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Federal Register/Vol. 75, No. 98/Friday, May 21, 2010/Rules and Regulations
ACTION: Final rule; request for
comments.
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for
Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model
AS332L2 helicopters. This AD results
from a mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI) AD
issued by the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the
European Community. The MCAI AD
states that the AD was issued after the
discovery of broken swashplate bearing
attaching screw heads. Failure of these
screw heads could lead to the loss of the
coupling between the non-rotating and
the rotating swashplate. This AD is
intended to prevent loss of power to the
rotating swashplate and subsequent loss
of control of the helicopter.
DATES: This AD becomes effective on
June 7, 2010.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No.
62.00.66, dated September 13, 2006, as
of June 7, 2010.
We must receive comments on this
AD by July 20, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by
any of the following methods:
* Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
" Fax: 202-493-2251.
* Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
* Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
You may get the service information
identified in this AD from American
Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 Forum
Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75053-4005,
telephone (800) 232-0323, fax (972)
641-3710, or at http://
www. eurocopter. com.
Examining the AD Docket: You may
examine the AD docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov, or in
person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
The AD docket contains this AD, the
economic evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The
street address for the Docket Operations
office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is inthe ADDRESSES section. Comments will
be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA,
Rotorcraft Directorate, Regulations and
Guidance Group, Fort Worth, Texas
76193-0111, telephone (817) 222-5130,
fax (817) 222-5961.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
The EASA, which is the technical
agent for the Member States of the
European Community, has issued EASA
AD No. 2006-0339, dated November 9,
2006, to correct an unsafe condition for
the specified helicopters. The MCAI AD
was issued after the discovery of broken
swashplate bearing attaching screw
heads. Failure of these screw heads
could lead to the loss of the coupling
between the non-rotating and the
rotating swashplate. This AD is
intended to prevent loss of power to the
rotating swashplate and subsequent loss
of control of the helicopter.
You may obtain further information
by examining the MCAI AD in the AD
docket.
Related Service Information
Eurocopter has issued Alert Service
Bulletin No. 62.00.66, dated September
13, 2006. The actions described in the
MCAI AD are intended to correct the
same unsafe condition as that identified
in the service information.
FAA's Evaluation and Unsafe Condition
Determination
This helicopter has been approved by
the aviation authority of France and is
approved for operation in the United
States. Pursuant to our bilateral
agreement with France, EASA, their
Technical Agent, has notified us of the
unsafe condition described in the MCAI
AD. We are issuing this AD because we
evaluated all information provided by
EASA and determined the unsafe
condition exists and is likely to exist or
develop on other helicopters of the same
type design.
There are no helicopters of this type
currently registered in the United States.
However, this rule is necessary to
ensure that the described unsafe
condition is addressed if any of these
helicopters are placed on the U.S.
register in the future.
Differences Between This AD and the
MCAI AD
* This AD does not require you to
send the assembly to an "approved
repair center for investigation and
reconditioning."
* This AD uses "hours time-in-service" instead of "flying hours."
* This AD does not apply to non-
installed parts.
* This AD does not include an
inspection for masts that were inspected
per a previous MCAI AD.
Costs of Compliance
There are no costs of compliance
since there are no helicopters of this
type design on the U.S. registry.
FAA's Determination of the Effective
Date
Since there are currently no domestic
operators of these helicopters, notice
and opportunity for public comment
before issuing this AD are unnecessary,
and this amendment can be made
effective in less than 30 days.
Comments Invited
This AD is a final rule that involves
requirements affecting flight safety, and
we did not precede it by notice and
opportunity for public comment. We
invite you to send any written relevant
data, views, or arguments about this AD.
Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section.
Include "Docket No. FAA-2010-0491;
Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-64-AD"
at the beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the
overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of
this AD. We will consider all comments
received by the closing date and may
amend this AD because of those
comments.
We will post all comments we
receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact we receive
about this AD.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA's 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 Agency's
authority.
We are 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 conditionthat is likely to exist or develop on
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