AD/A330/34 Amdt 1 - MLG Retraction Actuator Lower Pin (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/A330/34 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/A330/34 Amdt 1 MLG Retraction Actuator Lower Pin 8/2007

Applicability: AIRBUS A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft equipped with main landing gear (MLG) retraction actuator lower pin(s) (P-Pin) part number (PN) 201275602.

No action is required by this AD on the aircraft, on which AIRBUS modification 46903 (install PN 201478612) in production or AIRBUS Service Bulletin (SB) A330-32-3096 in service has been embodied. Requirement: 1. Visually inspect P-Pins PN 201275602, to check for correct positions of the grease holes in accordance with AIRBUS AOT A330-32A3181 and report the inspection results to Messier-Dowty using the pro-forma contained in the VSB MD-L SB A33/34-32-229 referenced in the AOT.

2. Replace any P-Pin is found fractured.

3. If the positions of the grease holes are not correct:

a. Replace the P-pin.

b. Pending replacement of the P-Pin, perform an external visual inspection of the P-Pin in order to check for pin migration.