AD/A320/136 Amdt 3 - Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicators (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/A320/136 Amdt 2 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (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/A320/136 Amdt 3

Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicators 2/2004

Applicability: Airbus A319 series aeroplanes, all serial numbers (MSM) after 0909, fitted with a Thales Avionics (formerly Sextant or Sextant Avionique) Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator (DDRMI) with a part number (P/N) listed below.

Airbus A320 series aeroplanes, all MSN after 0843, fitted with a Thales Avionics DDRMI with a P/N listed below.

Airbus A321 series aeroplanes, all MSN after 1011, fitted with a Thales Avionics DDRMI with a P/N listed below.

All other Airbus A319/A320/A321 series aeroplanes fitted with a Thales Avionics DDRMI with a P/N listed below and having a serial number (S/N) different from the S/N recorded in the Aircraft Inspection Report (AIR) delivered from the production line, or with a Thales Avionics DDRMI that has been repaired after May 1999.

DDRMI Part Numbers 63543-150-3 63543-250-1 63543-253-2 63543-150-2 63543-250-2 63540-041-2 63543-150-1