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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 43 / Monday, March 8, 2021 / Rules and Regulations f Alternative Methods of Compliance AMOC

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1 The Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: Danny Nguyen, Aerospace Engineer, Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, California 90712; telephone 5626275247; email 9ANM-LAACO-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov.
2 For operations conducted under a 14
CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, the FAA suggests that you notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district office or certificate holding district office before operating any aircraft complying with this AD through an AMOC.

Federal Aviation Administration
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SUMMARY:

For service information identified in this AD, contact Robinson Helicopter Company, 2901 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA 90505;
telephone 3105390508; fax 3105395198;
or at https www.robinsonheli.com. You may view a copy of the service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N321, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
h Material Incorporated by Reference 1 The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference IBR 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.
i Robinson KI235 R66 TRDS Forward Yoke Assembly and Hanger Installation Kit Instructions, Revision A, dated June 23, 2015.
ii Reserved 3 For service information identified in this AD, contact Robinson Helicopter Company, 2901 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA
90505; telephone 3105390508; fax 310
5395198; or at https
www.robinsonheli.com.
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.
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: fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to:
https www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
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Docket No. FAA20210094; Project Identifier MCAI202100100R; Amendment 3921437; AD 20210415
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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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 6N321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 8172225110.
It is also available in the AD docket on the internet at https
www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA2021
0094.
Examining the AD Docket
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive AD for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N
and AS355NP helicopters; and certain Model AS350B3 helicopters. This AD
was prompted by a report that, during an unscheduled post-flight inspection of the tail cone area, a crack was found in the spar of the upper part of the vertical fin and fractures were found in the two front attachment screws. This AD
requires repetitive visual inspections of the right-hand side of the vertical fin spar for discrepancies cracking, and corrective action if necessary, as specified in a 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 becomes effective March 23, 2021.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of March 23, 2021.
The FAA must receive comments on this AD by April 22, 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, M
30, 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 incorporated by reference IBR in this AD, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668
Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221

PO 00000

13165

You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https
www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA2021
0094; 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 AD, any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
Comments will be available in the AD
docket shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Arrigotti, Aviation Safety Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA
98198; phone and fax: 2062313218;
email: kathleen.arrigotti@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
20200186, dated August 20, 2020
EASA AD 20200186 also referred to as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI, to correct an unsafe condition for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N and AS355NP helicopters; and certain Model AS350B3 helicopters.
This AD was prompted by a report that, during an unscheduled post-flight inspection of the tail cone area of an Airbus Helicopters Model AS355NP
helicopter, a crack was found in the spar of the upper part of the vertical fin and fractures were found in the two front attachment screws. Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B3 helicopters have a similar vertical fin configuration and are subject to comparable load levels as the affected Model AS355NP helicopter, therefore, this model may be subject to the same unsafe condition revealed on the Model AS355NP helicopter. The FAA is issuing this AD to address
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