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AD Number:
2019-17-03
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
FAA-2019-0403
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
Subject:
Equipment/ furnishings
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register Volume 84, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2019)
Citation Publish Date:
09/06/2019
Effective Date:
10/11/2019
Make:
Airbus SAS
Model:
A320-214 | A321-231
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Large Airplane
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2019)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Pages 46875-46877]


From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[FR Doc No: 2019-19099]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


Docket No. FAA-2019-0403; Product Identifier 2019-NM-012-AD; Amendment 39-19723; AD


2019-17-03]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).


ACTION:
 
Final rule.


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SUMMARY:
 
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS


Model A320-214 and -271N airplanes and Model A321-211 and -231 airplanes. This AD was


prompted by a test of a new wall partition for a certain cabin attendant seat model that revealed the


backrest was permanently deformed and did not allow the seat pan to return to a full-up position;


investigation results identified that a heat treatment had not been applied on certain backframes. This


AD requires modifying the affected cabin attendant seats, as specified in a European Aviation Safety


Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the


unsafe condition on these products.


DATES:
 
This AD is effective October 11, 2019.


The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain


publication listed in this AD as of October 11, 2019.


ADDRESSES:
 
For the material incorporated by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact the EASA,


Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 89990 1000; email


ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this IBR material on the EASA


website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this IBR material at the FAA, Transport


Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this


material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195. It is also available in the AD docket on the internet at


http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-0403.


Examining the AD Docket


You may examine the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for


and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-0403; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5
2


p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, the


regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The address for Docket


Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground


Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, International


Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;


telephone and fax 206-231-3223.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Discussion


The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding


an AD that would apply to certain Airbus SAS Model A320-214 and -271N airplanes and Model


A321-211 and -231 airplanes. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2019 (84 FR


26027). The NPRM was prompted by a test of a new wall partition for a certain cabin attendant seat


model that revealed the backrest was permanently deformed and did not allow the seat pan to return


to a full-up position; investigation results identified that a heat treatment had not been applied on


certain backframes. The NPRM proposed to require modifying the affected cabin attendant seats.


The FAA is issuing this AD to address a seat pan that does not return to a full-up position,


which, if not corrected, could reduce the escape path through the adjacent exit door in case of


evacuation, possibly resulting in injury to passengers or flightcrew.


The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has


issued EASA AD 2019-0005, dated January 14, 2019 (“EASA AD 2019-0005”) (also referred to as


the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or “the MCAI”), to correct an unsafe


condition for certain Airbus SAS Model A320-214 and -271N airplanes and Model A321-211 and -


231 airplanes. The MCAI states:


During a test of a new wall partition for cabin attendant seat model 2428, the backrest


was found permanently deformed and did not allow the seat pan to return to a full-up


position. Investigation results identified that a heat treatment had not been applied on


certain backframes, which could lead to permanent deformation of the seat backrest.


This condition, if not corrected, could reduce the escape path through the adjacent exit


door in case of evacuation, possibly resulting in injury to aeroplane occupants.


To address this potential unsafe condition, Airbus issued the applicable SB [service


bulletin], which refers to Goodrich SB, providing instructions to modify affected parts


by replacing the backframe, and to add a placard after modification.


For the reasons described above, this [EASA] AD requires modification of the


affected parts.


You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the internet at


http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-


0403.


Comments


The FAA gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this final rule. The FAA


received no comments on the NPRM or on the determination of the cost to the public.