Federal Register - August 9, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 150 / Monday, August 9, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
date and may amend this final rule 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 final rule.
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 comments responsive to this AD contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this AD, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as PROPIN. The FAA
will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of this AD. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to David Wilson, Aerospace Engineer, DSCO Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone 817 222
5786; email david.wilson@faa.gov. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.
Regulatory Flexibility Act The requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act RFA do not apply when an agency finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without prior notice and comment. Because the FAA has determined that it has good cause to adopt this rule without prior notice and comment, RFA analysis is not required.
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Regulatory Findings This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will 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.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify that this AD:
1 Is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866, and 2 Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska.
This AD was prompted by a fatal accident in which a pin sheared off during flight, resulting in the main rotor blade and the main rotor head detaching from the helicopter. The FAA is issuing this AD to address this unsafe condition and prevent loss of control of the helicopter.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Safety.
The Amendment Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
The FAA estimates that this AD
affects 160 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 AD.
Replacing up to four pins takes about 20 work-hours and parts cost about $1,756 for four pins for an estimated cost of up to $3,456 per helicopter.
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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 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 develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106g, 40113, 44701.
39.13
Amended
2. The FAA amends 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive:
20211551 Bell Textron Inc. Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.: Amendment 3921678; Docket No. FAA 20210619;
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This airworthiness directive AD is effective without actual notice on August 24, 2021. Emergency AD 20211551, issued on July 6, 2021, which contained the requirements of this amendment, was effective with actual notice.
b Affected ADs None.
c Applicability This AD applies to Bell Textron Inc. type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Model 204B, 205A, 205A1, 205B, and 212 helicopters, certificated in any category, with an outboard main rotor hub strap pin pin part number 204012104
005 with a serial number prefix FNFS
installed.
d Subject Joint Aircraft System Component JASC
Code/Air Transport Association ATA of America Code: 6200, Main rotor system.
e Unsafe Condition
f Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done.
g Required Actions 1 Before further flight, remove from service any pin that is identified in paragraph c of this AD.
2 As of the effective date of this AD, do not install any pin that is identified in paragraph c of this AD on any helicopter.
h Special Flight Permits Special flight permits are prohibited.
i Alternative Methods of Compliance AMOCs 1 The Manager, DSCO 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 certification office, send it to the attention of the person identified in in paragraph j1 of this AD.
Information may be emailed to: 9-ASW-190COS@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 more information about this AD, contact David Wilson, Aerospace Engineer, DSCO Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort
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