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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 18, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 2 Group 2: Helicopters that do not have an affected part installed. A helicopter that embodies Airbus Helicopters Modification 07
28457 in production is a Group 2 helicopter, provided the helicopter remains in that configuration.
3 Affected part: Life raft release bell cranks part number P/N 332A41439620
left-hand LH side and P/N 332A414396
21 right-hand RH side.
4 Serviceable part: Life raft release bell cranks P/N 332A41439622 LH and P/N
332A41439623 RH.
h Retained Repetitive Actions, With Specified Helicopter Group and New Note This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph e of AD 20190312, with a specified helicopter group and new Note 1.
For Group 1: Before further flight, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 6 months:
1 Clean each bellcrank and pivot link and inspect each bellcrank hole for corrosion. If there is any corrosion in a bellcrank hole:
i Remove the corrosion without exceeding a maximum depth of 0.1
millimeter 0.004 inch.
ii Clean each pivot link using 400-grain abrasive paper.
iii Apply corrosion protectant Alodine 1200 or equivalent to each bellcrank hole.
2 Lubricate each bellcrank hole with grease before assembling the bellcrank.
Note 1 to paragraph h: Airbus Helicopters Emergency Alert Service Bulletin No. 05A050, Revision 0, dated July 22, 2016;
and Airbus Helicopters Emergency Alert Service Bulletin No. 05A050, Revision 1, dated April 3, 2019; specify procedures for cleaning and lubricating each bellcrank and pivot link of the life raft inflation cylinder percussion system and removing any corrosion.
i New Requirement of This AD: Bellcrank Replacement For Group 1: Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD, or before the next operation over water, whichever occurs first, replace each affected bellcrank with a serviceable part, as defined in paragraph g4 of this AD, in accordance with Paragraph 3.B.2. of the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Helicopters Alert Service Bulletin EC22525A211, Revision 1, dated October 23, 2019; except where the service information specifies to remove and scrap certain parts, this AD requires removing those parts from service instead.

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j Terminating Action for Repetitive Actions Required by Paragraph h of This AD
Accomplishment of the bellcrank replacement required by paragraph i of this AD is terminating action for the repetitive actions required by paragraph h of this AD
for that helicopter only.
k Parts Installation Limitation 1 For Group 1: After the replacement required by paragraph i of this AD is done, only a serviceable part, as defined in paragraph g4 of this AD, is allowed to be installed on that helicopter.
2 For Group 2: As of the effective date of this AD, only a serviceable part, as defined
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in paragraph g4 of this AD, is allowed to be installed on any helicopter.
l Special Flight Permit Special flight permits, as described in 14
CFR 21.197 and 21.199, are not allowed.
m 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 n2 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.
n Related Information 1 Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information MCAI European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD
20190287, dated November 27, 2019, for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA20210020.
2 For more information about this AD, contact Blaine Williams, Aviation Safety Engineer, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 3960
Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712
4137; telephone 5626275371; email blaine.williams@faa.gov.
3 Service information identified in this AD that is not incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in paragraphs o3 and 4 of this AD.
o Material Incorporated by Reference 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.
i Airbus Helicopters Alert Service Bulletin EC22525A211, Revision 1, dated October 23, 2019.
ii Reserved 3 For service information identified in this AD, contact Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N
Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052;
telephone 9726410000 or 8002320323;
fax 9726413775; or at https
www.airbus.com/helicopters/services/
technical-support.html.
4 You may view this service information at 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.
5 You may view this service information that is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records
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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/ibrlocations.html.
Issued on April 27, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino, Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39
Docket No. FAA20210344; Project Identifier MCAI202100381R; Amendment 3921534; AD 20211001
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Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
AGENCY:

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive AD for certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW169
helicopters. This AD was prompted by false simultaneous in-flight disengagement of automatic flight control system AFCS channels 1 and 2.
This AD requires temporarily revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual RFM for your helicopter. This AD also requires installing an AFCS software upgrade and concurrently removing that RFM revision. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: This AD becomes effective June 2, 2021.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain document listed in this AD
as of June 2, 2021.
The FAA must receive comments on this AD by July 2, 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: 202 4932251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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