Airworthiness Directive 2016-25-31
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What this AD requires
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes; Model A330-200 Freighter series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of chafed wiring at the upper left corner of the cockpit door. The affected wire bundle was not grounded on the cockpit door frame. This AD requires modifying the cockpit door frame structure, installing bonding-leads to the upper cockpit door frame, and modifying the upper cockpit door plate cover. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2016-25-31 applies to
Excludes airplanes with Airbus Modification 203066, 203074, or 203372 embodied in production. A330 (-201/-202/-203/-223/-243) applies if modified in-service per SB A330-25-3161 or in production with Modification 50014; A340 (-211/-212/-213) applies if modified in-service per SB A340-25-4181 or in production with Modification 50014; A340-541 and A340-642 apply to all manufacturer serial numbers.
Whether AD 2016-25-31 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.