AD 2021-20-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2021-20-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0563
FR Citation
86 FR 56833

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

A disturbance of the air flow around the ram air turbine (RAT) when the landing gear is extended, which could lead to partial or total loss of RAT electrical power generation when the RAT is deployed in an emergency condition with the landing gear extended, and possibly result in reduced control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) and applicable corresponding operational procedures to provide procedures for all engines failure and landing gear gravity extension related to certain software, and installing Airbus temporary quick change (ATQC) V3 for the flight warning system (FWS) software (SW) standard (STD) 6/2.0, as specified in EASA AD 2021-0061.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021-0061, dated March 5, 2021.

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