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## EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AD No . : 20 14 - 0207

Date: 16 September 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 accordan ce 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 ope rate 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]

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### Type Approval Holder’s Name : AIRBUS Type/Model designation(s) : A318, A319, A320 and A321 a eroplanes TCDS Number : EASA.A.064 F oreign AD : Not applicable Supersedure : This AD supersedes EASA AD 2012 - 0055R1 dated 17 October 2012

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### ATA 35 Oxygen – Chemical E mergency O xygen C ontainer s – Modification Manufacturer(s): Airbus (formerly A irbus I ndustrie ) Applicability: Airbus A318 - 111, A318 - 112, A318 - 121, A318 - 122, 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 aeroplane s , all manufacturer serial numbers ( MSN )

. Reason: It w as determined that oxygen generators, installed on a specific batch of Type 1 ( 22 min) passenger emergency oxygen container assemblies, may be come detached by extreme pulling of the mask tube at the end of oxygen supply. Investigations revealed that such detachment can be caused by the increas e in temperature to wards the end of the generator operation, which ma y weaken the plastic housing in the attachment area of the bracket. Th is condition , if not corrected, could make the rivets slip through the plastic housing , causing a ‘hot’ oxygen generator and mask to fall down, possibly resulting in injury to passenger s . To address this potential unsafe condition , EASA issued AD 2012 - 0055 (later revised) to require modification of the affected oxygen container assembl ies

. That AD also prohibit ed installation of unmodified containers on any aeroplane as replacement parts. Since that AD was issued, it was found that the affected containers ha ve no t only been marked with company name B/E Aerospace, as was specified, but also , for a brief period , with the former company name DAe Systems

. For the reason described above, this AD retains the requirements of EASA ADE ASA AD No. 2014 - 0207

TE. CAP.0011 0 - 00 4 © European Aviation Safety Agency. All rights reserved. 2 / 4 Proprietary document. Copies are not controlled. Confirm revision status through the EASA - Internet/Intranet. 2012 - 0055R1, which is superseded, and expands the affected group of container s to include those that have the name “ DAe Systems ” on the identification plate. This AD also clearly separates the serial number (s/n) groups of containers into those manufactured by B/E Aerospace and those manufactured by DAe Systems, for which additional compliance time is provided

. Effective Date: 30 September 2014 Required A ction(s) and Compliance Time(s) : Required as indicated , unless accomplished previously : (1) Within the compliance time specified in Table 1 of this AD, as applicable, modify each Type 1 (22 min) passenger emergency oxygen container assembl y installed on an aeroplane , having a Part Number (P/N) as listed in Ta ble 1 of this AD and with a s/n as listed in T able 2 of this AD , in accordance with the instructions of Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1049 or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1053, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1054, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1055, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1056, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1057 or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1058, as applicable to the M SN

. Table 1

– Modification of E mergency oxygen container assemblies P/N - ( xxx x x stands for any alphanumerical value ) Compliance Time

13C22Lxxxxx0100 13C22Rxxxxx0100 14C22Lxxxxx0100 14C22Rxxxxx0100 For units with “ B/E AEROSPACE ” on the identification plate (see Table 3 of this AD) : Within 5 000 flight cycles (FC) , or 7 500 flight hours (FH) , or 24 months, whichever occurs first after 17 April 2012 [the effective date of EASA AD 2012 - 0055 at original issue] For units with “ DAe Systems ” on the identification plate (see Table 2 of this AD) : Within 2 5 00 FC , or 3 7 5 0 FH, or 1 2 months, whichever occurs first after the effective date of this AD Table 2

– Affected s/n manufactured by ‘DAe Systems’

ARBC - 0000 to ARBC - 9999 inclusive ARBD - 0000 to ARBD - 9999 inclusive ARBE - 0000 to ARBE - 9999 inclusive BEBE - 0000 to BEBE - 9999 inclusive Table 3

– Affected s/n manufactured by ‘B/E Aerospace’

