Airworthiness Directives:
Federal Register: March 24, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 57)
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39
Docket No. FAA-2011-0257; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-122-AD
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321
Series Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that would supersede an existing AD. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information
(MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an
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aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
* * * * *
The issue 10 of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALI [Airworthiness
Limitation Items] Document and issue 2 of Airbus A319 Corporate Jet
ALI Document introduce more restrictive maintenance requirements/ airworthiness limitations. Failure to comply with this issue 10 constitutes an unsafe condition. * * *
* * * * *
The unsafe condition is fatigue cracking, accidental damage, or corrosion in principal structural elements and possible failure of certain life limited parts, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane. The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by May 9, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-40, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Airbus, Airworthiness Office--EAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707
Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; e-mail account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; Internet http:// www.airbus.com. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http:// www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Dulin, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-2141; fax (425) 227-1149; tim.dulin@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2011-0257;
Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-122-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this proposed AD based on those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we receive about this proposed AD.
Discussion
On September 21, 2007, we issued AD 2007-20-05, Amendment 39-15215
(72 FR 56262, October 3, 2007). That AD required operators of Airbus
Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes to revise the
Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for
Continued Airworthiness to incorporate Sub-part 1-2, ``Life Limits,'' and Sub-part 1-3, ``Demonstrated Fatigue Lives,'' of Airbus A318/A319/
A320/A321 ALS Part 1--Safe Life Airworthiness Limitation Items, dated
February 28, 2006, and for certain airplanes, Airbus A318/A319/A320/
A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96,
Issue 7, dated December 2005; Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006. These actions were intended to address an unsafe condition on the products listed above.
Since we issued AD 2007-20-05, we have determined that more restrictive limitations are necessary. We have also added Model A318- 121 and -122 airplanes to the applicability. The European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member
States of the European Community, has issued EASA Airworthiness
Directive 2010-0071R1, dated May 28, 2010 (referred to after this as
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The MCAI states:
The airworthiness limitations are currently included in Airbus
A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS).
The airworthiness limitations applicable to the Damage Tolerant
Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT ALI) are currently given in
Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALI Document reference AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/ 96 and Airbus A319 Corporate Jet ALI Document reference AI/SE-M2/ 95A.1038/99, which are approved by the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) and referenced in Airbus Airworthiness Limitations
Section (ALS) Part 2.
The issue 10 of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALI Document and issue 2 of Airbus A319 Corporate Jet ALI Document introduce more restrictive maintenance requirements/airworthiness limitations.
Failure to comply with this issue 10 constitutes an unsafe condition.
EASA AD 2010-0071 retains the requirements of EASA AD 2006-0165, which is superseded, and requires the implementation of more restrictive maintenance requirements/airworthiness limitations as specified in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALI Document reference AI/
SE-M4/95A.0252/96 issue 10 and Airbus A319 Corporate Jet ALI
Document reference AI/SE-M2/95A.1038/99.
This AD has been revised to clarify the special compliance times defined in Table 1 of this AD.
You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD docket.
Relevant Service Information
Airbus has issued A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation
Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009; and
A319 Corporate Jet Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document reference
AI/SE-M2/95A.1038/99, Issue 02, dated March 2009. A319 Corporate Jet
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M2/95A.1038/99, Issue 02, dated March 2009, states that the limitations for the Model A319 corporate jets are specified in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009. The actions described in this service information are intended to correct the unsafe condition identified in the MCAI.
FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD
This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
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country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all pertinent information and determined an unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type design.
Differences Between This AD and the MCAI or Service Information
We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the
AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these changes, we do not intend to differ substantively from the information provided in the MCAI and related service information.
We might also have proposed different actions in this AD from those in the MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. Any such differences are highlighted in a NOTE within the proposed AD.
Costs of Compliance
Based on the service information, we estimate that this proposed AD would affect about 729 products of U.S. registry.
The actions that are required by AD 2007-20-05 and retained in this proposed AD take about 1 work-hour per product, at an average labor rate of $85 per work hour. Based on these figures, the estimated cost of the currently required actions is $85 per product.
We estimate that it would take about 1 work-hour per product to comply with the new basic requirements of this proposed AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. operators to be $61,965, or $85 per product.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed regulation:
(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
(2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
(4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES 1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended] 2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by removing Amendment 39-15215 (72 FR 56262, October 3, 2007) and adding the following new AD:
Airbus: Docket No. FAA-2011-0257; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM- 122-AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) We must receive comments by May 9, 2011.
Affected ADs
(b) This AD supersedes AD 2007-20-05, Amendment 39-15215.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to all Airbus Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes; A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, - 213, -231, and -232 airplanes; certificated in any category.
