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EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AD No.: 2013-0075

Date: 20 March 2013

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 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].

Design Approval Holder’s Name:

AIRBUS

Type/Model designation(s):

A310, A300-600 and A300-600ST aeroplanes

TCDS Number: France No. 145 and EASA.A.014

Foreign AD: Not applicable

Supersedure: This AD supersedes EASA AD 2007-0092 dated 10 April 2007.

ATA 05 Time Limits and Maintenance Checks – Ageing Systems 

Maintenance – ALS Part 4 – Amendment

Manufacturer(s): Airbus (formerly Airbus Industrie)

Applicability: Airbus A310 and A300-600 aeroplanes, all certified models, all manufacturer 

serial numbers (MSN), and

Airbus A300F4-608ST aeroplanes, all MSN.

Reason: The airworthiness limitations for Airbus aeroplanes are currently published in 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) documents.

The mandatory instructions and airworthiness limitations applicable to the 

Ageing Systems Maintenance (ASM) are specified in Airbus A310 or A300-

600 ALS Part 4 documents, which are approved by the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA). EASA AD 2007-0092 was issued to require 

compliance to the requirements as specified in these documents.

The revision 02 of Airbus A310 and Airbus A300-600 ALS Part 4 documents 

introduces more restrictive maintenance requirements and/or airworthiness 

limitations. Failure to comply with the instructions of ALS Part 4 could result 

in an unsafe condition.

For the reasons described above, this new AD retains the requirements of 

EASA AD 2007-0092, which is superseded, and requires the implementation 

of the new or more restrictive maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations as specified in Airbus A310 ALS Part 4 Revision 02, 

or Airbus A300-600 ALS Part 4 Revision 02, as applicable to aeroplane 

type/model.
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Effective Date: 03 April 2013

Required Action(s) 

and Compliance

Time(s):

Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously:

Re-statement of EASA AD 2007-0092 requirements:

(1) Within 3 months after 24 April 2007 [the effective date of EASA AD 

2007-0092], comply with all applicable maintenance requirements and 

associated airworthiness limitations included in Airbus A310 ALS Part 4 

Revision 01, or A300-600 ALS Part 4 Revision 01, as applicable to 

aeroplane type/model.

New requirements of this AD:

(2) From the effective date of this AD, within the compliance times defined 

in the Record of Revisions (ROR) pages of the Airbus A310 ALS Part 4 

Revision 02, or Airbus A300-600 ALS Part 4 Revision 02, as applicable 

to aeroplane type/model, accomplish the following actions, depending on 

aeroplane configuration, included by reference in the ROR of the Airbus 

A310 ALS Part 4 Revision 02, or Airbus A300-600 ALS Part 4 Revision 

02, as applicable to aeroplane type/model.

(2.1) Replace each component before or upon reaching the applicable

life limit, and

(2.2) Within the thresholds and intervals, accomplish all applicable 

maintenance tasks.

(3) If, during accomplishment of any task as required by paragraph (2) of 

this AD, discrepancies are detected, within the applicable compliance 

time specified in the Airbus maintenance documentation, accomplish the 

applicable corrective actions in accordance with instructions specified (or 

incorporated by reference) in the applicable Airbus maintenance 

documentation.

If no compliance time is identified in the Airbus maintenance 

documentation, before next flight, accomplish the corrective actions, or 

contact Airbus for approved instructions and, within the compliance time 

specified on those instructions, accomplish those instructions 

accordingly.

If any of the discrepancies detected during accomplishment of any task,

as required by paragraph (2) of this AD, is not defined in the Airbus 

maintenance documentation, before next flight, contact Airbus for 

approved instructions and accomplish those instructions accordingly.

(4) Compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2) of this AD can be 

demonstrated by:

(4.1) Revising as follows the approved Aircraft Maintenance 

Programme (AMP), on the basis of which the operator or the 

owner ensures the continuing airworthiness of each operated 

aeroplane:

Incorporate all instructions and airworthiness limitations specified 

in Airbus A300-600 ALS Part 4 Revision 02 or Airbus A310 ALS 

Part 4 Revision 02, as applicable to aeroplane type/model and 

that are relevant to the aeroplane configuration,

and

(4.2) Complying with the approved AMP described in paragraph (4.1) of 

this AD.

Ref. Publications: Airbus A300-600 ALS Part 4 Revision 02, approved by EASA on 18 April 

2012.

Airbus A310 ALS Part 4 Revision 02, approved by EASA on 30 November 
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2012.

The use of later approved revisions of these documents 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 initially posted on 15 May 2012 as PAD 12-046 for 

consultation until 12 June 2012, and republished on 28 February 2013 as 

PAD 12-046R1 for consultation until 14 March 2013. The Comment 

Response Document can be found at http://ad.easa.europa.eu.

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

Section, Executive 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 – EIAW (Airworthiness Office, 

Telephone: + 33 5 61 18 41 39, Fax: + 33 5 61 93 44 51).