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revealed a potential risk of a 28VDC short circuit, external to the fuel tank, to the fuel quantity indication wiring that enters the fuel tank may lead to overheating of the probes. This condition could result in ignition of fuel vapours within the fuel tank.

            Additionally, the DGAC has advised that Airbus Industrie found, during their investigations, that the additional centre tanks do not meet the Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) 25.969 for an expansion space of not less than 2% of tank capacity.

            The original issue of this Directive required modification of the fuel probe electrical connectors and the lowering of the high-level fuel tank sensors in certain aeroplanes.

            This amendment does not change the original requirements or compliance, it extends the applicability to aeroplanes not originally covered and incorporates minor editorial changes.

            The original issue of this Directive became effective on 13 June 2002.

 Jim Coyne
 Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 14 October 2003

 The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 November 2003.