Note 1: This AD requires revisions to certain operator maintenance documents to include new inspections. Compliance with these inspections is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired in the areas addressed by these inspections, the operator may not be able to accomplish the inspections described in the revisions. In this situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator must request approval for an alternative method of compliance according to paragraph (n) of this AD. The request should include a description of changes to the required inspections that will ensure the continued damage tolerance of the affected structure. The FAA has provided guidance for this determination in Advisory Circular
(AC) 25.1529-1.
Subject
(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 05: Wings.
Reason
(e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) states:
* * * * *
The issue 10 of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALI [Airworthiness
Limitation Items] Document and issue 2 of Airbus A319 Corporate Jet
ALI Document introduce more restrictive maintenance requirements/ airworthiness limitations. Failure to comply with this issue 10 constitutes an unsafe condition. * * *
* * * * *
The unsafe condition is fatigue cracking, accidental damage, or corrosion in principal structural elements and possible failure of certain life limited parts, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane.
Compliance
(f) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions have already been done.
Restatement of Requirements of AD 2007-20-05
Revise Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) To Incorporate Safe Life
ALIs
(g) For Airbus Model A318-111, and -112 airplanes; A319-111, - 112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320- 111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model
A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes:
Within 3 months after November 7, 2007 (the effective date of AD 2007-20-05), revise the ALS of the Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness to incorporate Sub-part 1-2, ``Life Limits,'' and Sub- part 1-3, ``Demonstrated Fatigue Lives,'' of Airbus
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A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS Part 1--Safe Life Airworthiness Limitation
Items, dated February 28, 2006. Accomplish the actions in Sub-part 1-2, ``Life Limits,'' and Sub-part 1-3, ``Demonstrated Fatigue
Lives,'' of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS Part 1--Safe Life
Airworthiness Limitation Items, dated February 28, 2006, at the times specified in Sub-part 1-2, ``Life Limits,'' and Sub-part 1-3,
``Demonstrated Fatigue Lives,'' of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS
Part 1--Safe Life Airworthiness Limitation Items, dated February 28, 2006, except as provided by paragraph (i) of this AD.
Revise ALS To Incorporate Damage-Tolerant ALIs
(h) For Airbus Model A318-111, and -112 airplanes; A319-111, - 112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320- 111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model
A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes, except Model A319 airplanes on which Airbus Modifications 28238, 28162, and 28342 have been incorporated in production: Within 14 days after November 7, 2007, revise the ALS of the Instructions for
Continued Airworthiness to incorporate Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005 (approved by the EASA on February 7, 2006);
Issue 08, dated March 2006 (approved by the EASA on January 4, 2007); or Issue 09, dated November 2006 (approved by the EASA on May 21, 2007). Accomplish the actions in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005; Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006; at the times specified in Airbus A318/A319/
A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005; Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006; as applicable; except as provided by paragraph (i) of this AD. Doing the actions required by paragraph (j) of this AD terminates the requirements of this paragraph.
Grace Period for New or More Restrictive Actions
(i) For Airbus Model A318-111, and -112 airplanes; A319-111, - 112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320- 111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model
A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes:
For any new of more restrictive life limit introduced with Sub-part 1-2, ``Life Limits,'' and Sub-part 1-3, ``Demonstrated Fatigue
Lives,'' of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS Part 1--Safe Life
Airworthiness Limitation Items, dated February 28, 2006, replace the part at the time specified in Sub-part 1-2, ``Life Limits,'' and
Sub-part 1-3, ``Demonstrated Fatigue Lives,'' of Airbus A318/A319/
A320/A321 ALS Part 1--Safe Life Airworthiness Limitation Items, dated February 28, 2006, or within 6 months after November 7, 2007, whichever is later. For any new or more restrictive inspection introduced with Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation
Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006; do the inspection at the time specified Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005; Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006; as applicable; or within 6 months after
November 7, 2007, whichever is later.
New Requirements of This AD
Revise ALS To Incorporate Damage-Tolerant ALIs With Revised Compliance
Times
(j) Within 9 months after the effective date of this AD: Revise the maintenance program by incorporating all maintenance requirements and associated airworthiness limitations specified in the Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009. Comply with all applicable maintenance requirements and associated airworthiness limitations included in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009, except as provided by paragraph (k) of this
AD. Doing the actions required by this paragraph terminates the requirements of paragraph (h) of this AD.
Special Compliance Times for Certain Tasks
(k) For new and more restrictive tasks introduced with Airbus
A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-
M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009, as specified in Table 1 of this AD: The initial compliance time for doing the tasks is specified in Table 1 of this AD.
Table 1--Compliance Times for New Tasks
Task
Applicability (as
Compliance time, whichever occurs later specified in the applicability column of the task)
545102-01-6.......................... Group 19-1A CFM, Group The threshold as
Within 2,000 flight 19-1B CFM, and A320-
defined in Airbus A318/ cycles or 5,500 flight 200 CFM/IAE.
