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AD FAA-2018-0804

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Summary

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-02-18, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and - 232 airplanes. AD 2018-02-18 required revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide guidance to the flightcrew for certain emergency procedures. This new AD requires revising the AFM, and for certain airplanes, removing a certain AFM revision. This AD also adds airplanes to the applicability. This AD was prompted by a determination that, when two angle of attack (AoA) sensors are adversely affected by icing conditions at the same time, data displayed on the back up speed scale (BUSS) could be erroneous. This AD was also prompted by a determination that the AFM needs to be revised for certain additional airplanes, and that the AFM may have been erroneously revised on certain airplanes not equipped with a BUSS function. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Directive Details

AD Number

FAA-2018-0804

Document Number

2018-21347

Type

Rule

Publication Date

October 2, 2018

Effective Date

October 17, 2018

Affected Manufacturer

Airbus SAS

Criticality

critical

Emergency

Yes

Docket ID

Docket No. FAA-2018-0804

Topics

Air transportationAircraftAviation safetyIncorporation by referenceSafety

Official Documents

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