AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/A330/39 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/A330/39
Amdt 1
Elevator Structure 1/2005
Applicability: All Model A330-200 and A330-300 series aircraft, fitted with elevators with the following part numbers and serial numbers:
LH Elevator part numbers, F55280000000 or F55280000004, with serial numbers CG1002 through CG1091, CG1093, CG1094 and CG2001.
RH Elevator part numbers, F55280000001 or F55280000005, with serial numbers CG1002 through CG1094, and CG2001.
Requirement: Action in accordance with the requirements of DGAC AD F-2004-118 R1.
Note: Airbus Service Bulletin A330-55-3032 original issue, or later EASA approved revision, refer.
Compliance: Inspect at whichever of the following times (a. or b.) occurs later:
- Within 10 years or 12,000 flight cycles since the first flight of the aircraft, whichever occurs first; or,
b. Not later than 31 January 2006.
This Amendment becomes effective on 20 January 2005.
Background: The DGAC received a report of a disbonded area on a right elevator top skin panel adjacent to the inboard actuator attachment. This was discovered during a scheduled maintenance check. Investigation revealed the disbonding was due to water ingress into the elevator panel structure. Such disbonding, unless corrected, could compromise elevator structural integrity.
Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes
AD/A330/39 Amdt 1 (continued)
Amendment 1 is issued in response to a revision of the related DGAC AD, which clarifies the grace period for aircraft that have already exceeded the compliance thresholds.
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 3 December 2004
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 December 2004.