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AD/A330/17 Amdt 3 - Type A Passenger/Crew Door Slide Rafts and Type 1 Emergency Door Slides
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| AD/A330/17 Amdt 3 | Type A Passenger/Crew Door Slide Raftsand Type 1 Emergency Door Slides | 6/2009 |
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| Applicability: | All Model A330-200 and A330-300 series aircraft, all serial numbers, equipped with Goodrich slides and slide rafts with part numbers listed in the Effectivity section of DGAC AD F-2004-094 R1. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the requirements of DGAC AD F-2004-094 R1. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 4 June 2009. | |
| Background: | The DGAC received reports of non-deployment of Type A door slide rafts during maintenance tests, in both automatic and manual modes. In all cases, the regulator valve had malfunctioned and prevented gas release.Amendment 1 corrected the compliance to align it with the DGAC Directive. This was an error in the original issue.Amendment 2 mandated a terminating modification of the Vespel piston inner diameter as per Goodrich VSB 25-347 to ensure correct operation of the regulator valve.Amendment 3 is issued in response to a revision of the related DGAC AD, which adds information on aircraft affected; and references the applicable AIRBUS service bulletin in the Mandatory Actions and Compliance Times section of the AD. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
17 April 2009