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AD Number:
2005-19-16 R1
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
FAA-2005-23400
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, - 214, -231, -232, and -233 Airplanes
Subject:
Center fuel tank
Status:
Current
Citation:
(Federal Register: December 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 245))
Citation Publish Date:
12/22/2005
Effective Date:
12/22/2005
Make:
Airbus
Model:
A320-111 | A320-211 | A320-212 | A320-214 | A320-231 | A320-232 | A320-233
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Large Airplane
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
2005-19-16
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
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[Federal Register: December 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 245)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Page 75932-75933]


From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


[FAA-2005-23400; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-217-AD; Amendment 39-14429; AD 2005-


19-16 R1]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233


Airplanes


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.


ACTION:
 
Final rule; rescission.


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SUMMARY:
 
This amendment rescinds Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2005-19-16, which is


applicable to certain Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes. That


AD requires installing a bonding strip between each of the two water scavenge jet pumps of the


center fuel tank and the rear spar in section 21. That AD resulted from fuel system reviews conducted


by the manufacturer. The requirements of that AD were intended to prevent an ignition source for


fuel vapor in the wing, which could result in fire or explosion in the center wing fuel tank. Since the


issuance of that AD, the FAA has determined that the procedures specified in the service bulletin and


French AD referenced in that AD would result in duplicate actions.


Effective Date: December 22, 2005.


ADDRESSES:
 
You can examine the contents of this AD docket on the Internet at
 
http://dms.dot.gov
,


or at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,


room PL-401, on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, Washington, DC.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, International


Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,


Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2125; fax (425) 227-1149.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
 
On September 9, 2005, the Federal Aviation


Administration (FAA) issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2005-19-16, amendment 39-14281 (70


FR 55233, September 21, 2005), applicable to certain Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232,


and -233 airplanes. That AD requires installing a bonding strip between each of the two water


scavenge jet pumps of the center fuel tank and the rear spar in section 21. That action resulted from


fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. The actions required by that AD are intended to
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prevent an ignition source for fuel vapor in the center wing fuel tank. That condition, if not corrected,


could result in fire or explosion in the center wing fuel tank.


Actions Since Issuance of Previous AD


Since the issuance of that AD, Airbus notified the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile


(DGAC), which is the airworthiness authority for France, and informed us that it had issued Service


Bulletin A320-28-1104, dated December 2, 2003; Revision 01 dated December 8, 2004; and Revision


02 dated February 21, 2005. That service bulletin has been mandated by the European Aviation


Safety Authority (EASA) AD F-2005-028 and FAA AD 2005-19-14. That service bulletin specifies


inspections and the restoring of electrical bonding integrity in the center tank, including the bonding


addressed by Airbus Service Bulletin A320-28-1067, Revision 02, dated January 27, 1997. Airbus


states that Service Bulletin A320-28-1067, Revision 02, the service bulletin cited in AD 2005-19-16,


is no longer required due to the issuance of Service Bulletin A320-28-1104, original version;


Revision 01; and Revision 02. Accordingly, the DGAC canceled French AD F-2005-056 by issuing


AD F-2005-056 R1 on September 28, 2005.


FAA's Determination


Since the issuance of AD 2005-19-16, we have determined that it is necessary to rescind that AD


in order to prevent operators from performing unnecessary actions.


Since this action rescinds a requirement to perform an unnecessary action, it has no adverse


economic impact and imposes no additional burden on any person. Therefore, notice and public


procedures hereon are unnecessary and the rescission may be made effective upon publication in the


Federal Register.


The Rescission


Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the Federal Aviation


Administration amends part 39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows:


PART 39–AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES


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


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


§ 39.13 [Amended]


2. Section 39.13 is amended by adding an AD which removes amendment 39-14281, to read as


follows: