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Airworthiness Directive 2016-08-04

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Official AD 2016-08-04 · FR doc 2016-08366 · 2016-04-13 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-223F and -243F airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of missing fasteners in certain locations of the fuselage during production. This AD would require inspecting for missing, damaged, or incorrectly installed fasteners; and corrective actions if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking of the fuselage due to missing, damaged, or incorrectly installed fasteners, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the fuselage.

Which aircraft AD 2016-08-04 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA330-223F, A330-243F, A330
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1004–1004, 1032–1032, 1051–1051, 1062–1062, 1070–1070, 1092–1092, 1115–1115, 1136–1136, 1148–1148, 1164–1164, 1175–1175, 1180–1180, 1320–1320, 1332–1332, 1344–1344, 1350–1350, 1368–1368, 1380–1380, 1386–1386, 1406–1406, 1414–1414, 1418–1418, 1428–1428.

Applies only to the specific manufacturer serial numbers listed (discrete list of individual MSNs, not a continuous range).

Whether AD 2016-08-04 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 2016-08-04 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.