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## EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AD No

. : 2013

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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 E U 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 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 1 4(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

F oreign 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 Airbu s 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 introduce s more restrictive maintenance requirements and/or airworthiness limitations. Failure to comply with the instructions of ALS Part 4 could result in an unsafe condition.

F or 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- 0092, which is superseded , and requires the implementation of the new or more restrictive maintenance requirements and/or airworthiness limitations as specified in Airbus A310 ALS Part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 R evision 02, as applicable to aeroplane type/model

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Required A ction(s) and Compliance Time(s) : Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously:

Re

- statement of EASA AD 200 7

- 0092 requirements : (1) W ithin 3 months after 24 April 200 7 [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) F rom 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 reachi ng 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 c ompliance 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 ti me 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

acco rdingly. 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 tho se 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:

I ncorporate all instructions and airworthiness limitations specified in Airbus A300

- 600 ALS Part 4 Revision 02 or Airbus A310 ALS Part 4 Revision 0 2 , as applicable to aeroplane type/model and that are r elevant to the aeroplane configuration

, and ( 4 .2) Complying with the approved AMP described in paragraph ( 4 .1) of this AD.

Ref. Public ations: 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 NovemberE ASA AD No.: 2013

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. The use of later approved revisions of th e s e 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 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 conte nt of the requirements in this AD, please contact: AIRBUS SAS

– E I AW (Airworthiness Office, Telephone: + 33 5 61 18 41 39, Fax: + 33 5 61 93 44 51)

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