Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-12543 · Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4, A300 B4-600 and B4-600R, and A310 Series Airplanes
Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4, A300 B4-600 and B4-600R, and A310 Series Airplanes
The following airplanes, certificated in any category: Table 1.--Applicability Excluding those airplanes modified per Airbus Modification 10212, or Model Airbus Service Bulletin A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes....... A300-24-0079, Revision 02, dated January 3, 2001. A300 B4-600 and B4-600R series A300-24-6034, Revision 03, dated April 6, 2001. airplanes. A310 series airplanes................. A310-24-2045, Revision 05, dated April 6, 2001.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4, A300 B4-600 and B4- 600R, and A310 series airplanes, that requires modification of the terminal blocks of the starter feeder line of the auxiliary power unit (APU). This action is necessary to prevent slackness and subsequent overheat and arcing of certain wiring connections. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.