AD/A330/97 Main Landing Gear Bogie Beam (Cth)
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (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 A330 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/A330/97 | Main Landing Gear Bogie Beam | 2/2009 |
Applicability: | Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -243, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, |
Requirement: | Action in accordance with the requirements of EASA AD 2008-0223. Note: AIRBUS Service Bulletin A330-32-3220 original issue, or later EASA approved revision, refers. |
Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 12 February 2009. | |
Background: | During a scheduled maintenance inspection, a main landing gear bogie stop pad was found deformed and cracked. Upon removal of the bogie stop pad the bogie beam was also found to be cracked. Laboratory analysis revealed that an overload event had occurred and no fatigue propagation of the crack was evident. A second cracked bogie beam was subsequently found on another aircraft. This Directive requires a detailed inspection under the bogie stop pad of both main landing gear bogie beams. |
David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
18 December 2008
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