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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 184 / Monday, September 27, 2021 / Rules and Regulations of the local flight standards district office/
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
2677457; email fred.guerin@faa.gov.
2 The subject of this AD is addressed in European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA Emergency AD 20190191E, dated July 31, 2019. You may view the EASA AD
at https www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FAA20210721.

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. 552a 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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KOMUNIKACYJNEGO PZLSwidnik Spo5ka Akcyjna Mandatory Bulletin No. BO
3719296, dated July 30, 2019.
ii Reserved 3 For service information identified in this AD, contact WSK PZL-Swidnik S.A., Al. Lotnikow Polskich 1, 21045 Swidnik, 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 6N321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 817 2225110.
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. FAA20210505; Project Identifier 2018SW004AD; Amendment 3921721; AD 20211903
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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, M30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hal Jensen, Aerospace Engineer, Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 950
LEnfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC
20024; telephone 2022679167; 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.
FAA20210505.

The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
20180002, dated January 4, 2018
EASA AD 20180002 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
20180002.
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 flightcrews workload.
See EASA AD 20180002 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.
FAA20210505; 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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