AD 2005-23-05

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319-100, A320-200, and A321-100 and -200 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2005-23-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-19863
FR Citation
70 FR 69063

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A319-100 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319-100, A320-200, and A321-100 and -200 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the escape slide/raft to deploy correctly, which could result in the slide being unusable during an emergency evacuation and consequent injury to passengers or airplane crewmembers.

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Required Actions

Modify the telescopic girt bar of the escape slide/raft assembly and install a placard on each modified girt bar. This terminates the repetitive functional tests required by the existing AD.

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Compliance Time

Within 20 months after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133; A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233; and A321-111, -112, -131, -211, and -231 airplanes, certificated in any category, equipped with telescopic girt bars of the escape slide/raft assembly installed per Airbus Modification 20234, or Airbus Service Bulletin A320-25-1055 or A320-25-1218 in service, except those airplanes with Airbus Modification 31708.

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