actions if discrepancies are found while accomplishing any task required by paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of EASA AD 20200251.
4 Where paragraph 5 of EASA AD 2020
0251 specifies actions in case of finding discrepancies, for this AD, discrepancies include fatigue cracking.
5 Paragraph 6 of EASA AD 20200251
specifies revising the approved AMP
within 12 months after its effective date, but this AD requires, for airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or original export certificate of airworthiness issued on or before March 20, 2018, revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate the limitations, tasks and associated thresholds and intervals specified in paragraph 6 of EASA
AD 20200251 within 90 days after the effective date of this AD.
6 For airplanes with an original airworthiness certificate or original export certificate of airworthiness issued on or before March 20, 2018, the initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in paragraph 6 of EASA AD 20200251 is at the applicable thresholds as incorporated by the requirements of paragraph 6 of EASA
AD 20200251, or within 90 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later.
7 The provisions specified in paragraphs 7 and 8 of EASA AD 20200251 do not apply to this AD.
8 The Remarks section of EASA AD
20200251 does not apply to this AD.

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After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been revised as required by paragraph g 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
20200251.

Issued on July 30, 2021.
Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
FR Doc. 202116686 Filed 8621; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 491013P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
j No Reporting Requirement Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20200251 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement.

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i New Provisions for Alternative Actions and Intervals
14 CFR Part 39
Docket No. FAA20210617; Project Identifier MCAI202100385T
RIN 2120AA64

k Other 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 l2 of this AD.
Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
2 Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus Defense and Space S.A.s EASA Design Organization Approval DOA.
If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS
Airplanes
l Related Information
DATES:

1 For EASA AD 20200251, 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 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 2062313195. This material may be found in the AD docket on the internet at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20210621.
2 For more information about this AD, contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone and fax 2062313220; email shahram.daneshmandi@faa.gov.

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Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM.
AGENCY:

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive AD for all Airbus SAS Model A300 B4600, B4
600R, and F4600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4605R Variant F
airplanes collectively called Model A300600 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate 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.

SUMMARY:

The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by September 23, 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: 2024932251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For material that will be incorporated by reference IBR in this AD, contact
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