AD Amdt-39-10499

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10499
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 95-NM-143-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 23374

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus Industrie Model A320 and A321 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Difficulty maintaining the intended flight path during landing in turbulent conditions due to adverse airplane-pilot coupling characteristics.

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Required Actions

Replace two elevator aileron computers (ELAC) with ELACs containing new software.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Industrie Model A320 and A321 series airplanes with the specific elevator aileron computers requiring software replacement.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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