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AD/A320/41 Amdt 1 - Passenger Door Safety Pin Guide Fitting and Telescopic Rod Freezing

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Requires operators of all Airbus A320/A321 aeroplanes that have not incorporated Modification 24389 to carry out the actions in Airbus Service Bulletin A320‑52‑1057 Revision 6 before 31 August 2000. The work addresses passenger‑door rods, fittings and locking devices to prevent freezing of the door locking mechanism and potential evacuation delays. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority mandates compliance; aircraft operators bear the cost and must alter maintenance practice or fit parts per the Service Bulletin.

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AD/A320/41 Amdt 1 - Passenger Door Safety Pin Guide Fitting and Telescopic Rod Freezing

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes

AD/A320/41

Amdt 1

Passenger Door Safety Pin Guide Fitting and Telescopic Rod Freezing

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Applicability: All Model A320 and A321 aircraft without Modification 24389 incorporated.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Airbus Industrie Service Bulletin (SB) A320-52-1057 Revision 6.

Note: DGAC AD 1999-148-130(B) refers.

Compliance: Before 31 August 2000.

This Amendment becomes effective on 15 July 1999.

Background: This Directive requires certain actions to the passenger door rods, fittings, and locking devices in order to prevent possible freezing of the door locking mechanism which could delay the evacuation of passengers during an emergency.

Amendment 1 is issued in response to a revision of the related DGAC AD which calls up SB A320-52-1057 Revision 6 as the Requirement Document to correct an anomaly in previously issued Revision 5 of the Service Bulletin.

The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 2 March 1995.

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