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AD 2024-25-06: Airbus SAS Airplanes
Published December 13, 2024 · effective December 30, 2024 · 89 FR 100734 · Docket No. FAA-2024-2553
What the FAA requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, - 114, -115, -131, -132, -133, -151N, -153N, and -171N airplanes; Model A320 series airplanes; and Model A321 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of jamming of, or inability to open, the main landing gear (MLG) door during maintenance operations. This AD requires repetitive inspection of the MLG doors, and, depending on findings, accomplishment of applicable corrective actions, and prohibits the installation of affected parts as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Applicability
This AD applies to all Airbus SAS airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this AD. (1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes. (2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, -133, -151N, -153N, and -171N airplanes. (3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes. (4) Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, -232, -251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, -251NX, -252NX, -253NX,-253NY, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes. (d) Subject Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 32, Landing Gear. (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by reports of jamming of, o
Part numbers this directive names
This directive does not name specific part numbers in its text; it applies by aircraft model. See the applicability above and the manufacturer's service bulletin it references.
Rulemaking history
- No proposed rule on this docket in our records (adopted without prior notice, or before 2018).
- Final rule published December 13, 2024, effective December 30, 2024
- Superseded by AD 2026-17-04 (August 27, 2026)
Other recent directives, Airbus SAS Airplanes
- AD 2026-17-09 2026-09-03
- AD 2026-18-03 2026-09-03
- AD 2026-17-04 2026-08-27
- AD 2026-17-01 2026-08-27
- AD 2026-15-10 2026-07-30
- AD 2026-15-01 2026-07-30
- AD 2026-15-13 2026-07-29
- AD 2026-14-04 2026-07-10
Source: Federal Register, FAA final rules under 14 CFR part 39, refreshed daily. Part numbers are extracted from the directive text by pattern and may include service-bulletin or kit numbers; the directive itself is the authority. Watch any part number on its page and we email you when a new directive or service difficulty report names it.
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