Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Ser
Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes
Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/A320/143 Amdt 2 | Fuel Tank Electrical Bonding | 19/2010 |
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| Applicability: | All A319 and A320 series aeroplanes without either Airbus modification 31888 embodied during production or Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A320-28-1103 dated 14 June 2002 incorporated whilst in service. |
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| Requirement: | Modify the aeroplane by incorporating improved electrical bonding in the fuel tanks in accordance with SB A320-28-1103 Revision 1 dated 1 April 2003 or later approved revision.Note: DGAC AD F-2002-476 R1 refers. |
| Compliance: | Remains unchanged as before 31 December 2007. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 17 September 2010. | |
| Background: | Insufficient electrical bonding may, in certain conditions such as lightning strike or static charge accumulation, lead to electrical arcing inside the fuel tanks that could result in ignition of fuel vapours causing a fuel tank explosion. |
| The original issue of this Directive required the addition of improved electrical bonding. | |
| Amendment 1 introduced additional bonding requirements for aircraft that had yet to incorporate SB A320-28-1103 Revision 1. | |
| This amendment approves the use of later revisions of SB A320-28-1103. | |
| The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 31 October 2002.Amendment 1 of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 15 April 2004. |
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Charles Lenarcic
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
16 September 2010