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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
3 The Remarks section of EASA AD
20180172 does not apply to this AD.
4 Where paragraph 1 of EASA AD 2018
0172 specifies to inspect each affected part, for this AD, prior to the inspection for corrosion, inspect the protective coating on the inside of the attachment pin for scratches and missing protective coating. If there is any scratch or any missing protective coating, prior to the inspection for corrosion, sand the attachment pin to remove the varnish in the area depicted as Area A in Figure 1 of the applicable ASB as defined in EASA AD
20180172.
5 Where paragraph 3 of EASA AD 2018
0172 requires removing corrosion, for this AD, if there is any corrosion pitting, before further flight, replace the affected attachment pin. Do not sand the attachment pin to remove a corrosion pit.
6 Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20180172 specifies to do a non-destructive inspection if in doubt about whether there is a crack, that action is not required by this AD.
7 Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20180172 specifies contacting Airbus Helicopters if any attachment pin with a crack is found and returning that part to Airbus Helicopters, those actions are not required by this AD.
8 Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20180172 specifies discarding certain parts, that action is not required by this AD.
9 Where EASA AD 20180172 refers to flight hours FH, this AD requires using hours time-in-service.
i Special Flight Permit Special flight permits, as described in 14
CFR 21.197 and 21.199, are not allowed.

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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 k 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 For more information about this AD, contact Katherine Venegas, Aviation Safety Engineer, Cabin Safety, Mechanical and Environmental Systems Section, Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 907124137;
phone: 5626275353; email:
katherine.venegas@faa.gov.
l Material Incorporated by Reference 1 The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference
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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 this AD specifies otherwise.
i European Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD 20180172, dated August 7, 2018.
ii Reserved 3 For EASA AD 20180172, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668
Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000;
email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet:
www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD on the EASA website at https
ad.easa.europa.eu.
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. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 8172225110. This material may be found in the AD docket on the internet at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20201033.
5 You may view this material 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.
Issued on June 17, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino, Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39
Docket No. FAA20210195; Project Identifier MCAI202000262R; Amendment 3921624; AD 20211319
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive AD 201411
02 for Airbus Helicopters Model SA
365N, SA365N1, AS365N2, and AS
365 N3 helicopters. AD 20141102
required repetitively inspecting frame number No. 9 for a crack. This AD was prompted by Airbus Helicopters developing a modification that provides an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections required by AD
20141102. This AD retains the
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requirements of AD 20141102, provides an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections, and reduces the applicability by excluding certain post-modified helicopters. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: This AD is effective August 17, 2021.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of August 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule, contact Airbus Helicopters, 2701 North Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052;
telephone 972 6410000 or 800 232
0323; fax 972 6413775; or at https
www.airbus.com/helicopters/services/
technical-support.html. 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. Service information that is incorporated by reference is also available at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20210195.
Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket at https www.regulations.govby searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA20210195; 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 final rule, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD, any comments received, and other information. The address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Fuller, AD Program Manager, General Aviation & Rotorcraft Unit, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177;
telephone 817 2225110; email matthew.fuller@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 20141102, Amendment 3917852 79 FR 33050, June 10, 2014 AD 20141102. AD
20141102 applied to Airbus Helicopters previously Eurocopter
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