AD 2020-17-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2020-17-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-0201
FR Citation
85 FR 53152

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracks on continuity fittings at the lower framing of the front windshield on airplanes on which Airbus Production Modification 22058 has been embodied, which could lead to failure of the continuity fittings at the lower node of the windshield central frame, possibly resulting in decompression of the airplane and injury to occupants.

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Required Actions

Repetitive high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections of the central node windshield area for cracking, and applicable corrective actions if cracking is found, as specified in EASA AD 2020-0005.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus SAS Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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