Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-19832 · Fuselage
Airbus SAS Airplanes
This AD applies to Airbus SAS airplanes specified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this AD, certificated in any category, as identified in European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2019-0122, dated June 4, 2019 (“EASA AD 2019-0122”).
(1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes.
(2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes.
(3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes.
(4) Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-24- 07, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321- 111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. AD 2014- 24-07 required repetitive rototest inspections for cracking; corrective actions if necessary; and modification of the torsion box, which terminates the repetitive inspections. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2014-24-07, with certain revised compliance times, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. This AD was prompted by a report of a crack found in the side box beam flange of the fuselage at the frame (FR) 43 level during a fatigue test campaign. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all required actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, EASA AD 2019-0122.
(1) For purposes of determining compliance with the requirements of this AD: Where EASA AD 2019-0122 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD. However, where Table 1 of EASA AD 2019-0122 provides compliance times for group 1B airplanes as “[w]ithin 3,000 FC or 6,000 FH” after a given date, this AD requires that those compliance times be calculated 3,000 flight cycles or 6,000 flight hours, “whichever occurs first” after January 9, 2015 (the effective date of AD 2014-24-07).
(2) The “Remarks” section of EASA AD 2019-0122 does not apply to this AD.
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.
