2024-31500. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters

Estimated Costs of Required Actions

Action	Labor cost	Parts cost	Cost per product	Cost on U.S. operators
Inspecting the tail rotor actuator	2 work-hours × $85 per work-hour = $170 (per inspection cycle)	$0	$170 (per inspection cycle)	$26,520 (per inspection cycle).

Corrective actions that may be required depending on the results of an inspection could vary from helicopter to helicopter. The FAA has no data to determine the costs to accomplish these corrective actions. The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary replacement that may be done.

On-Condition Costs

Action	Labor cost	Parts cost	Cost per product
Replacing the tail rotor actuator	1 work-hour × $85 per work-hour = $85	$71,933	$72,018