AD 2018-21-07

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2018-21-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2018-0498
FR Citation
83 FR 51825

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus SAS Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Alpha protection activation due to blocked AOA probes, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Upgrading certain FCPCs, which terminates a certain airplane flight manual revision for certain airplanes.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes, equipped with certain FCPC and in a pre-mod configuration as specified in paragraph (g) of this AD.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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