AD 2024-01-10
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Airbus | SAS | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes |
| aircraft | Aviat | Various | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Temporary loss of the flight director (FD) and autothrottle (A/THR) on an airplane dispatched under the provisions of a master minimum equipment list (MMEL) item for fuel quantity indication (FQI). This behavior is systematic when an airplane is dispatched under certain MMEL FQI items, invalidating the gross weight and center-of-gravity computation at the fuel control and monitoring computer (FCMC)-level.
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Required Actions
Revising the operator's existing FAA-approved minimum equipment list (MEL) by incorporating the information in MMEL items 28-07-02-05A, 28-07-02-06A, 28-07-02-07A, 28-07-02-08A, and 28-07-02-10A of Airbus A330/340 MMEL Major Event Revision, dated August 23, 2023.
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Compliance Time
Within 12 months of the effective date of this AD.
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Affected Aircraft
Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes that have implemented RNP-AR capability by embodying specific Airbus modifications or service bulletins.
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