Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9880 · Airbus Airplanes
Airbus Airplanes
This AD applies to Airbus A321-111, A321-112, A321-131, A321-211, A321-231.
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 A321 series airplanes. This action requires repetitive inspections to detect cracking and delamination of the doors that contain the left and right emergency evacuation slides located at certain emergency exits; and repair or replacement, if necessary. This action also requires the accomplishment of a modification that serves as terminating action for the repetitive inspections. This amendment is prompted by a report indicating that a slide aboard an airplane deployed during flight and consequently separated from the airplane. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent the loss of these slides during flight, which could make certain exits unusable in the event of an emergency, and also damage the empennage.
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.
