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 parti cipate 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 a pplicable 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 b y 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 2007-02 40 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 Europ ean Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3: - adds new CMR tasks associated with modifications, - revises the applicabilit y 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 serv ice. Failure to comply with this Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3 constitutes an unsafe condition.EASA AD No.: 2009-0098

EASA Form 110 Page 2/2 This new AD retains the requirements of EASA AD 2007-0240, which is superseded, and requires the implement ation of Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 3.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 limit ations 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 & Re search Section, Certification Directorate, EASA. E-mail: ADs@easa.europa.eu

. 4. For any question concerning the te chnical 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

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