AD 2024-12-01

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD Number
2024-12-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2024-0757
FR Citation
89 FR 56195

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking of the front spar vertical stringers on the wings, if not detected and corrected, could lead to crack propagation, possibly resulting in reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Repetitive inspections for cracking of the radius of the front spar vertical stringers and the horizontal floor beam on FR 36, repetitive inspections for cracking of the fastener holes of the front spar vertical stringers on FR 36, and repair if necessary, and, for certain airplanes, a potential terminating action modification of the center wing box area.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus SAS Model A318 series 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, and Model A321-271N airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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