Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/A330/74 | Fuselage Longitudinal Joint at Stringer 28 RH | 7/2007 |
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| Applicability: | All Model A330-200 and A330-300 series aircraft, with serial numbers up to and including MSN 0402; except MSN 051. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the requirements of EASA AD 2007-0125.Note: Airbus Service Bulletin A330-53-3170 original issue, or later EASA approved revision, refers. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of5 July 2007. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 July 2007. | |
| Background: | A report was received of a ground inspection of a Model A340 aircraft which revealed five missing fasteners between Frame FR18 and FR19 on longitudinal joint at stringer 28RH. Investigation revealed the missing fasteners were not installed in production due to incorrect instructions. If not corrected, the structural integrity of the aircraft could be affected. |
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David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
16 May 2007