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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 / Proposed Rules be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

in the United States. Pursuant to the FAAs bilateral agreement with the European Union, EASA has notified the FAA about the unsafe condition described in its AD. The FAA is proposing this AD after evaluating all known relevant information and determining that the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of these same type designs.

Background The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
20190073, dated March 28, 2019
EASA AD 20190073, to correct an unsafe condition for Leonardo S.p.a.
Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters.
This proposed AD was prompted by a report of damage burns on the TRBs.
The FAA is proposing this AD to address damage burns on the TRBs, which could result in the loss of a TRB, and possible reduced control of the helicopter. See EASA AD 20190073 for additional background information.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM
This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified in EASA AD 20190073, described previously, as incorporated by reference, except for any differences identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.

Related Service Information Under 1
CFR Part 51
EASA AD 20190073 requires an inspection of each TRB for the general condition and any evidence of burns and replacement if necessary. This material is reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Explanation of Required Compliance Information
FAAs Determination These helicopters have been approved by EASA and are approved for operation
In the FAAs ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA developed a process to use some civil aviation authority CAA
ADs as the primary source of information for compliance with requirements for corresponding FAA
ADs. The FAA has been coordinating this process with manufacturers and CAAs. As a result, the FAA proposes to
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incorporate EASA AD 20190073 by reference in the FAA final rule. This proposed AD would, therefore, require compliance with EASA AD 20190073
in its entirety through that incorporation, except for any differences identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.
Using common terms that are the same as the heading of a particular section in EASA AD 20190073 does not mean that operators need comply only with that section. For example, where the AD
requirement refers to all required actions and compliance times, compliance with this AD requirement is not limited to the section titled Required Actions and Compliance Times in EASA AD 20190073.
Service information required by EASA
AD 20190073 for compliance will be available at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20210671 after the FAA final rule is published.
Costs of Compliance The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would affect 138
helicopters of U.S. Registry. Labor rates are estimated at $85 per work-hour.
Based on these numbers, the FAA
estimates the following costs to comply with this proposed AD.

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS
Labor cost
Parts cost
Cost per product
Cost on U.S.
operators
3 work-hours $85 per hour = $255 4 blades

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$255

$35,190

The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-condition actions that would be required based on
the results of any required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the
number of aircraft that might need these on-condition actions:

ESTIMATED COSTS OF ON-CONDITION ACTIONS
Labor cost
Parts cost
2 work-hours $85 per hour = $170 per blade

$57,500 per blade

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The FAA has included all known costs in its cost estimate. According to the manufacturer, however, some of the costs of this proposed AD may be covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on affected operators.
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
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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
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Cost per product $57,670 per blade.

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.

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