AD 2005-05-05

final rule
Data completeness: 80%

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600); and Model A310 Series Airplanes; Equipped With Certain Honeywell Inertial Reference Units (IRU)

AD Number
2005-05-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-19537
FR Citation
70 FR 12117

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A300 B4-600 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600); and Model A310 Series Airplanes; Equipped With Certain Honeywell Inertial Reference Units (IRU)

Unsafe Condition

Some magnetic deviation tables in the IRU database are obsolete and contain significant differences with the real magnetic deviations, which could cause an airplane to deviate from the runway centerline and possibly depart the runway.

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Required Actions

Revise the Limitations section of the airplane flight manual (AFM) by inserting a copy of the applicable Airbus temporary revision (TR) listed in Table 2 of this AD within 10 days after the effective date of this AD.

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Compliance Time

Within 10 days after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600); and Model A310 series airplanes, equipped with certain Honeywell inertial reference units (IRUs) having part numbers HG1050BD01, HG1050BD02, or HG1050BD05, excluding airplanes modified in accordance with Airbus modification 12304 in production.

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