AD 2014-12-11 R1
final rule
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | S-92A | Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters |
Unsafe Condition
The incorrect reference to the approval date of Sikorsky RFM SA S92A-RFM-003, Part 1, Revision No. 12 in AD 2014-12-11 could lead to non-compliance with operating limitations for Class D external load-combination operations, including human external cargo.
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Required Actions
Revise the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) to include appropriate operating limitations for Class D external load-combination operations. Correct the reference to Revision No. 12 of Sikorsky RFM SA S92A-RFM-003, Part 1, approved December 9, 2010.
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Compliance Time
Effective March 13, 2015
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Affected Aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-92A helicopters
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Federal Register Abstract
Flight Compartment Equipment
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AD Final Rules - 2014-12-11 R1.pdf Copy URL Document Versions Feedback DetailsAttachments/Public Comments AD Number: 2014-12-11 R1 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: FAA-2009-1088 Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters Subject: Flight Compartment Equipment Status: Current Citation: Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015) Citation Publish Date: 02/06/2015 Effective Date: 03/13/2015 Make: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model: S-92A Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Rotorcraft Affected AD: Superseded AD: 2014-12-11 Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: Automatic Zoom Actual Size Page Fit Page Width 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 200% 300% 400% 125% of 7 1 [Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 6649-6652] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2015-02283] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2009-1088; Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-76-AD; Amendment 39-18091; AD 2014-12-11 R1] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SUMMARY: We are revising Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-12-11 for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters. AD 2014-12-11 required revising the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) to include the appropriate operating limitations for performing Class D external load-combination operations. As published, AD 2014-12-11 referenced an incorrect date for Revision No. 12 of Sikorsky RFM SA S92A-RFM-003, Part 1. This AD corrects the error while retaining the requirements of AD 2014-12-11. These actions are intended to require appropriate operating limitations to allow operators to perform Class D external load-combination operations, including human external cargo, in this model helicopter that now meets the Category A performance standard. DATES: This AD is effective March 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial Technical Support, mailstop S581A, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT, telephone (203) 383-4866, email address tsslibrary@sikorsky.com, or at http://www.sikorsky.com. You may view this referenced service information at the FAA, of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA-2009-1088; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, any incorporated- by-reference information, the economic evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is Document Management Facility, U.S. 2 Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12- 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Coffey, Flight Test Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; telephone (781) 238-7173; email: john.coffey@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 to revise AD 2014-12-11, Amendment 39-17872 (79 FR 45085, August 4, 2014), which applied to Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. The NPRM, published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2014 (79 FR 63855), proposed to retain the requirements of AD 2014-12-11 and correct the date of the RFM revision that appeared in the text of the rule. Specifically, AD 2014-12-11 included the following under paragraph (f), Credit for Actions Previously Completed: ''Incorporation of the changes contained in Sikorsky RFM SA S92A-RFM- 003, Part 1, Revision No. 12, approved March 21, 2005, before the effective date of this AD is considered acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions specified in paragraph (e) of this AD.'' As published, the reference to March 21, 2005, was incorrect. The correct approval date for Revision 12 is December 9, 2010. The FAA has determined that it is appropriate to revise AD 2014-12-11 to correct the RFM approval date. This revision clarifies which RFM revision is acceptable to obtain credit for previous actions. No other part of the preamble or regulatory information has been changed. The final rule is reprinted in its entirety for the convenience of affected operators. Comments We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD, but we received no comments on the NPRM (79 FR 63855, October 27, 2014). FAA's Determination We have reviewed the relevant information and determined that an unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of these same type designs and that air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD requirements as proposed. 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 condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
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AD Final Rules - 2014-12-11 R1.pdf Copy URL Document Versions Feedback DetailsAttachments/Public Comments AD Number: 2014-12-11 R1 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: FAA-2009-1088 Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters Subject: Flight Compartment Equipment Status: Current Citation: Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015) Citation Publish Date: 02/06/2015 Effective Date: 03/13/2015 Make: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model: S-92A Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Rotorcraft Affected AD: Superseded AD: 2014-12-11 Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: Automatic Zoom Actual Size Page Fit Page Width 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 200% 300% 400% 125% of 7 1 [Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 6649-6652] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2015-02283] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2009-1088; Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-76-AD; Amendment 39-18091; AD 2014-12-11 R1] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SUMMARY: We are revising Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-12-11 for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters. AD 2014-12-11 required revising the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) to include the appropriate operating limitations for performing Class D external load-combination operations. As published, AD 2014-12-11 referenced an incorrect date for Revision No. 12 of Sikorsky RFM SA S92A-RFM-003, Part 1. This AD corrects the error while retaining the requirements of AD 2014-12-11. These actions are intended to require appropriate operating limitations to allow operators to perform Class D external load-combination operations, including human external cargo, in this model helicopter that now meets the Category A performance standard. DATES: This AD is effective March 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial Technical Support, mailstop S581A, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT, telephone (203) 383-4866, email address tsslibrary@sikorsky.com, or at http://www.sikorsky.com. You may view this referenced service information at the FAA, of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA-2009-1088; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, any incorporated- by-reference information, the economic evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is Document Management Facility, U.S. 2 Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12- 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Coffey, Flight Test Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; telephone (781) 238-7173; email: john.coffey@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 to revise AD 2014-12-11, Amendment 39-17872 (79 FR 45085, August 4, 2014), which applied to Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. The NPRM, published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2014 (79 FR 63855), proposed to retain the requirements of AD 2014-12-11 and correct the date of the RFM revision that appeared in the text of the rule. Specifically, AD 2014-12-11 included the following under paragraph (f), Credit for Actions Previously Completed: ''Incorporation of the changes contained in Sikorsky RFM SA S92A-RFM- 003, Part 1, Revision No. 12, approved March 21, 2005, before the effective date of this AD is considered acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions specified in paragraph (e) of this AD.'' As published, the reference to March 21, 2005, was incorrect. The correct approval date for Revision 12 is December 9, 2010. The FAA has determined that it is appropriate to revise AD 2014-12-11 to correct the RFM approval date. This revision clarifies which RFM revision is acceptable to obtain credit for previous actions. No other part of the preamble or regulatory information has been changed. The final rule is reprinted in its entirety for the convenience of affected operators. Comments We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD, but we received no comments on the NPRM (79 FR 63855, October 27, 2014). FAA's Determination We have reviewed the relevant information and determined that an unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of these same type designs and that air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD requirements as proposed. 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 condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
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