Airworthiness Directive 98-12-24
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric Model CF6-80A3 Series Engines
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection to detect cracked or broken links of the aft engine mounts, and replacement of any cracked or broken link with a serviceable link. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect and correct cracking of the links of the aft engine mounts, which could result in failure of the aft engine attachment and consequent separation of the engine from the airplane.
Which aircraft AD 98-12-24 applies to
Applies to airplanes identified in a preceding applicability provision not captured in this excerpt (referenced only as 'each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision'). Addresses cracked or broken links of the aft engine mounts, correctable by one-time detailed visual inspection and replacement of any cracked/broken link, per Airbus All Operators Telex (AOT) 71-06, dated October 21, 1997.
Whether AD 98-12-24 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.