AD/A330/38 Amdt 1 - Liquid Crystal Display Units (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/A330/38 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes AD/A330/38 Amdt 1 Liquid Crystal Display Units 8/2005

Applicability: Airbus A330 series aeroplanes, all serial numbers, that have EIS2 (Electronic Instrument System) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Display Units (DU) installed in accordance with Airbus modification 47524, 50161, 50183, 50616 or 51153 during production or in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A330-31-3056 or A330-31-3057 or later DGAC approved revision whilst in service. This Directive is not applicable to aeroplanes with Airbus modification 51974 or SB A330-31-3069 and modification 53923 or SB A330-31A3080 or later DGAC approved revisions to either SB incorporated. Requirement: 1. The following dispatch limitations are mandatory for all flights: MMEL REPERCUSSIONS:

For aircraft equipped with EIS2 LCD Display Units and with conventional standby instruments:

- Dispatch with the standby IAS (Indicated Airspeed) indicator inoperative (MMEL 34-21-01) is no longer authorised.