AD 2011-26-06

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AD Number
2011-26-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2011-0918
FR Citation
76 FR 78524

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A330-200 and -300 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

A soldering quality issue on one of the internal cards of the fire detection unit (FDU) part number 3711-00, resulting from a specific repair process during manufacturing, may adversely affect the fire detection system performance in case of a fire in the monitored areas, potentially resulting in an unsafe condition.

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Required Actions

Within 1,000 flight hours after the effective date, inspect to identify the FDU part number and serial number for each engine, APU, and MLG bay (for A340-500 and -600 series airplanes only). If an FDU with P/N 3711-00 is found and its serial number is listed in the AD table, replace it with a serviceable FDU before further flight.

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Compliance Time

Within 1,000 flight hours after the effective date, with replacement required before further flight if the faulty FDU is identified.

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes, Model A340-200 and -300 series airplanes, and Model A340-500 and -600 series airplanes; all serial numbers.

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