AD 2001-15-22

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2001-15-22
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 2000-NM-383-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 40866

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A319 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Injection of 115 volt alternating current (VAC) into 28 volt direct current (VDC) wire bundles, which could result in high voltage conditions within the fuel tank and the potential for damage to equipment, electrical arcing, and fuel vapor ignition on the ground.

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Required Actions

Install additional protective conduits and new supports to ensure physical route segregation between the low voltage wire bundles of the fuel quantity indicating system (FQIS) and the high voltage wire bundles of the ground power control unit (GPCU), in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-92-1007, Revision 02, dated August 4, 2000.

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Compliance Time

Within 4 years after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes; certificated in any category; except those on which Airbus Industrie Modification 28289 has been installed.

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