Airbus | Airbus SAS Airworthiness Directives

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2024-19-15

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Airworthiness Directives; Safran Aerosystems (Formerly AVOX Systems Inc.; Scott Aviation) Oxygen Cylinder and Valve Assemblies, and Oxygen Valve Assemblies

Unsafe Condition: Reports of cylinder and valve assemblies having oxygen leakage from the valve assembly vent hole, caused by the absence of a guide that maintains appropriate spacing between certain parts, and by t...

Effective: Nov 26, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Aerosystems (Formerly AVOX Systems Inc.; Scott Aviation) Oxygen Cylinder and Valve Assemblies, and Oxygen Valve Assemblies

2020-06-17 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The girt bar that was not in a locked position and was detached from the airplane could result in escape slides detaching from the door after inflation, and which could, during an emergency, preven...

Effective: May 14, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2020-04-10 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: disbonding of the elevator skin panels as a result of water ingress, which could affect the structural integrity of the elevators and possibly result in reduced control of the airplane.

Effective: Apr 17, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft flight control surface and actuator
Problem area Flight controls

2020-01-16

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The absence of a requirement to remove certain Emergency Procedures relating to the undue activation of Alpha Protection (Alpha Prot) in the existing Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) after accomplishin...

Effective: Feb 21, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2019-24-01

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The FAA determined that an unsafe condition exists due to the potential for ignition sources inside the center fuel tank, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel ta...

Effective: Feb 19, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: This AD is effective February 19, 2020.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2019-13-01

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The wheel axles of the main landing gear (MLG) were machined with a radius as small as 0.4 millimeters and a determination that the life limit for the affected wheel axles of the MLG must be reduced.

Effective: Dec 17, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft landing gear and wheel assembly
Problem area Landing gear

2019-21-05

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Possible non-approved passenger oxygen container (POC) installation, which could lead to reduced available oxygen capacity, possibly resulting in injury to airplane occupants following a depressuri...

Effective: Nov 21, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2019-16-07 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: cracking of certain holes of certain frames of the center wing box (CWB), which could affect the structural integrity of the airplane.

Effective: Oct 22, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2019-17-05

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: certain wing slat tracks that were inadvertently indicated as eligible for installation on all Model A330 and A340 series airplanes are unable to sustain the ultimate loads relative to the weight v...

Effective: Oct 15, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2019-14-10 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Cracks were found in the horizontal stabilizer (HS) centre box (CB) top skin of an A330 aeroplane in pre-mod 41330 configuration. The cracks were initiated at the upper flange corner at Rib 3 rear ...

Effective: Aug 23, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2019-06-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Depressurization of hydraulic reservoirs caused by air leakage from the pressure relief valve (PRV) of the hydraulic reservoir (HR) due to the extrusion of the O-ring seal from certain HR PRVs.

Effective: May 9, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2019-03-23 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: mechanical drive station element disconnection at flap track station 4 or station 5 which could lead to undetected down drive shaft disconnection, and could ultimately result in loss of control of ...

Effective: Apr 3, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2018-23-15

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Four A330 RAT units were returned to the supplier due to low discharge pressure. These defects were detected during Airbus production tests. Subsequent investigations by the RAT manufacturer UTAS (...

Effective: Dec 28, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2018-23-12

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Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Aero Evacuation Systems (Also Known as Air Cruisers Company) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Reports indicating that affected fusible plugs activated (vented gas) below the rated temperature.

Effective: Dec 28, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 42 months after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Aero Evacuation Systems (also known as Air Cruisers Company)

2018-20-19

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Fatigue cracks in the bulk cargo door frames, caused by tartaric sulfuric anodizing (TSA)/chromic acid anodizing (CAA) surface treatment in certain bulk cargo door frame holes. Cracks in the bulk c...

Effective: Nov 20, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2018-19-29

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Components made from the affected high strength steel are installed on the main landing gear (MLG), nose landing gear (NLG), and center landing gear (CLG), which if uncorrected, could lead to struc...

Effective: Nov 5, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft landing gear and wheel assembly
Problem area Landing gear

2018-18-08 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: cracked slat tracks at the location of the front stop attachment to the track, which could affect the structural integrity of the slat surface, possibly leading to detachment of an outer or inner s...

Effective: Oct 15, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2018-18-16 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Cracking at fastener holes located at a certain frame (FR) on the lower shell panel junction, which could lead to reduced structural integrity of the fuselage.

Effective: Sep 25, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 20,000 flight cycles or 65,400 flight hours, and repetitive inspections at intervals rangi...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

2018-14-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: blocked vent pipes, in combination with a high level sensor failure, could lead to over-pressurization of the trim tank during refueling or aft fuel transfer, and consequent reduced control of the ...

Effective: Aug 13, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

2018-09-11

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Fatigue damage has been found on the A330/A340 full scale fatigue test specimen in the FR40-to-fuselage skin panel junction. Cracks were found on both left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) sides on in...

Effective: May 29, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Technical illustration of a riveted aircraft structural panel and frame
Problem area Airframe structure

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