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Ainvorthiness Direclives; Airbus Model A300 84-600. B4·600R, and F4-GOOR Scri RIN 212I1-A"64 

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Airplanes. and Model AJOO C4-605R Variant FAirplanes (Collectj' •. ely Called ..-\300- ~_ ~~-Id



## • series aifl>lanes); and Model .60300 and A310 Series Airplanes AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department ofTransponation (DOT). ACfION: Finalrule. SUMMARY: We are adopting anew airv•... onhincss directive lAD) for the products lis above. This AD results frommandatory continuing ainvorthiness infonnalioD (MeAl) originaled by anaviation 3l,lthority ofanother country 10identify and correct an unsare condition onanaviation product. The MeAl describes the unsafe condition as:
Two cases of complete nose landing gear (NLG) shock absorber bolts failure were reported to the manufacturer. Inboth cases, the crew was unable to retract the gear and was forced to an In Flight Turn Back. In one case, the aircraft experienced alow speed runway excursion. The root cause of the bolts failure has been identified being due to a boh(s) overtorque. The investigation has highlighted that the desi!,'l1 of the NLG shock absorber was not tolerant to the over-torque, and an inspection plan has been developed to trnck any NLG shock abhorber-lo-main barrel attachment bolts status. '" • '" 

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FAA Form 1360-14.1 (6-89) OffICIAl ALE COPY , bU.5. GCI\IER>AEfil" PtllNTl>lG Off'ICE: lft$. 1G-~"14911l-13-Pj DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTA nON Federal Aviation Administration 14CFR Part 39 JDoc:ketNo. FAA-201Q-0478; Directorate Identifier 200S-NM-09O-AD; AmcDdme 39-*****; AD 2010-**-**1 

### RIN 2120-.'1..'1.64 Ain,'orthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 84--600, B4-600R, and F4·600R Serie ~TVo<t: Airplanes. and Model A300 C4--605R Variant FAirplanes (Collectively Called A300· series airplanes); and Model A300 and A310Series Airplanes AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Departmem ofTransportation (DOD_ ACTION: Final rule. SU!\'IMARY: We arc adopting anew airworthiness directive (AD) forthe products lis above. This AD results from mandatory continuing ainvor1hiness infonnation (MeAl) originated by an aviation authoriiy ofanother 

### coltry to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MeAl dcJribes tlie unsafe condition as: Two cases ofcomplete nose landing gc",

# lNLG) shock absomer bolEs failure were reportcd to the manufaclUrer.lln both cases, the crew was unable toretract the gear and was forced to an InFlight Turn Back. Inone case, the aircraft experienced alow speed runway excursion. The root cause of the bolts failure-has been identified being due to aboll(s) overtorque. The investigation has highlighted that the design ofthe NLG shock absorber was not tolerant tothe over-torque, and an inspection plan has been developed to track any NLG shock absorber-ta-main barrel attachment bolls status .••• 

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