Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-21356 · Landing gear
Airbus SAS Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2022-12-05. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to all Airbus SAS airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this AD, certificated in any category.
(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.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-03- 18, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A318-111, -112, -121, and - 122 airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; and Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and - 233 airplanes. AD 2019-03-18 required repetitive general visual inspections for cracks, and replacement if necessary, of certain main landing gear (MLG) sliding tubes that were subject to improperly performed magnetic particle inspections. This AD continues to require repetitive general visual inspections of the affected MLG sliding tubes for cracks and replacement if necessary, and requires inspections, and replacement if necessary, of additional MLG sliding tubes; as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. This AD was prompted by the identification of additional MLG sliding tubes that might have been subject to the same improperly performed magnetic particle inspection. 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 2020-0258, dated November 18, 2020; corrected November 19, 2020 (EASA AD 2020-0258).
(1) Where EASA AD 2020-0258 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) Where EASA AD 2020-0258 refers to July 10, 2018 (the effective date of EASA AD 2018-0136, dated June 26, 2018), this AD requires using April 9, 2019 (the effective date of AD 2019-03-18).
(3) The “Remarks” section of EASA AD 2020-0258 does not apply to this AD.
Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 2020-0258 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement.
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.
