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Airworthiness Directive 2015-03-06

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Official AD 2015-03-06 · FR doc 2015-02672 · 2015-02-18 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-22-10 for all Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2007-22-10 required repetitive inspections of the left-hand and right-hand wing main landing gear (MLG) rib 6 aft bearing lugs (forward and aft) to detect any cracks on the two lugs, and replacement if necessary. Since we issued AD 2007-22- 10, we have received reports of additional cracking of the MLG rib 6 aft bearing forward lug. This new AD expands the applicability and reduces certain compliance times. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking of the MLG rib 6 aft bearing lugs, which could result in collapse of the MLG upon landing.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 42 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2015-03-06 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA330-223F, A330-243F, A330, A340

Extracted applicability text is preamble/discussion narrative, not the formal applicability paragraph. It describes an MCAI (EASA AD 2007-0247R1-E, superseding EAD 2006-0364-E) requiring repetitive detailed visual inspections of the wing main landing gear (MLG) rib 6 forward and aft bearing lugs, and states the applicability was expanded to all Airbus A330 and A340 aeroplanes, including newly certified models A330-223F and A330-243F. The full model designation list is not present in this excerpt, so only the two explicitly named models are listed.

Whether AD 2015-03-06 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 2015-03-06 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.