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EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AD No.: 2012-0168

Date: 31 August 2012

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 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):

A330 and A340 aeroplanes

TCDS Numbers: EASA.A.004, EASA.A.015

Foreign AD: Not applicable

Supersedure: This AD supersedes DGAC France ADs 98-103-082 dated 25 February 1998, 98-

099-066 dated 25 February 1998 and F-2005-030 dated 16 February 2005, and EASA ADs 2006-0187 

dated 05 July 2006, 2006-0191 dated 10 July 2006, 2006-0205 dated 11 July 2006, 2007-0023 dated 25 

January 2007, 2007-0278 dated 05 November 2007 and corrected on 08 November 2007, 2009-0150 

dated 09 July 2009, 2010-0089 dated 10 May 2010, 2010-0232 dated 12 November 2010 and 2011-

0196 dated 07 October 2011 and corrected on 23 March 2012.

ATA 05 Time Limits and Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations 

Section Part 5 – Fuel Airworthiness Limitations – Amendment

Manufacturer(s): Airbus (formerly Airbus Industrie)

Applicability: Airbus A330-201, A330-202, A330-203, A330-223, A330-243, A330-223F, 

A330-243F, A330-301, A330-302, A330-303, A330-321, A330-322, A330-323, 

A330-341, A330-342 and A330-343 aeroplanes, all manufacturer serial 

numbers.

Airbus A340-211, A340-212, A340-213, A340-311, A340-312, A340-313,

A340-541, A340-542, A340-642 and A340-643 aeroplanes, all manufacturer

serial numbers.

Reason: Prompted by an accident of a Boeing 747-131 (flight TWA800), the FAA 

published Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 88, and the Joint 

Aviation Authorities (JAA) published Interim Policy INT/POL/25/12. The design 

review conducted Airbus to develop Fuel Airworthiness Limitations (FAL) for 

Airbus on A330 and A340 aeroplanes in response to these regulations.

The FAL were specified in Airbus A330 FAL Document reference 

95A.1932/05 for A330 aeroplanes and A340 FAL Document reference 
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95A.1933/05 for A340 aeroplanes. Those documents have been approved by 

the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and are now referenced in 

Airbus A330 and A340 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 5 revision 

00 (both approved by EASA on 16 November 2011), to comply with EASA 

policy statement (EASA D 2005/CPRO) which requires Fuel Tank Safety 

items to be integrated into ALS Part 5.

Failure to comply with items as identified in Airbus A330 and A340 ALS Part 5

could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the aeroplane.

To address this condition, EASA issued:

EASA AD 2007-0023 to require compliance with FAL specified in the Airbus 

A330 FAL Document reference 95A.1932/05 at Issue 02 (comprising 

maintenance/inspection tasks and Critical Design Configuration Control 

Limitations (CDCCL)) for A330 aeroplanes, and

EASA AD 2006-0205 to require compliance with FAL specified in Airbus A340 

FAL Document reference 95A.1933/05 at Issue 01 (comprising 

maintenance/inspection tasks and Critical Design Configuration Control 

Limitations (CDCCL)) for Airbus A340 aeroplanes.

All other EASA ADs specified in the Supersedure section of this AD required 

accomplishment of aeroplane modifications related to Fuel Tank Safety items, 

the requirements and compliance times of which are now integrated into ALS 

Part 5.

For the reasons described above, this AD retains the requirements of all ADs 

specified in the Supersedure section of this AD, which are superseded, and 

requires the implementation of the new or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and/or airworthiness limitations as specified in the revision 00 of 

the Airbus A330 ALS Part 5 and of the Airbus A340 ALS Part 5.

Effective Date: 14 September 2012

Required Action(s) 

and Compliance 

Time(s):

Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished:

(1) Within the compliance times defined in the Record of Revisions (ROR) 

pages of the Airbus A330 ALS Part 5 or A340 ALS Part 5 (hereafter 

referred to as ALS Part 5), both at Revision 00, as applicable to 

aeroplane type, comply with all applicable instructions and airworthiness 

limitations included by reference in the ROR of ALS Part 5 Revision 00, 

as applicable to aeroplane type.

(2) Compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (1) of this AD can be 

demonstrated by:

(2.1) 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 maintenance and modification requirements, and 

associated airworthiness limitations specified in the ALS Part 5 

Revision 00, as applicable to aeroplane type.

and

(2.2) Complying with the approved AMP described in paragraph (2.1) of 

this AD.

Ref. Publications: AIRBUS A330 ALS Part 5 Revision 00, and AIRBUS A340 ALS Part 5 

Revision 00, both approved by EASA on 16 November 2011.

The use of later approved variations or revisions of these documents is 

acceptable for compliance with the requirements of this AD.
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Remarks: 1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve 

Alternative Methods of Compliance for this AD.

2. This AD was posted on 31 July 2012 as PAD 12-096 for consultation until 

28 August 2012. No comments were received during the consultation 

period.

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 – Airworthiness Office,

E-mail: airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com.