Airworthiness Directive 2025-20-13
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What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by the determination that, during flight with landing gear down, the brake system accumulators and shut-off valve (SOV) protecting the brake accumulators might be exposed to a temperature lower than the one for which the accumulator and SOV are qualified. This AD is also prompted by the determination that, if an airplane is dispatched under existing conditions associated with the "L/G Retraction Fault" alert, operations for Constant Speed Motor/Generator (CSM/G) will be prevented. This AD requires revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to incorporate new procedures for flight with landing gear down and the existing minimum equipment list (MEL) to prevent dispatch with an "L/G Retraction Fault" alert. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2025-20-13 applies to
Whether AD 2025-20-13 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.