Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-12728 · Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-50 Engines
Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-50 Engines
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2007-07-08. Comply with the one in force.
Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes equipped with General Electric CF6-50 engines, certificated in any category.
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 2002-08-51 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes equipped with General Electric CF6-50 engines by individual notices. This AD requires deactivating both thrust reversers and revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to require performance penalties during certain takeoff conditions to ensure that safe and appropriate performance is achieved for airplanes on which both thrust reversers have been deactivated. This action is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent uncommanded in-flight deployment of a thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane.
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.
