Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-19920 · Auto flight
Airbus SAS Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2022-24-14. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) inclusive, certificated in any category.
(1) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -151N, and -153N airplanes.
(2) Model A320-251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes.
(3) Model A321-251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, -271N, -271NX, -272N, and -272NX airplanes.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -151N, and -153N airplanes; Model A320-251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes; and Model A321-251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, -271N, -271NX, -272N, and -272NX airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a non-stabilized approach followed by an automatic go-around, which led to an airplane pitch-up attitude and resulted in an auto-pilot disconnection. This AD requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) and applicable corresponding operational procedures to limit the use of speed brakes in certain airplane configurations and informing all flight crews, thereafter, to operate the airplane with limitations accordingly, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. 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, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2020-0118, dated May 22, 2020 (“EASA AD 2020-0118”).
(1) Where EASA AD 2020-0118 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) The “Remarks” section of EASA AD 2020-0118 does not apply to this AD.
(3) Paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2020-0118 specifies amending “the applicable AFM [airplane flight manual],” but this AD requires amending “the applicable AFM and applicable corresponding operational procedures.”
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.
