Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15887 · Wings
Airbus Model A318, A319, A320 and A321 Series Airplanes
This AD applies to Airbus Model A318-111, A318-112, A318-121, A318-122, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131, A319-132, A319-133, A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A321-111, A321-112, A321-131, A321-211, A321-212, A321-213, A321-231, and A321-232 airplanes; certificated in any category; except airplanes identified in paragraph (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4) of this AD.
(1) Any airplane for which the date of issuance of the original French or German airworthiness certificate or the date of issuance of the original French or German export certificate of airworthiness, is after February 24, 2009 (the effective date of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Airworthiness Directive 2009-0025 [Corrected: February 11, 2009]).
(2) Any airplane for which it can be positively determined from records review that the bearing of any pendulum assembly has not been replaced or re-swaged since the date of issuance of the original French or German airworthiness certificate or the date of issuance of the original French or German export certificate of airworthiness.
(3) Any airplane inspected prior to the effective date of this AD in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1146, dated September 21, 2007 (for Model A318, A319 and A320 series airplanes); or in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1144, dated February 6, 2007, or A320-57-1144, Revision 01, dated June 18, 2007 (for Model A321 series airplanes), and on which it can be positively determined from a records review that thereafter no replacement with a pendulum assembly whose bearing has been replaced or re-swaged since new manufacture was performed.
(4) Any airplane inspected prior to the effective date of this AD in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1146, dated September 21, 2007 (for Model A318, A319 and A320 series airplanes); or in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1144, dated February 6, 2007, or A320-57-1144, Revision 01, dated June 18, 2007 (for Model A321 series airplanes), and on which it can be positively determined from a records review that thereafter no pendulum bearing replacement or re-swaging was performed.
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This 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 aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Unless already done, do the following actions:
(1) Within 600 flight hours after the effective date of this AD, inspect for migration, and correct swaging as applicable, of the pendulum assembly of flap track number 1 in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1146, dated September 21, 2007 (for Model A318, A319 and A320 series airplanes); or in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57-1144, Revision 01, dated June 18, 2007 (for Model A321 series airplanes).
(i) If the bearing of the pendulum assembly of flap track number 1 is found to have migrated, before further flight, replace the affected pendulum assembly with a new pendulum assembly, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1146, dated September 21, 2007 (for Model A318, A319 and A320 series airplanes); or in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57-1144, Revision 01, dated June 18, 2007 (for Model A321 series airplanes).
(ii) If the bearing of the pendulum assembly of flap track number 1 is incorrectly swaged, before further flight, contact Airbus for repair instructions and accomplish the repair.
(2) After the effective date of this AD, no person shall replace the bearing in the pendulum assembly of the flap track or install a pendulum assembly, unless:
(i) The pendulum assembly is of new manufacture, or
(ii) It can be positively determined from a records review that the bearing of the pendulum assembly has not been replaced or re-swaged since new.
(3) Accomplishment of the actions required by paragraph (f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(3) of this AD, before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-57A1144, dated February 6, 2007, is acceptable for compliance with the corresponding requirements of paragraph (f) of this AD for Airbus Model A321 series airplanes.
Note 1: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences.
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.
