EASA AD No.
: 2014-0081
EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
AD No.: 2014-0081
Date: 31 March 2014
Note: This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is issued by EASA, acting in accordance with Regulation
(EC) No 216/2008 on behalf of the European Community, its Member States and of the
European third countries that participate in the activities of EASA under Article 66 of that
Regulation.
This AD is issued in accordance with EU 748/2012, Part 21.A.3B. In accordance with EC 2042/2003 Annex I, Part M.A.301, the
continuing airworthiness of an aircraft shall be ensured by accomplishing any applicable ADs. Consequently, no person may operate an
aircraft to which an AD applies, except in accordance with the requirements of that AD, unless otherwise specified by the Agency [EC
2042/2003 Annex I, Part M.A.303] or agreed with the Authority of the State of Registry [EC 216/2008, Article 14(4) exemption].
Design Approval Holder’s Name: Type/Model designation(s):
AIRBUS A319, A320 and A321 aeroplanes
TCDS Number: EASA A.064
Foreign AD: Not applicable
Supersedure: None
Fuselage – Potable Water and Waste Water Service Panels –
ATA 53
Reinforcement
Manufacturer(s): Airbus (formerly Airbus Industrie)
Applicability: Airbus A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131,
A319-132, A319-133, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-215, A320-216,
A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A321-111, A321-112, A321-131, A321-211,
A321-212, A321-213, A321-231 and A321-232 aeroplanes, all manufacturer
serial numbers, except those on which Airbus modification (mod) 160055 or
Airbus mod 160056 have been embodied in production.
Reason: During the full scale fatigue test on A320-200, it has been noticed that, due to
fatigue, cracks could be initiated at the waste water service panel area and the
potable water service panel area.
This condition, if not detected and corrected, could affect the structural integrity
of the aeroplane.
Prompted by these findings, ALS Part 2 tasks have been introduced for the
affected A320 family aeroplanes. Since those actions were taken, Airbus
developed production mod 160055 and mod 160056 to embody reinforcements
(cold working on certain rivet rows) of the potable water and waste water
service panels, and published associated Airbus Service Bulletin (SB)
A320-53-1272 (retrofit mod 153074) and SB A320-53-1267 (retrofit mod
153073) for in-service embodiment.
Following complementary Design Office studies, it appears that the Sharklet
installations on certain aeroplanes have a significant impact on the aeroplane
structure (particularly, A319 and A320 post-mod 160001, and A321 post-mod
160021), leading to different compliance times, depending on aeroplane
configuration.
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For the reasons described above, this AD requires reinforcement of the potable
water and waste water service panels. Accomplishment of these modifications
cancels the need for the related ALS Part 2 Tasks.
Effective Date: 14 April 2014
Required Action(s) Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously:
and Compliance
(1) Before exceeding the compliance time as specified in Table 1 of this AD,
Time(s):
as applicable, modify the potable water service panel in accordance with
the instructions of Airbus SB A320-53-1272 Revision 01.
Table 1 – Potable Water Service Panel Reinforcement
Affected aeroplanes Compliance time
(Flight cycles (FC) or flight hours
(FH), whichever occurs first since
aeroplane first flight)
A319 pre-mod 160001 48 500 FC or 97 000 FH
A319 post-mod 160001 46 000 FC or 92 000 FH
A320 pre-mod 160001 54 200 FC or 108 400 FH
A320 post-mod 160001 36 000 FC or 72 000 FH
A321 60 000 FC or 120 000 FH
(2) Before exceeding the compliance time as specified in Table 2 or Table 3 of
this AD, as applicable, modify the waste water service panel in accordance
with the instructions of Airbus SB A320-53-1267 Revision 01.
Table 2 – Waste Water Service Panel Reinforcement
Affected aeroplanes Compliance time
(FC or FH, whichever occurs first
since aeroplane first flight)
A319 pre-mod 160001 44 400 FC or 88 800 FH
A319 post-mod 160001 43 600 FC or 87 200 FH
A320 pre-mod 160001 see Table 3
A320 post-mod 160001 39 200 FC or 78 400 FH
A321 pre-mod 160021 51 600 FC or 103 200 FH
A321 post-mod 160021 51 200 FC or 102 400 FH
Table 3 – Waste Water Service Panel Reinforcement for
A320 pre-mod 160001 aeroplanes
Compliance Time (whichever occurs later, A or B)
Before exceeding 46 400 FC or 92 800 FH, whichever occurs
A
first since aeroplane first flight
Within 2 300 FC or 4 600 FH, whichever occurs first since last
accomplishment of ALS Part 2 Task No. 534126-01-3 (except
B as required by paragraph (3) of this AD) without exceeding
48 000 FC or 96 000 FH, whichever occurs first since aeroplane
first flight
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(3) For pre-mod 160001 A320 aeroplanes having exceeded 46 400 FC or
92 800 FH, whichever occurred first since aeroplane first flight, if cracks
are found during accomplishment of ALS Part 2 Task 534126-01-3, before
next flight, contact Airbus for corrective action and accomplish those
actions accordingly.
(4) Modification of an aeroplane, prior to the effective date of this AD in
accordance with the instructions of Airbus SB A320-53-1272 at original
issue, is acceptable to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) of
this AD for that aeroplane.
Modification of an aeroplane, prior to the effective date of this AD in
accordance with the instructions of Airbus SB A320-53-1267 at original
issue, is acceptable to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) of
this AD for that aeroplane.
(5) Modification of an aeroplane as required by paragraph (1) of this AD
cancels the need to accomplish the ALS Part 2 task for that aeroplane as
specified in Table 4 of this AD, as applicable.
Table 4 – ALS Part 2 Task terminated after
Potable Water Service Panel reinforcement
Affected aeroplanes ALS Part 2 Task No.
A319 pre-mod 160001 534125-01-2
A319 post-mod 160001 534125-01-5
A320 pre-mod 160001 534125-01-3
A320 post-mod 160001 534125-01-6
A321 pre-mod 160021 534125-01-4
A321 post-mod 160021 534125-01-7
(6) Modification of an aeroplane as required by paragraph (2) or (3) of this AD
cancels the need to accomplish the ALS Part 2 task for that aeroplane as
specified in Table 5 of this AD, as applicable.
Table 5 – ALS Part 2 Task terminated after
Waste Water Service Panel reinforcement
Affected aeroplanes ALS Part 2 Task No.
A319 pre-mod 160001 534126-01-2
A319 post-mod 160001 534126-01-5
A320 pre-mod 160001 534126-01-3
A320 post-mod 160001 534126-01-6
A321 pre-mod 160021 534126-01-4
A321 post-mod 160021 534126-01-7
Ref. Publications: Airbus SB A320-53-1267 original issue dated 24 June 2013, or Revision 01
dated 02 October 2013.
Airbus SB A320-53-1272 original issue dated 10 January 2013, or Revision 01
dated 06 August 2013.
The use of later approved revisions of these documents is acceptable for
compliance with the requirements of this AD.
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Remarks: 1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve
Alternative Methods of Compliance for this AD.
2. This AD was posted on 23 January 2014 as PAD 14-018 for consultation
until 20 February 2014. The Comment Response Document can be found
at http://ad.easa.europa.eu/.
3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the Safety Information
Section, Executive Directorate, EASA. E-mail:
[email protected].
4. For any question concerning the technical content of the requirements in
this AD, please contact: AIRBUS - Airworthiness Office - EIAS,
Fax +33 5 61 93 44 51. E-mail:
[email protected].
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