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Airworthiness Directive 2023-20-06

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Official AD 2023-20-06 · FR doc 2023-22144 · 2023-10-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-202, A330-203, A330-223, A330-243, and A330-841 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that the cold working process was partially completed on a certain circumferential joint. This AD requires modification of the circumferential joint, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2023-20-06 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA330-202, A330-203, A330-223, A330-243, A330-841, A330
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1780–1780, 1782–1782, 1784–1784, 1785–1785, 1805–1805, 1823–1823, 1835–1835, 1845–1845, 1847–1847, 1854–1854, 1859–1859, 1864–1864, 1872–1872, 1877–1877, 1878–1878, 1882–1882, 1888–1888, 1932–1932, 1936–1936, 1964–1964, 1969–1969.

Applies only to the specific manufacturer serial numbers listed (discrete MSNs, not a contiguous range).

Whether AD 2023-20-06 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 2023-20-06 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.