Airbus A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeropl
Airbus A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes
Airbus A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/A320/77 Amdt 1 | Loral DFDR F800 Damping Rack Installation | 11/2017 |
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| Applicability: | All Airbus A320 series aeroplanes, models -111, -211, -212, -231 and -232, equipped with a Loral Data Systems Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) F800, without Airbus modification 24959 or Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A320-31-1088 as in force from time to time incorporated. |
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| Requirement: | Install a DFDR rack incorporating improved damping and reroute the cable harness in accordance with Airbus SB A320-31-1088 as in force from time to time.Note 1: This AD is based on DGAC AD 96-272-098(B)R1.Note 2: The words “as in force from time to time” require compliance with the most recent version of the referenced document. |
| Compliance: | Prior to 31 July 1998.Note 3: Previous compliance with any requirement in AD/A320/77 constitutes compliance with the same requirement in this AD. |
| This AD commences on 26 May 2017. | |
| Background: | Airbus advised that under certain flight conditions the DFDR may not record all necessary data correctly. Actions specified by this Directive are designed to rectify this discrepancy.Amendment 1 is issued to clarify the AD applicability and update the DGAC AD reference to the latest revision. |
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Pieter van Dijk
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
18 May 2017