Airworthiness Directive 2016-14-01
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What this AD requires
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter series airplanes; Model A330-200 and A330-300 series airplanes; Model A340-200 and A340-300 series airplanes; Model A340-500 series airplanes; and Model A340-600 series airplanes. Table 1 to paragraph (j) of the regulatory text contains typographical errors regarding certain part numbers (P/Ns). This document corrects those errors. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.
Which aircraft AD 2016-14-01 applies to
A330-223F/-243F, A330-201/-202/-203/-223/-243, and A330-301/-302/-303/-321/-322/-323/-341/-342/-343 groups apply to all manufacturer serial numbers except those on which Airbus Modification 204067 has been embodied in production. A340-211/-212/-213, A340-311/-312/-313, A340-541, and A340-642 apply to all manufacturer serial numbers with no exception.
Whether AD 2016-14-01 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.