BEBF - 0000 to BEBF - 9999 inclusive BEBH - 0000 to BEBH - 9999 inclusive BEBK - 0000 to BEBK - 9999 inclusive BEBL - 0000 to BEBL - 9999 inclusive BEBM - 0000 to BEBM - 9999 inclusive ( 2 ) An o xygen container with a P/N as listed in Table 1 and with a s/n as listed in T able 2 or Table 3 of this AD , as applicable, tha t has been modified in accordance with the instructions of B/E Aerospace SB 1XC22 - 0100 - 35 - 00 6 , is compliant with the modification requirement of the paragraph ( 1 ) of this AD. ( 3 ) A n a eroplane on which Airbus modification (mod) 150704 ha s not beenE ASA AD No. 2014 - 0207

TE. CAP.0011 0 - 00 4 © European Aviation Safety Agency. All rights reserved. 3 / 4 Proprietary document. Copies are not controlled. Confirm revision status through the EASA - Internet/Intranet. embodied in production do es not have to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this AD, unless an oxygen container with a P/N as listed in T able 1 and with a s/n as listed in T able 2 or Table 3 of this AD , as applicable, has been installed on that aeroplane since its date of manufacture. ( 4 ) A n a eroplane on which Airbus mod 150704 has been embodied in production and which is not listed b y Model and MSN in Airbus SB A 320 - 35 - 1049, SB A320 - 35 - 1053, SB A320 - 35 - 1054, SB A320 - 35 - 1055, SB A320 - 35 - 1056, SB A320 - 35 - 1057 or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1058 , do es not have to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this AD, unless an oxygen container with a P/N as listed in T able 1 of this AD and with a s/n as listed in T able 2 or Table 3 of this AD , as applicable, has been installed on that aeroplane since its date of manufacture. ( 5 ) F rom the effective date of this AD, do not install on any aeroplane an oxygen container with a P/N as listed in T able 1 of this AD and a s/n as listed in T able 2 or Table 3 of this AD , as applicable , unless the container has been modified in accordance with the instructions of Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1049 , or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1053, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1054, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1055, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1056, or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1057 , or Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1058 , or B/E Aerospace SB 1XC22 - 0100 - 35 - 006 , as applicable

. (6) A n a eroplane on which the design of the passenger oxygen container is not Design A as defined in Appendix 1 of this AD , do es not have to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this AD for that passenger oxygen container. Ref. Publications: Airbus S B A320 - 35 - 104 9 original issue d ated 15 June 2011

. Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1053 original issue d ated 15 June 2011. Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1054 original issue d ated 15 June 2011. Airbus S B A320 - 35 - 1055 original issue d ated 15 June 2011. Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1056 original issue d ated 15 June 2011. Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1057 original issue d ated 15 June 2011. Airbus SB A320 - 35 - 1058 original issue d ated 15 June 2011. B/E Aerospace SB 1XC22 - 0100 - 35 - 006 orig inal issue dated 08 April 2011 or Revision 01 dated 15 December 2011 , or Revision 02 dated 10 July 2014

. The use of later approved revisions of th ese document s 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 27 June 2014 as PAD 14 - 10 3 and republished as PAD 14 - 103 R1 on 08 July 2014 for consultation until 25 July 2014. The Comment Response Document can be found at http://ad.easa.europa.eu/

. 3. Enquiries regarding this A D should be referred to the Safety Information 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

– Airworthiness Office

– E I AS , Fax +33 5 61 93 44 51, E - mail: account.airworth - eas@airbus.com

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### A p p e n d i x 1

– D es i g n A o f t he P ass e n g e r O xy g en Con t a i n e r s Des i gn A : T he p l a c ard on t he p a ss e n g e r o x y g en c o n t a i n er te s t b ut t o n i s as d e scr i b e d i n P i c ture A of A p p e n d i x 1 of t hi s A D. T he M a s k c o n f i g u r at i on ( “ ZZ” i n Pi c ture A ) i s a n u m b e r a n d the t e s t b ut t on i s as s h o wn i n Pi c ture B

. P ict u r e A :

P ict u r e B: