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AD/A320/7 Amdt 1 - Standby Generator Control Unit (GCU)
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| AD/A320/7 Amdt 1 | Standby Generator Control Unit (GCU) | 23/2013 |
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| Applicability: | This AD applies to all Airbus Industrie A320 models. |
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| Requirement: | The registered operator is required to take action in accordance with Airbus Industrie Service Bulletins A320-24-1022 (mod 21052) and A320-24-1035 (mod 21736).Note: Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) AD 89-198-004(B)R1 also refers. |
| Compliance: | The registered operator must take the required action before the end of 31 December 2013. |
| The effective date of this AD is 15 November 2013. | |
| Background: | Airbus Industrie have advised that the modifications contained in the referenced Service Bulletins are necessary to improve the lightning protection of the GCU in order to prevent malfunction.AD/A320/7 was issued in 1990 and applied to A320-111, A320-211 and A320-231 aircraft. It referenced DGAC AD 89-198-004(B).In 1992, the DGAC issued AD 89-198-004(B)R1.This AD is issued to update the DGAC AD reference and to apply the requirement to all A320 models.There are no changes to the requirement in AD/A320/7. |
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Peter Nikolic
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
12 November 2013