A319/A320/A321
hours, after the
Airworthiness
effective date of this
Limitation Items,
AD, whichever occurs
Document AI/SE-M4/
first. 95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009. 545102-01-7.......................... A320-100............... The threshold as
Within 2,000 flight defined in Airbus A318/ cycles or 2,000 flight
A319/A320/A321
hours, after the
Airworthiness
effective date of this
Limitation Items,
AD, whichever occurs
Document AI/SE-M4/
first. 95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009. 572050-01-1 or alternative task
Group 19-1A and Group
At the time of the next Within 6 months after 572050[dash]02-1.
19-1B.
due accomplishment of the effective date of any one of the tasks
this AD. 572004, 572020, or 572053 as currently described in the
Airbus A318/A319/A320/
A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE-M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006.
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572050-01-4 or alternative task
A320-200............... At the time of the next Within 6 months after 572050[dash]02-4.
due accomplishment of the effective date of any one of the tasks
this AD. 572004, 572020, or 572053 as currently described in the
Airbus A318/A319/A320/
A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE-M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006. 572050-01-5 or alternative task
Group 21-1A............ At the time of the next Within 6 months after 572050[dash]02-5.
due accomplishment of the effective date of any one of the tasks
this AD. 572004, 572020, or 572053 as currently described in the
Airbus A318/A319/A320/
A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE[dash]M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006. 572050-01-7 or alternative task
A320-100............... At the time of the next Within 6 months after 572050[dash]02-7.
due accomplishment of the effective date of any one of the tasks
this AD. 572004, 572020, or 572053 as currently described in the
Airbus A318/A319/A320/
A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE[dash]M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006. 534132-01-1.......................... A320 PRE 30748......... The threshold/interval Within 100 days after as defined in Airbus
the effective date of
A318/A319/A320/A321
this AD, without
Airworthiness
exceeding the previous
Limitation Items,
threshold/interval as
Document AI/SE-M4/
defined in Airbus A318/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 10, A319/A320/A321 dated October 2009.
Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE-M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006. 531118-01-1.......................... A318 (except (A318-121 The threshold/interval Within 100 days after and -122), Group 19-
as defined in Airbus
the effective date of 1A, Group 19-1B, A320, A318/A319/A320/A321
this AD, without
A321.
Airworthiness
exceeding the previous
Limitation Items,
threshold/interval as
Document AI/SE-M4/
defined in Airbus A318/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 10, A319/A320/A321 dated October 2009.
Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE-M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005;
Issue 08, dated March 2006; or Issue 09, dated November 2006. 531118-01-1.......................... A318-121 and -122...... The threshold/interval Within 100 days after as defined in Airbus
the effective date of
A318/A319/A320/A321
this AD.
Airworthiness
Limitation Items,
Document AI/SE-M4/ 95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009.
Note 2: New ALI Task 572050 refers to the outer wing dry bay and is comprised of extracts from three ALI Tasks: 572004, 572020 and 572053. The threshold of ALI Task 572050 for the whole dry bay area is that of the lowest threshold of the source ALI tasks, i.e., that of ALI Task 572053.
No Alternative Life Limits, Inspections, or Inspection Intervals
(l) After the actions specified in paragraphs (g) and (h) of this AD have been accomplished, no alternative life limits, inspections, or inspection intervals may be used, except as provided by paragraphs (i) and (m) of this AD, and except as required by paragraph (j) of this AD.
(m) After the actions specified in paragraph (j) of this AD have been accomplished, no alternative life limits, inspections, or inspection intervals may be used.
FAA AD Differences
Note 3: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: EASA AD requires operators to comply with the limitations specified in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009; or Airbus A319 Corporate Jet Airworthiness
Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M2/95A.1038/99, Issue 02, dated
March 2009; as applicable. However,
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this AD does not require incorporating Airbus A319 Corporate Jet
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M2/95A.1038/99, Issue 02, dated March 2009, because that ALI only specifies compliance with the limitations specified in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009.
Other FAA AD Provisions
(n) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the International Branch/ACO, send it to Attn: Tim
Dulin, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport
Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-2141; fax (425) 227-1149.
Information may be e-mailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov.
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding district office. The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this
AD.
(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product is airworthy before it is returned to service.
Related Information
(o) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Airworthiness Directive 2010-0071R1, dated May 28, 2010; Airbus
A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-
M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 7, dated December 2005; Airbus A318/A319/A320/
A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96,
Issue 08, dated March 2006; Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 09, dated
November 2006; and Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness
Limitation Items, Document AI/SE-M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated
October 2009; for related information.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 15, 2011.
Kalene C. Yanamura,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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