AD/A320/132 - PPG Aerospace Windshields (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 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/A320/132 PPG Aerospace Windshields 2/2002

Applicability: Model A319, A320 and A321 series aeroplanes equipped with PPG Aerospace windshields with the following part numbers, having a serial number listed in Airbus Industrie All Operators Telex (AOT) A320-56A1010 Revision 1:

NP-165311-1 NP-165311-2 NP-165311-3 NP-165311-4 NP-165311-5 NP-165311-6

Requirement: Unless already accomplished, remove and scrap the potentially affected windshields and replace them in accordance with AOT A320-56A1010 Revision 1.

Note: DGAC AD 2001-606(B) refers.

Compliance: Before 30 June 2002.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 21 February 2002.

Background: Airbus Industrie has advised the French Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile that investigation of an A320 windshield breakage confirmed that the breakage resulted from abnormal overheating of the power lead located between the structural plies of the windshield. The overheating was caused by the power lead being damaged at the manufacturers facility.