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Airworthiness Directive 2013-13-03

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Official AD 2013-13-03 · FR doc 2013-15153 · 2013-07-10 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A319-112, -113, and -132 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, and -232 airplanes; and Model A321-111 and -131 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of two fatigue cracks on the left-hand and right-hand sides of the continuity fittings at the front windshield lower framing on a Model A319 series airplane. This AD requires a high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspection for any cracking on the left- hand and right-hand sides of the windshield central lower node continuity fittings, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking of the windshield central lower node continuity fittings, which could reduce the structural integrity of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2013-13-03 applies to

MakesAirbus
Models-112, -113, -132, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, -111, -131, A319, A320, A321
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 0259–0259, 0260–0260, 0264–0264, 0266–0270, 0275–0275, 0276–0276, 0278–0278, 0287–0287, 0296–0296, 0300–0300, 0303–0303, 0312–0312, 0320–0320, 0321–0321, 0323–0323, 0325–0325, 0328–0328, 0332–0332, 0334–0334, 0335–0335, 0337–0337, 0346–0346, 0352–0352, 0353–0353, 0356–0356, 0365–0365, 0369–0369, 0375–0375, 0377–0377, 0382–0382, 0383–0383, 0396–0396, 0398–0398, 0401–0401, 0412–0412, 0413–0413, 0416–0416, 0419–0419, 0421–0421, 0431–0431, 0432–0432, 0438–0438, 0440–0440, 0441–0441, 0445–0445, 0453–0453, 0458–0458, 0459–0459, 0466–0466, 0468–0468, 0473–0473, 0474–0474, 0482–0482, 0484–0484, 0491–0491, 0493–0493, 0497–0497, 0498–0498, 0501–0501, 0502–0502, 0505–0505, 0507–0507, 0509–0509, 0518–0518, 0520–0520, 0521–0521, 0529–0529, 0531–0531, 0534–0534, 0537–0537, 0538–0538, 0544–0544, 0549–0549, 0554–0554, 0555–0555, 0560–0560, 0563–0563, 0577–0577, 0578–0578, 0585–0585, 0598–0598, 0600–0600, 0608–0608, 0612–0612, 0618–0618, 0621–0621, 0625–0625, 0637–0637, 0660–0660, 0685–0685, 0976–0976, 1010–1010, 1092–1092, 1096–1096, 1103–1103, 1139–1139, 1143–1143, 1158–1158, 1251–1251, 1356–1356, 1511–1511.

Model list: A319-112, -113, -132; A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232; A321-111, -131. Applicability limited to the specific manufacturer serial numbers listed.

Whether AD 2013-13-03 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 2013-13-03 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.