# AD 90-15-09: Main Landing Gear Support Bearings

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203, A300 B2K-3C, A300 B4-103, A300 B4-203, A300 B4-2C, A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-605R, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622R and 9 more
- Effective: August 20, 1990
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-6658
- Docket: 90-NM-20-AD
- Registered aircraft: 122 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/327D7F46030DC3A18625695B0066BF11.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-15-09

## The airworthiness directive

90-15-09 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE: Amendment 39-6658. Docket No. 90-NM-20-AD.

Applicability: Models A300, A310, and A300-600 series airplanes, equipped with BF Goodrich, Aircraft Evacuation Systems, Slide/Raft, Part Number (P/N) 7A1300-() or 7A1359-(), certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.

To prevent improper slide/raft deployment, accomplish the following:

A. Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD, accomplish the modification of the evacuation slide/rafts in accordance with Section 2, Accomplishment Instructions, of BF Goodrich Service Bulletin 7A13000/7A1359-25-227, Revision 1, dated January 5, 1990.

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, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate.

NOTE: The request should be submitted directly to the Manager, Los Angeles ACO, and a copy sent to the cognizant FAA Principal Inspector (PI). The PI will then forward comments or concurrence to the Los Angeles ACO.

C. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR Sections 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 BF Goodrich, Aircraft Evacuation Systems, 3414 South 5th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85040. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3229 East Spring Street, Long Beach, California.

This amendment (39-6658, AD 90-15-09) becomes effective August 20, 1990.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A35EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A35EU): Airbus SAS; names 14 of 17 models: A310-203, A300 B4-622R, A300 F4-605R, A300 B4-601, A310-221, A300 B4-603, A310-324, A300 F4-622R…

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 122 (122 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Airbus Industrie 74, Airbus 48

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Airbus Industrie A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r): 36 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus A300 F4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-f4-622r): 31 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus Industrie A300 F4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-622r): 21 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-b4-622r): 11 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-622r): 10 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-f4-605r): 6 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r): 3 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus Industrie A310-203](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-203): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Airbus Industrie A310-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-222): 2 aircraft (airframe model)

All 9 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-15-09/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-15-09/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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