Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9804 · Airbus Airplanes
Airbus Airplanes
This AD applies to Airbus A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-605R, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622R, A300 F4-605R, A300 F4-622R, A310-203, A310-221, A310-222, A310-304, A310-322, A310-324, A310-325.
The models as the FAA's AD index lists them. The serial ranges, installed parts and exceptions are in the AD itself: read it at the FAA.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 series airplanes, that requires repetitive Tap Test inspections to detect debonding of the elevator skins, and corrective actions, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by a report of a debonded area of the upper skin of an elevator that was discovered during a visual inspection. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the presence of water in the elevator, which could cause debonding of the elevator skins and, consequently, adversely affect the structural integrity of the elevator.
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.
