EASA AD No.: 2010-0245 

EASA Form 110 Page 1/2 

 

EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 

AD No.: 2010-0245 

Date: 26 November 2010 

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]. 

Type Approval Holder’s Name : 

AIRBUS 

Type/Model designation(s) : 

A340-200/-300 aeroplanes 

TCDS Number : EASA.A.015 

Foreign AD : Not applicable 

Supersedure : None 

ATA 53 Fuselage – Fuselage Internal Structure at Frame 39.1 - 

Inspection 

Manufacturer(s): Airbus (formerly Airbus Industrie) 

Applicability: Airbus A340 aeroplanes, models -211, -212, -311 and -312 , having 

manufacturer serial numbers (MSN): 

0002, 0003, from 0005 up to 0009 inclusive, 0011, 0013, 0014, 0015, from 

0018 up to 0023 inclusive, 0025, 0026 and 0027. 

Reason: Airworthiness Limitation Item (ALI) task 533105-01-01 is applicable to 

aeroplanes on which Airbus modification 40391 has not been embodied in 

production. The requirements associated to this task are applicable to 

aeroplanes on which Modification Proposal (MP-S10437) has not been 

embodied. 

Following a query from an operator, investigations revealed that some 

MSN, for which Airbus modification 40391 was indicated as fully embodied 

inside the Aircraft Inspection Report (AIR), did not have Modification 

Proposal (MP-S10437) which is part of this modification embodied in 

production. 

As a result, ALI task 533105-01-01 has not been taken into account for 

some MSN listed in the applicability section of this AD, which constitutes 

an unsafe condition. 

For the reasons described above, this AD requires repetitive special 

detailed inspections corresponding to ALI task 533105-01-01 and the 

accomplishment of the associated corrective actions, for all aeroplanes to 

which this task is applicable. 
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Airworthiness Limitation Item (ALI) task 533105-01-01 will be deleted in 

the next ALS Part 2 Revision. 

Effective Date: 10 December 2010 

Required action(s) 

and Compliance 

Time(s): 

Required as indicated, unless already accomplished: 

(1) Before the accumulation of 13 600 total Flight Cycles (FC) or 92 100 

total Flight Hours (FH), whichever occurs first, since the aeroplane 

first flight, and thereafter, at intervals not to exceed 7 850 FC or 

53 300 FH from the last inspection, whichever occurs first, perform a 

special detailed inspection of both Left Hand and Right Hand 

Fuselage Frame 39.1 at the fastener hole area just above stringer 28, 

in accordance with the instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin 

A340-53-4184. 

(2) In case of any crack finding, before next flight, contact Airbus to obtain 

the necessary approved instructions for corrective actions and 

accomplish those instructions accordingly. 

(3) Aeroplanes which have performed ALI task 533105-01-01, are 

compliant with the initial inspection requirements of paragraph (1) of 

this AD. The repetitive inspection requirements of paragraph (1) of this 

AD remain applicable. 

Ref. Publications: Airbus Service Bulletin A340-53-4184 at original issue. 

The use of later approved revisions of this document 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 08 October 2010 as PAD 10-108 for 

consultation until 05 November 2010. No comments were received 

during the consultation period. 

3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the Airworthiness 

Directives, Safety Management & Research 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 – EAL; 

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