EASA AD No.: 2009-0098 

EASA Form 110 Page 1/2 

EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 

AD No.: 2009-0098 

Date: 22 April 2009 

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 EC 1702/2003, Part 21A.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]. 

Type Approval Holder’s Name : 

AIRBUS 

Type/Model designation(s) : 

A340 aeroplanes 

TCDS Number : EASA.A.015 

Foreign AD : Not applicable 

Supersedure : This AD supersedes EASA AD 2007-0240 dated 4 September 2007 

ATA 05 Time Limits / Maintenance Checks – ALS Part 3 

Manufacturer(s): AIRBUS (formerly AIRBUS INDUSTRIE) 

Applicability: AIRBUS A340-211, A340-212, A340-213, A340-311, A340-312, A340-

313, A340-541, A340-542, A340-642 and A340-643 aeroplanes, all serial 

numbers. 

Reason: The Certification Maintenance Requirements (CMR) were given in the 

AIRBUS A340 CMR Document reference 955.3019/92 up to revision 15, 

which was mandated by EASA AD 2007-0240, and referenced in the 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 3. The content of the CMR 

Document has been recently transferred into the ALS Part 3 Revision 00, 

which is approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). 

This Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3: 

- adds new CMR tasks associated with modifications, 

- revises the applicability of some CMR tasks, 

- revises some CMR tasks with increased intervals, 

- revises a CMR task with a more restrictive interval, 

- deletes CMR task 282300-B0002-1-C which is the subject of 

EASA AD 2007-0279. 

Some of those changes constitute more restrictive requirements for 

aeroplane configuration already in service. Failure to comply with this 

Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3 constitutes an unsafe condition. 
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This new AD retains the requirements of EASA AD 2007-0240, which is 

superseded, and requires the implementation of Revision 00 of AIRBUS 

A340 ALS Part 3. 

Effective Date: 06 May 2009 

Required action(s) 

and Compliance 

Time(s): 

From the effective date of this AD, the following measures are required as 

indicated: 

Within the compliance times defined in the Record Of Revisions page of 

A340 ALS Part 3 Revision 00, each Operator must: 

- Review and assess the content of AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3 Revision 

00, 

and 

- Incorporate all applicable changes to maintenance requirements 

and/or associated airworthiness limitations included in AIRBUS A340 

ALS Part 3 Revision 00 into the approved aircraft maintenance 

programme, 

and 

- Comply with any action required by AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3 

Revision 00. 

Ref. Publications: AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3 Revision 00 approved on 31 July 2008 under 

reference EASA.A.C.09970. 

The use of later approved revisions of this document is acceptable for 

compliance with the requirements of this AD. 

Remarks : 1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve 

Alternative Methods of Compliance for this AD. 

2. This AD was published on 09 March 2009 as PAD 09-049 for 

consultation until 08 April 2009. No comments were received during 

the consultation period. 

3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the Airworthiness 

Directives, Safety Management & Research Section, Certification 

Directorate, EASA. E-mail: ADs@easa.europa.eu. 

4. For any question concerning the technical content of the requirements 

in this AD, please contact: AIRBUS SAS – Airworthiness Office – EAL. 

Fax: + 33 5 61 93 45 80 or + 33 5 61 93 44 51. 

E-mail: airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com.