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AD/A320/71 - Slide/Slide Raft Release Cable

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Mandatory safety order requiring urgent inspection and repair of emergency slide release cables on Airbus A319/A320/A321 aircraft (MSNs up to 563, except 364, 385, 514, 542, 543, 546, 551, 556) because a ball‑nipple fitting can detach and prevent slide deployment. Owners/operators must follow Airbus AOT 25‑12 Rev 1 and complete work within 500 flight hours after 16 Oct 1996; failure could trap passengers and crew during evacuation.

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AD/A320/71 - Slide/Slide Raft Release Cable

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/A320/71 Slide/Slide Raft Release Cable 13/96

Applicability: All models with MSNs up to and including 563, but excluding MSNs 364, 385, 514, 542, 543, 546, 551, 556.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Airbus Industrie AOT 25-12 Rev 1.

Note 1: DGAC AD 96-171-083(B) refers.

Note 2: Additional work will be necessary further to any previous work carried out in accordance with the initial issue of the Requirement document.

Compliance: Unless already accomplished, within 500 hours time in service after 16 October 1996. Background: This Directive is issued to prevent any possible risk of non deployment of doors 1 and

4 LH and RH due to an inoperative release cable. Failure of a slide to operate has

been traced to a cable attachment ball nipple that separated from the cable due to a production error.

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