Airworthiness Directive 2002-08-51
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-50 Engines
What this AD requires
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 2002-08-51 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes equipped with General Electric CF6-50 engines by individual notices. This AD requires deactivating both thrust reversers and revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to require performance penalties during certain takeoff conditions to ensure that safe and appropriate performance is achieved for airplanes on which both thrust reversers have been deactivated. This action is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent uncommanded in-flight deployment of a thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane.
Which aircraft AD 2002-08-51 applies to
Boilerplate applicability only; specific A300 series/serial list precedes this excerpt and is not included. Requires deactivation of both thrust reversers within 72 hours per Airbus All Operators Telex A300/78A0023 (April 5, 2002) and an AFM Limitations revision (5% wet/contaminated-runway stopping-distance penalty), to prevent uncommanded in-flight thrust reverser deployment.
Whether AD 2002-08-51 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.
How AD compliance is recorded
A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:
Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.