AD 2016-19-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AD Number
2016-19-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-5591
FR Citation
81 FR 64051

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A320-111 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Wire chafing in the left-hand wing trailing edge, initiated at raceway gaps, could result in a short circuit in the vicinity of the fuel tanks, consequently creating a potential source of ignition in a fuel tank vapor space and a consequent fuel tank explosion.

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Required Actions

Install additional anti-chafing protection at raceway gaps in the wing trailing edge. Replace the current electrical cable with a new standard cable in the trailing edges of both wings. Install insulator and cable ties to the electrical cables of the S routes at the gaps in the raceway in the wing trailing edge and the wing tip and wing root areas.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months of the effective date (October 24, 2016)

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A320-211, -212, and -231 airplanes. Excludes Model A320-214, -232, and -233 airplanes, as well as Model A320-111 airplanes, which are no longer on the U.S. type certificate data sheet.

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