Airbus A340-642 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

4 Airbus A340-642s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
4
Applicable ADs
52
Recurring
14
Serial-conditional
227

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Airbus A340-642

  • recurring
    AD 2025-24241 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2026-01-05

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reported occurrences of forward passenger/crew doors ja…

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    AD 2025-19417 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2025-10-02

    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 sys…

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    AD 2025-17786 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2025-09-15

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-25- 09, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, A321, A330- 200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340- 300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2023-25-09 required replaci…

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    AD 2025-02494 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2025-02-11

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes; Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, -300, -800, and -900 series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by r…

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    AD 2025-02133 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2025-02-04

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, B4-622, B4-605R, B4-622R, C4-605R Variant F, F4-605R, and F4-622R airplanes; Model A310 series airplanes; Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes; Model A330-200…

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    AD 2024-09354 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2024-05-02

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-20- 08, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600, and A380-800 series airplanes. AD 2021- 20-08 req…

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    AD 2024-01162 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2024-01-22

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of temporary loss of the flight director (FD) and autothrottle (A/…

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    AD 2023-28854 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2024-01-03

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A321, A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330- 300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, -252N, -253N, - 271N,…

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    AD 2023-15178 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2023-07-19

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-07- 03, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes; and Model A340-541 and A340-642 airplanes. AD 2013-07-03 required repetitive inspections for deg…

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    AD 2023-15225 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2023-07-19

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-16- 18, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340- 600 series airplanes. AD 2021-16-18 required repetitive inspections of certai…

  • one-time
    AD 2023-11930 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2023-06-06

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-06- 07, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes; and A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. AD 2017-06-07 required identification of potentially affected inboard f…

  • one-time
    AD 2023-08529 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2023-04-24

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-03- 12, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, -300, -800, and - 900 series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. AD 2022-03-12 required replacing the doghouse door lock placard with…

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    AD 2023-07135 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2023-04-07

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that an A319 airplane lost the right- hand fro…

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    AD 2022-02996 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2022-02-14

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, -300, -800, and -900 series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that the instructions on the doghouse door lock placard are …

  • one-time
    AD 2021-26110 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-12-01

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, -300, and -900 series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that during the frame of flight test clearance pr…

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    AD 2021-23870 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-11-03

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-21- 05, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2020-21-05 required repetitive inspections of certain fuel pump…

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    AD 2021-22225 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-10-14

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600, and A380-800 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that repetit…

  • one-time
    AD 2021-16564 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-08-05

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, -300, -800, and -900 series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that certain oxygen supply solenoid valves are a potential s…

  • one-time
    AD 2021-04784 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-03-10

    The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series airplanes, Model A330-200 Freighter series airplanes, Model A330-300 series airplanes, Model A330-900 series airplanes, Model A340…

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    AD 2021-03594 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-02-23

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series airplanes, Model A330-200 Freighter series airplanes, Model A330-300 series airplanes, Model A330-900 series airplanes, Model A340-200 series airplanes, Model A340-300 series airplanes…

  • one-time
    AD 2021-00807 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2021-01-14

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, -300, -800, and -900 series airplanes; Model A340-200 and -300 series airplanes; and Model A340-541 and A340-642 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that an erroneous…

  • recurring
    AD 2020-26435 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2020-12-01

    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 a report that an airplane failed to extend its nose landing gear (NLG) usin…

  • recurring
    AD 2020-22625 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2020-10-14

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-25- 16, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2017-25-16 required repetitive inspections of certain fuel pumps for cavi…

  • one-time
    AD 2020-22235 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2020-10-08

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-202, -203, -223, -223F, -243, -243F, - 302, -303, -323, -343, and -941 airplanes; and Model A340-313, -541, and -642 airplanes. This AD was prompted by the results of laboratory tests on non-…

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    AD 2020-02200 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2020-02-06

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter series airplanes, Model A330-200 series airplanes, Model A330-300 series airplanes, Model A340-200 series airplanes, Model A340-300 series airplanes, Model A340-541 airplanes, and M…

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    AD 2019-19442 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2019-09-10

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes; and certain Airbus SAS Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that certain wing slat tr…

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    AD 2018-20932 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2018-10-01

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes; and Airbus SAS Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of deficient fatigue performance of high strengt…

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    AD 2017-28381 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2018-01-03

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-04-05, which applied to all Airbus Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. AD 2011-04-05 required revising the maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new airworthiness limitation items (ALIs). This new …

  • recurring
    AD 2017-14923 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2017-07-24

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-13-16 for all Airbus Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300 series airplanes; and all Airbus Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. AD 2013-13-16 required repetitive inspections for discrepancies of the ba…

  • one-time
    AD 2017-05366 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2017-04-10

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes; and Airbus Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that nonconforming aluminum alloy was used to manufacture…

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    AD 2016-14317 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2016-06-21

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-07-30 for all Airbus Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, and -300 series airplanes, and all Airbus Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. For certain airplanes, AD 2016-07-30 required replacing certain Angle of Atta…

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    AD 2016-11575 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2016-05-20

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, A340- 300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by the results of endurance qualification tests on the trimmable horizontal stabilize…

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    AD 2016-03215 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2016-02-18

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2015-26-02 for all Airbus Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, and A330-300 series airplanes; and Airbus Model A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2015-26-02 required, for certain airplanes, identification…

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    AD 2015-00713 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2015-01-22

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This emergency AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these airplanes. …

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    AD 2014-27632 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2014-12-02

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-20-06 for all Airbus Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, -313, -541, and -642 airplanes. AD 2013-20-06 required revising the maintenance program to incorporate certain maintenance requirements and airworthiness limitations.…

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    AD 2014-24964 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2014-11-06

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-10-06, for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. AD 2013-10-06 required an inspection to identify the installed windshields, and replacement of any…

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    AD 2014-19555 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2014-08-21

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, and A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that the service life limits of the cabin pressure control syst…

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    AD 2014-17468 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2014-08-01

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200 and -300, and A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reassessment of an unsafe condition related to MZ-type spoiler servo-controls (SSCs) that di…

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    AD 2014-07235 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2014-04-03

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200, -300 and -200 Freighter series airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that an airplane equipped with Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors ins…

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    AD 2014-07318 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes · 2014-04-03

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-23-12 for certain Airbus Model A330 and Model A340 series airplanes. AD 2010-23- 12 required inspecting to determine the part number for Thales Avionics Angle of Attack (AoA) probes, and replacing any affected probe with a serv…

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 227 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

The records checklist for a Airbus A340-642

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.