AD 2021-20-08

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2021-20-08
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0350
FR Citation
86 FR 57025

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

repetitive disconnection and reconnection of certain nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries during airplane parking or storage could lead to a reduction in capacity of those batteries.

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Required Actions

replacing certain Ni-Cd batteries with serviceable Ni-Cd batteries, or maintaining the electrical storage capacity of those Ni-Cd batteries during airplane storage or parking, as specified in EASA AD 2020-0274.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

All Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600, and A380-800 series airplanes.

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