Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-21681 · Fuel
Airbus SAS Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2023-13-04. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to all Airbus SAS airplanes, certificated in any category, and identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (9) of this AD.
(1) Model A330-223F and -243F airplanes.
(2) Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, and -243 airplanes.
(3) Model A330-301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, and -343 airplanes.
(4) Model A330-841 airplanes.
(5) Model A330-941 airplanes.
(6) Model A340-211, -212, and -213 airplanes.
(7) Model A340-311, -312, and -313 airplanes.
(8) Model A340-541 airplanes.
(9) Model A340-642 airplanes.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-21- 05, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2020-21-05 required repetitive inspections of certain fuel pumps for cavitation erosion, replacement if necessary, revision of the operator's minimum equipment list (MEL), and accomplishment of certain maintenance actions related to defueling and ground fuel transfer operations. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2020-21-05, revises certain compliance times, and expands the applicability; as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. This AD was prompted by reports of a fuel pump showing cavitation erosion that exposed the fuel pump power supply wires, and by a determination that certain compliance times need to be revised and that additional airplanes are subject to the unsafe condition. 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 2020-0283, dated December 17, 2020; corrected December 24, 2020 (EASA AD 2020-0283).
(1) Where EASA AD 2020-0283 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) The “Remarks” section of EASA AD 2020-0283 does not apply to this AD.
(3) Where EASA AD 2020-0283 refers to the master minimum equipment list (MMEL), this AD refers to the operator's existing minimum equipment list (MEL).
(4) Where EASA AD 2020-0283 refers to “13 December 2019 [the effective date of EASA AD 2019-0291 at original issue],” this AD requires using “November 18, 2020 (the effective date of AD 2020-21-05).”
(5) Where EASA AD 2020-0283 refers to “17 November 2017 [the effective date of EASA AD 2017-0224],” this AD requires using “December 29, 2017 (the effective date of AD 2017-25-16, Amendment 39-19130 (82 FR 58718, December 14, 2017) (AD 2017-25-16)).”
(6) Where paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of EASA AD 2020-0283 specify to “inform all flight crews, and, thereafter, operate the aeroplane accordingly,” this AD does not require those actions as those actions are already required by existing FAA operating regulations.
Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 2020-0283 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.
