AD/A330/23 Amdt 2 - Elevator Servo Control Transducer Attachment lug Inspection and FCOM Amendment (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/A330/23 Amdt 1 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/A330/23 Amdt 2 Elevator Servo Control Transducer Attachment lug Inspection and FCOM Amendment 6/2007

Applicability: AIRBUS aircraft A330-200 and A330-300, series, all certified models and all serial numbers except those on which AIRBUS modification 50394 or 52195 or 53969 or 54833 has been embodied in production or AIRBUS Service Bulletin (SB) A330-27-3128 or Goodrich VSB 4800-27-16 Revision 03 or SB A330-27-3136 has been embodied in service.

Reminder: It is the responsibility of the operator to ensure that any spare part that has been installed on the aircraft after delivery does not invalidate the compliance of the aircraft with the requirements of this Airworthiness Directive (AD). Requirement: 1. Operational procedures

Amend the current flight control check procedures as follows for one or both damping servo controls that have accumulated more than 1,000 flight cycles (FC) since new:

PRIOR OR DURING TAXI : FLIGHT CONTROLS ....................................CHECK