AD 2008-13-13

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Airplanes and Model A340-200 and -300 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2008-13-13
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2007-0266
FR Citation
73 FR 38895

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A330 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Airplanes and Model A340-200 and -300 Series Airplanes
aircraft Grumman Various Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Airplanes and Model A340-200 and -300 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The magnetic variation table installed in certain Honeywell and Northrop Grumman ADIRUs is obsolete at certain airports, leading to differences between actual magnetic variation and the values in the ADIRU magnetic variation tables, which could cause the airplane to depart the runway during a CAT 2 or CAT 3 automatic landing or roll-out.

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Required Actions

Revise the Limitations Section of the Airbus A330 or A340 AFM within 14 days after the effective date of this AD to prohibit the flightcrew from performing CAT 2 and CAT 3 automatic landings and roll-outs at certain airports by incorporating the applicable Temporary Revision into the AFM.

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Compliance Time

Within 14 days after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes equipped with Honeywell ADIRUs having part numbers HG2030AC0X (where X is any number between 0 and 9 inclusive) and HG2030ADYY (where YY is any number between 00 and 10 inclusive), or Northrop Grumman ADIRUs having part numbers 465020-030303ZZ (where ZZ is any number between 00 and 12 inclusive).

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