AD 2014-16-20

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AD Number
2014-16-20
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2014-0124
FR Citation
79 FR 49431

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A300 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of flight critical systems due to insufficient operational tests as Airworthiness Limitation Items (ALI) for Airbus Model A300 series airplanes that have accumulated or exceeded 60,000 flight hours.

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Required Actions

Revise the maintenance or inspection program to implement nine specific operational ALI tests for airplanes that have accumulated or exceeded 60,000 flight hours. Obtain corrective actions from the manufacturer using a method approved by the FAA, EASA, or Airbus's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA).

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Compliance Time

Before further flight for airplanes that have accumulated or exceeded 60,000 flight hours.

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Affected Aircraft

All Airbus Model A300 series airplanes.

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