Airworthiness Directive 2010-01-07
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Airbus (Type Certificate Previously Held by Airbus Industrie) Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 Series Airplanes
What this AD requires
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as: * * * * * * * * Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS [Airworthiness Limitations Section] Part 3:
Which aircraft AD 2010-01-07 applies to
Type Certificate previously held by Airbus Industrie. Applies to all serial numbers. AD requires revising operator maintenance documents to add new damage-tolerance inspections; AMOC per paragraph (g)(1), per guidance in AC 25-1529-1, if prior modification/repair prevents accomplishing the inspections.
Whether AD 2010-01-07 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.