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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 184 / Monday, September 27, 2021 / Rules and Regulations sanding. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in fatigue cracks and fracture of the tail rotor slider assembly, resulting in failure of the tail rotor controls and consequent loss of yaw control of the helicopter.
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, EASA AD 20180292.
h Exceptions to EASA AD 20180292
1 Where EASA AD 20180292 refers to flight hours FH, this AD requires using hours time-in-service.
2 Where EASA AD 20180292 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
3 Where EASA AD 20180292 refers to Part I of the ASB, this AD requires using Part I of section 3., Accomplishment Instructions of the ASB, and where EASA
AD 20180292 refers to Part II of the ASB, this AD requires using Part II of section 3., Accomplishment Instructions of the ASB..
4 Where the service information referred to in EASA AD 20180292 specifies to return certain parts, this AD does not include that requirement.
5 Where the service information referred to in EASA AD 20180292 specifies to contact Leonardo S.p.a. if in doubt regarding if a tail rotor slider assembly needs to be replaced based on evidence of corrosion craters, replacement of an affected slider assembly is required by this AD but contacting Leonardo S.p.a. is not required by this AD.
6 The Remarks section of EASA AD
20180292 does not apply to this AD.
i No Reporting Requirement Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 20180292 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement.

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l 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 this AD specifies otherwise.
i European Aviation Safety Agency EASA AD 20180292, dated December 28, 2018.
ii Reserved 3 For EASA AD 20180292, 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 find this EASA AD on the EASA website at https
ad.easa.europa.eu.
4 You may view this material at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N
321, 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 on the internet at https www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA20210507.
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 fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: https
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html.
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Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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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.

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k Related Information For more information about this AD, contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, COS Program Management Section, Operational Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
telephone 516 2287330; email andrea.jimenez@faa.gov.

Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39
Docket No. FAA20210724; Project Identifier MCAI202100321R; Amendment 3921723; AD 20211905
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Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive AD for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB412 and AB412 EP helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a cracked hoist support assembly having a certain part number. This AD requires a one-time inspection of the hoist support assembly and, depending on the findings, replacement with a serviceable part, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA Emergency AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: This AD becomes effective October 12, 2021.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of October 12, 2021.
The FAA must receive comments on this AD by November 12, 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 above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For EASA material incorporated by reference IBR in this AD, 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 find this IBR material on the EASA
website at https ad.easa.europa.eu.
You may view the EASA 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 the EASA material at the FAA, call 817 2225110. The EASA
material is also available at https
www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA2021
0724.
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