Federal Register - July 7, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 7, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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.
f Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done.
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 Aviation Safety Agency now European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD 20180002, dated January 4, 2018 EASA AD 20180002.
h Exceptions to EASA AD 20180002
1 Where EASA AD 20180002 refers to flight hours FH, this AD requires using hours time-in-service.
2 Where EASA AD 20180002 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
3 The Remarks section of EASA AD
20180002 does not apply to this AD.
4 Where the service information referenced in EASA AD 20180002 specifies to download an option file from a certain website, that method of installation is not required by this AD.
i No Reporting Requirement Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20180002 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement.
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j 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 k2 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.
k Related Information 1 For EASA AD 20180002, 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 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
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at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA20210505.
2 For more information about this AD, contact Hal Jensen, Aerospace Engineer, Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 950 LEnfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC 20024;
telephone 202 2679167; email hal.jensen@
faa.gov.
Issued on June 15, 2021.
Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39
Docket No. FAA20210497; Project Identifier 2019SW043AD
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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM.
AGENCY:
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive AD for certain Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 429 helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by three reports of unexpected forces or uncommanded inputs to the directional yaw control system. This proposed AD would require revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual RFM for your helicopter. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by August 23, 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.
Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Bell Textron Canada SUMMARY:
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Limited, 12,800 Rue de lAvenir, Mirabel, Quebec J7J1R4, Canada;
telephone 450 4372862 or 800 363
8023; fax 450 4330272; or at https
www.bellcustomer.com. 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.
Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20210497; 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 NPRM, the Transport Canada AD, any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitch Soth, Flight Test Engineer, Southwest Section, Flight Test Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone 817 222
5110; email mitch.soth@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed under ADDRESSES. Include Docket No.
FAA20210497; Project Identifier 2019SW043AD at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this proposal because of those comments.
Except for Confidential Business Information CBI as described in the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to https
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact received about this NPRM.
Confidential Business Information CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA 5 U.S.C. 552, CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your
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