Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/A330/104 | PW4000 Engine - Lower AftPylon Fairing Firewall | 9/2009 |
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| Applicability: | Model A330-223, -321, -322 and -323 aircraft, all serial numbers, except aircraft with AIRBUS modification 53623 incorporated in production or AIRBUS Service Bulletin (SB) A330-54-3022 incorporated in service. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the requirements of DGAC AD F-2004-028 R2.Note 1: AIRBUS Service Bulletins A330-54-3021 initial issue and A330-54-3022 initial issue, or later DGAC/EASA approved revisions, refer. |
| Compliance: | Inspect at intervals not to exceed 1,000 flight hours; and if cracking is detected accomplish the actions specified in the Requirement document.Note 2: The repetitive inspections are terminated by incorporating SBA330-54-3022. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 27 August 2009. | |
| Background: | Reports were received of cracks on the lower aft pylon fairing (LAPF) firewall of an A330 aircraft fitted with PW4000 series engines. This condition, if left uncorrected, would compromise the design of the firewall. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
15 July 2009