AD 2020-17-16

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2020-17-16
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-0456
FR Citation
85 FR 54900

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

The allowable load limits on the vertical tail plane could be reached and possibly exceeded in cases of multiple rudder doublet inputs.

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Required Actions

Upgrading the flight control data concentrator (FCDC), associated flight control primary computer (FCPC), and flight warning computer (FWC), and activation of the stop rudder input aural warning (SRIW) device, as specified in EASA AD 2020-0077.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus SAS Model A330-202, -203, -223, -243, -301, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, and -343 airplanes; and Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, and -313 airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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