EASA AD No.

: 2019-0091

Airworthiness Directive
AD No.: 2019-0091
Issued: 26 April 2019
Note: This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is issued by EASA, acting in accordance with Regulation
(EU) 2018/1139 on behalf of the European Union, its Member States and of the European third
countries that participate in the activities of EASA under Article 129 of that Regulation.

This AD is issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 748/2012, Part 21.A.3B. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 1321/2014 Annex I, Part M.A.301, the
continuing airworthiness of an aircraft shall be ensured by accomplishing any applicable ADs. Consequently, no person may operate an aircraft to which
an AD applies, except in accordance with the requirements of that AD, unless otherwise specified by the Agency [Regulation (EU) 1321/2014 Annex I,
Part M.A.303] or agreed with the Authority of the State of Registry [Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, Article 71 exemption].

Design Approval Holder’s Name: Type/Model designation(s):

AIRBUS A310 aeroplanes

Effective Date: 10 May 2019

TCDS Number(s): EASA.A.172
Foreign AD: Not applicable
Supersedure: This AD supersedes EASA AD 2017-0206 dated 12 October 2017.

ATA 05 – Time Limits / Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section

Part 2 – Damage Tolerant Airworthiness Limitation Items – Implementation

Manufacturer(s):
Airbus, formerly Airbus Industrie

Applicability:
Airbus A310 aeroplanes, all certified models, all manufacturer serial numbers.

Definitions:
For the purpose of this AD, the following definitions apply:

The ALS: Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 2 Revision 03 and Variation 3.1.

The AMP: The approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme (AMP), on the basis of which the
operator or the owner ensures the continuing airworthiness of each operated aeroplane. For A310
aeroplanes registered in Europe, compliance with the approved AMP is required by Commission
Regulation (EU) 1321/2014, Part M.A.301, paragraph 3.

New and/or more restrictive tasks: This includes all tasks that are new and all tasks for which a
threshold or interval was reduced, which were introduced into the ALS (as defined in this AD) since
the previous ALS Revision that is currently incorporated in the AMP.

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Reason:
The airworthiness limitations for Airbus A310 aeroplanes, which are approved by EASA, are
currently defined and published in the A310 ALS document(s). The Damage Tolerant Airworthiness
Limitation Items (DT ALI) are published in ALS Part 2.

Failure to accomplish these instructions could result in an unsafe condition.

Previously, EASA issued AD 2017-0206 to require accomplishment of all DT ALI maintenance tasks as
described in the Airbus A310 ALS Part 2 at Revision 02.

Since that AD was issued, Airbus published the ALS, including new and/or more restrictive
requirements.

For the reason described above, this AD retains the requirements of EASA AD 2017-0206, which is
superseded, and requires accomplishment of the actions specified in the ALS.

Required Action(s) and Compliance Time(s):

Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously:

Maintenance Tasks:
(1) From the effective date of this AD, within the thresholds and intervals as defined in the ALS (see
Note 1 of this AD), accomplish all maintenance tasks as specified in the ALS, as applicable to
aeroplane model and depending on aeroplane configuration.

Note 1: The ‘Compliance Time’ pages of the ALS include special compliance times for new and/or
more restrictive tasks.

Corrective Action(s):
(2) In case of finding discrepancies during accomplishment of any task as required by paragraph (1)
of this AD, before next flight, accomplish the applicable corrective action(s) in accordance with
the applicable Airbus maintenance documentation. If a detected discrepancy cannot be
corrected by using existing Airbus instructions, before next flight, contact Airbus for approved
instructions and accomplish those instructions accordingly.

AMP Revision:
(3) Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, revise the approved AMP by incorporating
the tasks and associated thresholds and intervals as specified in the ALS, as applicable to
aeroplane model and depending on aeroplane configuration.

Credit:
(4) If, before the effective date of this AD, the AMP has been revised to incorporate the
maintenance tasks and associated thresholds and intervals as specified in the Airbus A310 ALS
Part 2 Revision 02, that action ensures the continued accomplishment of those tasks and
limitations.

Consequently, for an aeroplane to which that AMP applies, it is acceptable to accomplish the
new and/or more restrictive tasks as specified in the ALS, as applicable to aeroplane model and

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depending on aeroplane configuration, within the special compliance times (see Note 1 of this
AD) as specified in the ALS to comply with paragraph (1) of this AD.

For that AMP, it is acceptable to incorporate the new and/or more restrictive tasks as specified
in the ALS, as applicable to aeroplane model and depending on aeroplane configuration, into
the AMP to comply with paragraph (3) of this AD.

Recording AD compliance:
(5) When the AMP of an aeroplane has been revised as required by paragraph (3) or (4) of this AD,
as applicable, that action ensures continued accomplishment of the tasks as required by
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this AD for that aeroplane. Consequently, after revising the AMP, as
required by paragraph (3) or (4) of this AD, as applicable, it is not necessary that
accomplishment of individual action is recorded for demonstration of AD compliance on a
continued basis.

Ref. Publications:
Airbus A310 ALS Part 2 Revision 03 dated 14 December 2018 and Variation 3.1 dated 20 December
2018.

The use of later approved variations or revisions of the above-mentioned document is acceptable
for compliance with the requirements of this AD.

Remarks:
1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve Alternative Methods of
Compliance for this AD.

2. This AD was posted on 26 March 2019 as PAD 19-044 for consultation until 23 April 2019. No
comments were received during the consultation period.

3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the EASA Programming and Continued
Airworthiness Information Section, Certification Directorate. E-mail: ADs@easa.europa.eu.

4. Information about any failures, malfunctions, defects or other occurrences, which may be
similar to the unsafe condition addressed by this AD, and which may occur, or have occurred on
a product, part or appliance not affected by this AD, can be reported to the EU aviation safety
reporting system.

5. For any question concerning the technical content of the requirements in this AD, please
contact: AIRBUS – EIAW (Airworthiness Office)
E-mail: continued.airworthiness-wb.external@airbus.com.

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