AD 2016-25-23

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AD Number
2016-25-23
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-9515
FR Citation
81 FR 90971

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A319-115 and -132 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The absence of electrical ground signals on the Fuel Level Sensing Control Units (FLSCU) of modified Airbus Model A319-115, -132, A320-214, -232, and -233 airplanes, which affects gravity feeding operation and could lead to reduced fuel pressure at the engine inlet, possibly resulting in an uncommanded in-flight shutdown.

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Required Actions

Revise the airplane flight manual (AFM) to include a fuel limitation removing JET B and JP4 fuels from the list of usable fuels for airplanes equipped with jet pumps. Also, revise the AFM to include a modified gravity feed ceiling procedure for other fuels.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A319-115 and -132 airplanes, and Model A320-214, -232, and -233 airplanes equipped with jet pumps and affected by modification 154327.

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