Airworthiness Directive 2019-15-10

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Official AD 2019-15-10 · FR doc 2019-17402 · 2019-08-15 · appliance

Airworthiness Directives; Safran Aerosystems Life Jackets

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Safran Aerosystems (formerly Zodiac Aerospace Services) life jackets. This AD was prompted by reports of defective welding on certain life jackets around the inflation system. This AD requires removal and replacement of the affected life jackets. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2019-15-10 applies to

MakesSafran Aerosystems
Part-conditional210225-2, 216200-0, 216203-0.

Applies to life jackets with a serial number listed in Table 1 of Zodiac Aerospace Services Service Bulletin 25-65-33, Revision 02, dated March 15, 2019, that are not marked with "Mod. per SB 25-65-34" in the identification area. Installed on, but not limited to, ATR 42 and ATR 72, and Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321, A330, A340, A350, and A380 airplanes.

Whether AD 2019-15-10 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2019-15-10 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.

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.