AD 89-25-13

89-25-13 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE: Amendment 39-6413. Docket No. 89-NM-118-AD.

Applicability: All Models A300, A310, and A300-600 series airplanes, certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.

To prevent collapse of the nose landing gear (NLG), accomplish the following:

A. Prior to the accumulation of 26,000 landings or within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later, modify the NLG barrel, in accordance with one of the following service bulletins, as applicable:

Airplane Model Service Bulletins A300 A300-32-385, Rev. 1, dated October 15, 1988 A310 A310-32-2039, Rev. 1, dated October 15, 1988 A300-600 A300-32-6022, Rev. 1, dated October 15, 1988

NOTE: The above-referenced service bulletins reference Messier-Hispano-Bugatti Service Bulletin 470-32-577 for additional modification procedures.

B. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region.

NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who will either concur or comment and then send it to the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113.

C. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD.

All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Airbus Industrie, Airbus Support Division, Avenue Didier Daurat, 31700 Blagnac, France. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or the Standardization Branch, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington.

This amendment (39-6413, AD 89-25-13) becomes effective on January 12, 1990.