AD/A320/147 Amdt 2 Life Limited and Monitored Parts (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/A320/147 Amdt 1 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998.  The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes

AD/A320/147 Amdt 2 Life Limited and Monitored Parts 3/2007

Applicability:

Model A318-111, A318-112, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131, A319-132, A319-133, A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214,
A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A321-111, A321-112, A321-131, A321-211,
A321-212, A321-213, A321-231, and A321-232 aircraft, all serial numbers.

Requirement:

Action in accordance with the requirements of EASA AD 2006-0162.

Note:  Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 MPD Section 9-1 Revision 06, approved
13 June 2003, and A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS Part 1 Revision 00, approved
28 February 2006, or later EASA approved revisions, refer.

Compliance:

As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of
15 March 2007.

This Amendment becomes effective on 15 March 2007.

Background:

The DGAC requires compliance with new certification requirements introduced by Revision 05 of subsection 9-1 of the referenced MPD temporary revision.

Amendment 1 was prompted by the issue of Revision 06 of MPD section 9-1 which introduces some new life-limited items and decreases the values of some limits already listed.

Amendment 2 is issued in response to a new EASA AD, which was prompted by the issue of Revision 00 of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS Part 1 which introduces some new items and reduces limitations for some parts previously issued in the MPD section 9-1.

The list of Safe Life Airworthiness Limitation Items (ALI) was formerly given in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Maintenance Planning Document (MPD) subsection 9-1 (Life Limits/Monitored Parts) up to Revision 06.  The content of the MPD Section 9 has been transferred into the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) and the Safe Life ALI are now listed in the ALS Part 1, which is approved by EASA.

The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on
23 January 2003.

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

1 February 2007