EASA AD No.: 2008-0138 

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EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 

AD No.: 2008–0138 

Date: 23 July 2008 

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 Airworthiness Directive applies, except in accordance with the requirements of that Airworthiness 

Directive 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): 

A330 aircraft 

TCDS Number: EASA A.004 

Foreign AD: Not applicable 

Supersedure: EASA AD 2006-0224 dated 27 July 2006 

ATA 05 Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – ALS Part 3 

Manufacturer(s): AIRBUS (formerly AIRBUS INDUSTRIE) 

Applicability: AIRBUS A330 aircraft, models -201, -202, -203, -223, -243, -301, -302, -

303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342 and -343, all serial numbers. 

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

AIRBUS A330 CMR Document up to revision 19, and referenced in the 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 3 Revision 00. The content 

of the CMR Document has been recently transferred into the ALS Part 3, 

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

The revision 00 of the AIRBUS A330 ALS Part 3 was issued primarily to 

introduce two new CMR tasks, referenced 282400-G0001-1-C and 

282400-P0001-1-C. The compliance times associated to these two tasks 

are re-stated in the Record Of Revisions (ROR) of the ALS Part 3 

Revision 01. 

ALS Part 3 Revision 01 introduces more restrictive requirements for 

aircraft configurations already in service. 

EASA AD 2006-0224, mandating compliance with the requirements of 

the A330 CMR Document at issue 19, is therefore superseded by this 

AD. 
EASA AD No.: 2008-0138 

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Effective Date: 06 August 2008 

Required action(s) 

and Compliance 

Time(s): 

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

indicated: 

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

A330 ALS Part 3 Revision 01, each Operator must: 

− Review and assess the content of AIRBUS A330 ALS Part 3 

Revision 01, 

and 

− Incorporate all applicable changes to requirements included in 

AIRBUS A330 ALS Part 3 Revision 01 into his approved 

maintenance programme, 

and 

− Comply with any action (tasks, intervals, inspections) required by 

AIRBUS A330 ALS Part 3 Revision 01. 

Ref. Publications: AIRBUS A330 ALS Part 3 Revision 01 approved on 07 May 2008 under 

reference EASA.A.C.09489. 

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 posted on 19 June 2008 as PAD 08-070 for consultation 

until 04 July 2008. The Comment Response Document can be found 

at http://ad.easa.europa.eu. 

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 questions concerning the technical content of the 

requirements in this AD, please contact: AIRBUS – Airworthiness 

Office – EAL, E-mail: airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com.