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Airworthiness Directive 2013-04-10

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Official AD 2013-04-10 · FR doc 2013-04340 · 2013-03-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A310-203, -204, -222, -304, -322, and -324 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a design review of the fuel tank access covers and analyses comparing compliance of the access covers to different tire burst models. `Type 21' panels located within the debris zone revealed that they could not sustain the impact of the tire debris. This AD requires modifying the wing manhole surrounds and replacing certain fuel access panels. We are issuing this AD to prevent a possibility of a fire due to tire debris impact on the fuel access panels.

Which aircraft AD 2013-04-10 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA310-203, A310-204, A310-222, A310-304, A310-322, A310-324, A310
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 0378–0378, 0392–0392, 0399–0399, 0404–0404, 0406–0406, 0407–0407, 0409–0409, 0410–0410, 0412–0412, 0413–0413, 0416–0416, 0418–0418, 0419–0419, 0421–0421, 0422–0422, 0424–0424, 0425–0425, 0427–0427, 0428–0428, 0429–0429, 0431–0431, 0434–0437, 0439–0439, 0440–0440, 0441–0441, 0443–0449, 0451–0454, 0456–0456, 0457–0457, 0458–0458, 0467–0467, 0472–0472, 0473–0473, 0475–0475, 0476–0476, 0478–0478, 0480–0485, 0487–0499.

Applies only to the specific manufacturer serial numbers listed.

Whether AD 2013-04-10 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:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
Date — When the work was done.
Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2013-04-10 complied with on your aircraft?

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.

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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.