Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 SerAirbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes

Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:510.3pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Applicability:</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Aircraft models listed in Table 1, all manufactures serial numbers, except those that have received either of the following:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span></span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:-14.7pt"><span>•</span><span style="width:10.5pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Airbus modification 36115 during production, or</span></p><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-14.7pt"><span>•</span><span style="width:10.5pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A320-25-1535 dated 27 April 2007 whilst in service.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span></span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Table 1 - Aircraft Models</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span></span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-0.55pt"><span>A318-111</span><br><span>A318-112</span><br><span>A319-111</span><br><span>A319-112</span><br><span>A319-113</span><br><span>A319-114</span><br><span>A319-115</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>A319-131</span><br><span>A319-132</span><br><span>A319-133</span><br><span>A320-111</span><br><span>A320-211</span><br><span>A320-212</span><br><span>A320-214</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>A320-215</span><br><span>A320-216</span><br><span>A320-231</span><br><span>A320-232</span><br><span>A320-233</span><br><span>A321-111</span><br><span>A321-112</span></p></td><td style="width:95.65pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>A321-131</span><br><span>A321-211</span><br><span>A321-212</span><br><span>A321-213</span><br><span>A321-231</span><br><span>A321-232</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Requirement:</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Install a hinge pin stopper on the internal door of the 103VU box in accordance with the instructions given in SB A320-25-1535 or later approved EASA revision.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Note"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Note"><span>Note:</span><span> </span><span>EASA AD 2007-0214 refers.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Compliance:</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Before 31 March 2009.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span></span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>This Amendment becomes effective on 27 September 2007.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Background:</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Heat damaged and severed electrical wires have been found in several 103VU boxes.</span><span> </span><span>Those electrical damages are caused by a contact between the horizontal hinge pin and adjacent electrical harness.</span><span> </span><span>Investigation revealed that the pre-mod 36115 manufacturing process used to secure the pin by deforming the hinge ends, or the hinge pin ends, does not prevent the pin translatory motion.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>