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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/A320/179 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 A319, A320 and A321 Series Aeroplanes AD/A320/179 Amdt 1 Main Landing Gear - Axle Nut 9/2005 TX
Applicability: Airbus A320 aircraft, Manufacturers Serial Numbers (MSN) 2275 to 2486 inclusive except MSN 2441, 2447, 2449, 2451, 2453, 2455, 2459, 2475, 2479 and 2484. Requirement: 1. Inspect the locking bolts, nuts, washers and pins of each Main Landing Gear (MLG) wheel and apply corrective actions, if necessary, in accordance with Airbus All Operators Telex (AOT) A320-32A1303 dated 4 July 2005 or later approved revisions.
2. Report the results of this inspection to the aircraft manufacturer.
Note: DGAC Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) No. UF-2005-128 as approved under EASA reference no. 2005-6092 dated 13 July 2005 refers. AD UF-2005-128 replaces AD F-2005-120 which is cancelled. Compliance: 1. Unless already accomplished, within 500 flight hours from the effective date of this Directive.
2. With in 7 days of inspection per Requirement 1 of this Airworthiness Directive. This Amendment becomes effective on 15 July 2005. Background: An A320 operator has reported a brake, wheel position 3, dragging and the relevant brake temperature rising during taxi out. The inspection of the wheel position 3 showed that the axle nut had separated from the axle.
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