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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 148 / Thursday, August 5, 2021 / Proposed Rules 39.13

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

Leonardo S.p.a.: Docket No. FAA2021
0612; Project Identifier MCAI2021
00650R.
a Comments Due Date The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive AD by September 20, 2021.
b Affected ADs This AD replaces Emergency AD 201823
52, Product Identifier 2018SW093AD, dated November 8, 2018 Emergency AD
20182352.
c Applicability This AD applies to all Leonardo S.p.a.
Model AW169 and AW189 helicopters, certificated in any category.
d Subject Joint Aircraft Service Component JASC
Code 6400, Tail Rotor System.
e Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by a report of an accident of a Model AW169 helicopter, which was observed to have lost yaw control prior to the accident. The FAA is issuing this AD to address failure of the tail rotor servoactuator TRA feedback lever. This condition could result in loss of tail rotor control and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
f Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done.

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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, European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD 20200197, dated September 10, 2020 EASA AD 20200197.
h Exceptions to EASA AD 20200197
1 Where EASA AD 20200197 requires compliance in terms of flight hours, this AD
requires using hours time-in-service.
2 This AD does not allow the compliance time tolerance specified in Note 1 of EASA
AD 20200197.
3 The initial compliance time for the inspection specified in paragraph 1 of EASA AD 20200197 is within the compliance time specified in paragraph 1 of EASA AD 20200197, except for Group 1
helicopters on which the inspection identified in paragraph 1 of EASA AD
20200197 has not been done, the initial inspection is within 10 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD.
4 The initial compliance time for the inspection specified in paragraph 2 of EASA AD 20200197 is within the compliance time specified in paragraph 2 of EASA AD 20200197, except for Group 1 and 2 helicopters on which the inspection identified in paragraph 2 of EASA AD
20200197 has not been done, the initial
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compliance time is within 50 hours time-inservice after the effective date of this AD.
5 The initial compliance time for the installation specified in paragraph 3 of EASA AD 20200197 is within the compliance time specified in paragraph 3 of EASA AD 20200197, except for Group 1 and 2 helicopters on which the installation identified in paragraph 3 of EASA AD
20200197 has not been done, the initial compliance time is within 20 hours time-inservice after the effective date of this AD.
6 The initial compliance time for the check inspection specified in paragraph 4
of EASA AD 20200197 is within the compliance time specified in paragraph 4 of EASA AD 20200197, except for Group 1 and 2 helicopters on which the check inspection identified in paragraph 4 of EASA AD
20200197 has not been done, the initial compliance time is within 10 hours time-inservice after the effective date of this AD.
7 The initial compliance time for the inspection/check specified in paragraph 5
of EASA AD 20200197 is within the compliance time specified in paragraph 5 of EASA AD 20200197 except for Group 1 and 2 helicopters on which the inspection identified in paragraph 5 of EASA AD
20200197 has not been done, the initial compliance time is within 10 hours time-inservice after the effective date of this AD.
8 Where paragraphs 6, 8, 9, and 11
of EASA AD 20200197 specify contacting Leonardo for corrective action instructions, the corrective action instructions must be accomplished in accordance with FAAapproved procedures.
9 Where paragraphs 9 and 10 of EASA
AD 20200197 use the term discrepancy, for this AD, discrepancies include roughness meaning lack of free and easy rotation, measured breakaway forces outside the allowed range specified in the service information identified in paragraphs 2 and 7 of EASA AD 20200197, any wear or other damage including, but not limited to, broken seals, and the presence of particles.
10 Where paragraph 12 of EASA AD
20200197 requires reporting results to the manufacturer as required by paragraphs 12.1 and 12.2 of this EASA AD, for this AD, only report the inspection and check results specified in paragraph 12.1 of EASA
AD 20200197. Submit the report at the applicable time in paragraph h10i or ii of this AD.
i If the inspection or check was done on or after the effective date of this AD: Submit the report within 2 days after the inspection or check.
ii If the inspection or check was done before the effective date of this AD: Submit the report within 2 days after the effective date of this AD.
11 Where paragraph 13 of EASA AD
20200197, and the service information specified in EASA AD 20200197, specify returning parts and grease containers to the manufacturer, this AD does not include those requirements.
12 Where EASA AD 20200197 requires compliance from March 20, 2020 the effective date of EASA AD 20200048, dated March 6, 2020, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.

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13 Where EASA AD 20200197 requires compliance from its effective date, this AD
requires using the effective date of this AD.
14 This AD does not allow credit for the actions specified in EASA AD 20200197 if those actions were done using the service information specified in paragraphs h14i through ix of this AD:
i Leonardo S.p.A. Emergency Alert Service Bulletin EASB 169148, dated May 29, 2019;
ii Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 169148, Revision A, dated September 5, 2019;
iii Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 169148, Revision B, dated February 4, 2020;
iv Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 169148, Revision C, dated April 6, 2020;
v Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 189237, dated May 29, 2019;
vi Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 189237, Revision A, dated September 5, 2019;
vii Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 189237, Revision B, dated February 4, 2020;
viii Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 189237, Revision B, dated February 4, 2020, with Errata Corrige;
ix Leonardo S.p.A. EASB 189237, Revision C, dated April 6, 2020.
15 This AD does not require the Remarks section of EASA AD 20200197.
i 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 j2 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 of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office.
j Related Information 1 For EASA AD 20200197, 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 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 817 2225110.
This material may be found in the AD docket at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA20210612.
2 For more information about this AD, contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, COS Program Management Section, Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone 516 2287330; email andrea.jimenez@faa.gov.

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