AD 2020-01-17

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2020-01-17
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-1080
FR Citation
85 FR 5310

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus SAS Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

insufficient reservoir pressure in an emergency escape slide/raft, which would prevent the deployment of the emergency escape slide/raft during an emergency, possibly resulting in injury to the occupants.

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Required Actions

repetitive checks of the pressure gauge on the inflation reservoir of each emergency escape slide/slide raft to determine the amount of pressure, and applicable corrective actions, including replacement of any affected emergency escape slide/raft or inflation reservoir.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319 series airplanes; Model A320 series airplanes; and Model A321 series airplanes.

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