AD 2008-24-09

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2008-24-09
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2008-0910
FR Citation
73 FR 72323

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A330-200 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 Series Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Blind rivets used to attach the shroud box bottom panel worked loose, causing fatigue damage and crack propagation through the fastener line, resulting in panel detachment.

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Required Actions

Inspect for cracks in the shroud box hole. Repair any cracked shroud box hole. Install a bolted shroud box bottom panel instead of the blind riveted metallic design.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes, all certified models, all serial numbers, except those with Airbus Modification 55568 embodied in production or specific service bulletins already applied.

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