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Airworthiness Directive 2018-04-05

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Official AD 2018-04-05 · FR doc 2018-03495 · 2018-02-27 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A319-112, A319-115, A320-214, A320-232, and A321-211 airplanes. This AD was prompted by in-service experience and further analysis, which showed that the galley 5 without kick-load retainers, was unable to withstand the expected loading during several flight phases or in case of emergency landing. This AD requires modification of galley 5 trolley compartments by adding kick-load retainers. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-04-05 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA319-112, A319-115, A320-214, A320-232, A321-211, A319, A320, A321
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1479–1479, 3096–3096, 3693–3693, 3713–3713, 3739–3739, 3791–3791, 3896–3896, 3902–3902, 3907–3907, 3931–3931, 3949–3949, 3969–3969, 4030–4030, 4045–4045, 4049–4049, 4059–4059, 4066–4066, 4077–4077, 4083–4083, 4124–4124, 4146–4146, 4158–4158, 4188–4188, 4198–4198, 4206–4206, 4209–4209, 4218–4218, 4235–4235, 4255–4255, 4264–4264, 4304–4304, 4321–4321, 4371–4371, 4374–4374, 4395–4395, 4411–4411, 4417–4417, 4431–4431, 4485–4485, 4492–4492, 4502–4502, 4528–4528, 4541–4541, 4548–4548, 4592–4592, 4595–4595, 4638–4638, 4651–4651, 4669–4669, 4703–4703, 4724–4724, 4737–4737, 4746–4746, 4770–4770, 4780–4780, 4783–4783, 4826–4826, 4827–4827, 4860–4860, 4863–4863, 4865–4865, 4902–4902, 4934–4934, 4945–4945, 4951–4951, 4952–4952, 4971–4971, 4996–4996, 5023–5023, 5029–5029, 5042–5042, 5088–5088, 5095–5095, 5132–5132, 5159–5159, 5164–5164, 5171–5171, 5175–5175, 5192–5192, 5210–5210, 5227–5227, 5241–5241, 5247–5247, 5251–5251, 5275–5275, 5277–5277, 5297–5297, 5306–5306, 5340–5340, 5343–5343, 5348–5348, 5356–5356, 5366–5366, 5370–5370, 5385–5385, 5387–5387, 5392–5392, 5396–5396, 5400–5400, 5407–5407, 5418–5418, 5427–5427, 5438–5438, 5456–5456, 5458–5458, 5469–5469, 5495–5495, 5517–5517, 5555–5555, 5624–5624, 5674–5674, 5678–5678, 5698–5698, 5699–5699, 5704–5704, 5709–5709, 5714–5714, 5791–5791, 5745–5745, 5753–5753, 5761–5761, 5781–5781, 5786–5786, 5788–5788, 5789–5789, 5798–5798, 5804–5804, 5810–5810, 5821–5821, 5827–5827, 5842–5842, 5874–5874, 5882–5882, 5889–5889, 5903–5903, 5907–5907, 5916–5916, 5924–5924, 5958–5958, 5984–5984, 5994–5994, 6000–6000, 6004–6004, 6054–6054, 6080–6080, 6107–6107, 6166–6166, 6176–6176, 6234–6234, 6266–6266, 6293–6293, 6335–6335, 6344–6344, 6365–6365, 6430–6430, 6444–6444.

Whether AD 2018-04-05 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 2018-04-05 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.