{"id":"F2008L01505","name":"AD/A320/221 - Escape Slide Door Number 2 & 3 Right and Left Hand Side","slug":"ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":119878,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01505-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Ser","sectionType":"division","heading":"Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/A320/221 | Escape Slide Door Number 2 & 3Right and Left Hand Side | 6/2008 |\n| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | All Airbus A321-111, -112 and -131 aircraft models, without Airbus modification No. 25369 or Airbus Service Bulletin A320-25-1167 embodied. |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Accomplish the requirements of DGAC AD 96-054-078(B)R2 as applicable.Note: DGAC AD 96-054-078(B)R2 and Airbus AOT 25-11 refers.             |\n| Compliance:    | As specified in DGAC AD 96-054-078(B)R2 with a revised effective date of5 June 2008.                                                        |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 June 2008.                                                                              |\n| Background:    | This Airworthiness Directive has been raised to prevent the possible risk of in flight loss of the escape slide at door 2 or 3.             |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n16 April 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/A320/221","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/A320/221","content":"## AD/A320/221","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Escape Slide Door Number 2 & 3Right and ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Escape Slide Door Number 2 & 3Right and Left Hand Side","content":"## Escape Slide Door Number 2 & 3  \nRight and Left Hand Side","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"6/2008","content":"## 6/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1641},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains its original narrow scope of addressing the specific mechanical defect risk of in-flight escape slide loss at doors 2 and 3 on affected Airbus A321 aircraft. It has not expanded beyond this technical safety issue."},"complexity_factors":["References to three external technical documents (DGAC AD 96-054-078(B)R2, Airbus Service Bulletin A320-25-1167, and Airbus Alert Operators Transmission 25-11)","Conditional applicability based on specific aircraft models (A321-111, -112, -131) and exclusion of modified aircraft","Single operative requirement incorporating another regulator's directive by reference"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Airbus A321-111/112/131 aircraft that have not received Airbus Mod 25369 (or complied with Service Bulletin A320-25-1167) to inspect and correct the escape slide systems at the over-wing doors (doors 2 and 3) per DGAC AD 96-054-078(B)R2. It prevents in-flight detachment of evacuation slides, protecting passengers, ground personnel and the aircraft. Effective 5 June 2008; adopted by CASA."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side","history":"/api/acts/ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-a320-221-escape-slide-door-number-2-3-right-and-left-hand-side/documents"}}