[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57900-57902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23930]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0760; Directorate Identifier 2011-NE-10-AD; 
Amendment 39-16789; AD 2011-18-07]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; WYTWORNIA SPRZETU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO (WSK) 
``PZL-RZESZOW''--SPOLKA AKCYJNA (SA) PZL--10W Turboshaft Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the 
products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing 
airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of 
another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an 
aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

    An uncommanded engine in-flight shutdown of a PZL-10W has been 
recently reported. The investigation has shown that the uncommanded 
engine in-flight shutdown was due to excessive spline wear on the 
fuel metering pump shaft.
    This condition, if not identified and corrected, may lead to 
further uncommanded in-flight engine shutdowns and consequent 
emergency landings of the affected helicopters.

    We are issuing this AD to prevent uncommanded engine in-flight 
shutdown and risk to the helicopter.

DATES: This AD becomes effective October 4, 2011.
    We must receive comments on this AD by October 19, 2011.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by 
reference of WSK Obligatory Bulletin No. E-19W147B/DOA/2010 (this 
bulletin has no issue date), listed in the AD as of October 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.

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 regulatory evaluation, 
any comments received, and other information. The street address for 
the Docket Operations office (phone: (800) 647-5527) is the same as the 
Mail address provided in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Lawrence, Aerospace Engineer, 
Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 
New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: 
[email protected]; phone: (781) 238-7176; fax: (781) 238-7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical 
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA 
Airworthiness Directive 2011-0030, dated February 25, 2011, (referred 
to after this as ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the 
specified products. The MCAI states:

    An uncommanded engine in-flight shutdown of a PZL-10W has been 
recently reported. The investigation has shown that the uncommanded 
engine in-flight shutdown was due to excessive spline wear on the 
fuel metering pump shaft.
    This condition, if not identified and corrected, may lead to 
further uncommanded in-flight engine shutdowns and consequent 
emergency landings of the affected helicopters.
    To address this unsafe condition, WSK ``PZL-Rzesz[oacute]w'' 
S.A. has developed an inspection programme of the fuel metering pump 
shaft.
    For the reasons described above, this AD requires an inspection 
of the fuel metering pump shaft and the accomplishment of the 
associated corrective actions, as applicable.

    You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD 
docket.

Relevant Service Information

    WSK ``PZL-Rzesz[oacute]w'' S.A has issued Obligatory Bulletin No. 
E-19W147B/DOA/2010 (this bulletin has no issue date). The actions 
described in this service information are intended to correct the 
unsafe condition identified in the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of Poland, 
and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to our 
bilateral agreement with EASA, they have notified us of the unsafe 
condition described in the MCAI and service information referenced 
above. 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 products of the same type design.

FAA's Determination of the Effective Date

    Since no domestic operators use this product, notice and 
opportunity for public comment before issuing this AD are unnecessary. 
Therefore, we are adopting this regulation immediately.

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-2011-0760; Directorate 
Identifier 2011-NE-10-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 
with FAA personnel concerning this AD. Using the search function of the 
Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any of our dockets, 
including, if provided, the name of the individual who sent the comment 
(or signed the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor

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union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement 
in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

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.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that 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 this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies 
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or 
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to 
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by 
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.


Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2011-18-07 WYTWORNIA SPRZETU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO (WSK) PZL--Rzeszow'' 
SPOLKA AKCYJNA (SA): Amendment 39-16789; Docket No. FAA-2011-0760; 
Directorate Identifier 2011-NE-10-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective October 
24, 2011.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to WSK PZL-10W series turboshaft engines 
with a fuel metering pump, part number ALRP-5, installed. These 
engines are installed on, but not limited to, PZL W-3A and PZL W-3AS 
helicopters.

Reason

    (d) The MCAI states that:
    An uncommanded engine in-flight shutdown of a PZL-10W has been 
recently reported. The investigation has shown that the uncommanded 
engine in-flight shutdown was due to excessive spline wear on the 
fuel metering pump shaft.
    This condition, if not identified and corrected, may lead to 
further uncommanded in-flight engine shutdowns and consequent 
emergency landings of the affected helicopters.
    We are issuing this AD to prevent uncommanded engine in-flight 
shutdown and risk to the helicopter.

Actions and Compliance

    (e) Within the compliance time indicated in Table 1 of this AD, 
perform a one time inspection of spline teeth on the fuel metering 
pump shaft for excessive wear Use WSK Obligatory Bulletin no. E-
19W147B/DOA/2010 (this bulletin has no issue date) to do the 
inspection.

                                 Table 1
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    Engine configuration at the
     effective date of this AD        Compliance time for the inspection
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(1) Engine fitted with a fuel        Within 25 hours of engine operation
 metering pump that has accumulated   after the effective date of this
 grater than or equal to 1 000        AD.
 hours of engine operation since
 new or since last overhaul..
(2) Engine fitted with a fuel        Before accumulating 1,000 hours of
 metering pump that has accumulated   engine operation since new or
 less than 1 000 hours since new or   since last overhaul, or within 25
 since last overhaul..                hours of engine operation after
                                      the effective date of this AD,
                                      whichever is later.
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     (3) Do not operate any aircraft with an engine fuel metering 
pump that fails the inspection required by paragraph (e) of this AD.
    (4) After the effective date of this AD, do not install any 
ALRP-5 fuel pump on an engine unless it passes the inspection 
required by paragraph (e) of this AD.

FAA AD Differences

    (f) This AD doesn't require reporting.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD:

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Engine Certification Office, FAA, has the 
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.

Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

    (2) For any reporting requirement in this AD, a federal agency 
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond 
to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information 
displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number 
for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public reporting for 
this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 5 
minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, 
completing and reviewing the collection of information. All 
responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Comments 
concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing 
the burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave. 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, AES-200.

Related Information

    (h) Refer to MCAI Airworthiness Directive 2011-0030, dated 
February 25, 2011.
    (i) Contact James Lawrence, Aerospace Engineer, Engine 
Certification Office, FAA,

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Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 
Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: [email protected]; phone: (781) 
238-7176; fax: (781) 238-7199, for more information about this AD.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (j) You must use WYTWORNIA SPRZETU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO Obligatory 
Bulletin No. E-19W147B/DOA/2010 (this bulletin has no issue date), 
to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 
otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
WYTWORNIA SPRZETU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO PZL--Rzeszow'' S.A. Hetmanska 120 
35-078 RZESZOW; Poland; phone: (0-17) 8546100, 8546200, fax: (0-17) 
8620750.
    (3) You may review copies at the FAA, New England Region, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA; or at the National Archives 
and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on August 18, 2011.
Peter A. White,
Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-23930 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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