Airworthiness Directive 99-3732
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 and A340 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time operational test to detect discrepancies of the delay valves and check valves of the main landing gear (MLG); and corrective actions, if necessary. This amendment also requires replacement of the retraction bracket assemblies of the MLG with new or reworked retraction bracket assemblies. 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 prevent failure of the retraction bracket assemblies of the MLG, which could result in an undampened extension of the MLG, damage to the sidestay and attachment structure, and possible collapse of the MLG.
Which aircraft AD 99-3732 applies to
Whether AD 99-3732 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.