AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/A330/3 Amdt 1 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (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/A330/3
Amdt 2
Escape Slide Girt Bar Slider Mechanism 6/2004
Applicability: All Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -243, -301, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, and
-343 aircraft.
Requirement: Action in accordance with the requirements of DGAC AD F-2001-053 R1.
Note: Airbus Industrie All Operator Telex (AOT) A330-52A3063 and AOT A330- 52A3063 R1 refer.
Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document for the initial inspection requirement, with a revised effective date of 20 March 2003.
Repeat the inspection at intervals not to exceed 18 months in accordance with AOT A330-52A3063 Revision 1; or,
As an equivalent means of compliance, repeat the inspection in accordance with MPD task 521000-07-1 for Type A doors and MPD task 522200-09-1 for Type 1 doors.
The revised effective date for the initial inspection requirement was established by the previous issue of this Directive.
This Amendment becomes effective on 10 June 2004.
Background: An escape slide deployment test revealed an unserviceable girt bar slider mechanism.
If not corrected, an unserviceable slider mechanism could lead to slide detachment from the door once the slide is inflated.
Amendment 1 introduced the related DGAC AD as the Requirement document because the original issue of this Directive did not require compliance with Revision 1 of the referenced AOT.
Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
AD/A330/3 Amdt 2 (continued)
Amendment 2 is issued in response to a revision of the related DGAC AD, which introduces repetitive MPD tasks for Type A and Type 1 doors as an equivalent means of compliance to the repeat inspection requirements of this Directive.
The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 26 December 2002.
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 27 April 2004
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 May 2004.