# AD 95-18-08: Bottom Skin Of Wing - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Historical - Products: Airbus A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-605R, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622, A300 B4-622R, A300 C4-605R Variant F, A300 F4-605R and A300 F4-622R - Effective: October 16, 1995 - Published: September 14, 1995, 60 FR 47677–47678 - Issued as: Final rule - Superseded by: [AD 2016-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-07-20) - Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane - Amendment: 39-9355 - Docket: 95-NM-03-AD - Registered aircraft: 120 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/46/e1/46e106fbc7601b1e16e4d5db9b6e9eb29e159ea2ca1ffe53cde0b71814582abd (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-14/pdf/95-21946.pdf) - Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/14/95-21946/airworthiness-directives-airbus-model-a300-600-series-airplanes - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/E78F3B4C6219D66C86256A17006DE317.0001 - DRS record last changed: August 7, 2025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-18-08 ## The airworthiness directive 95-18-08 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE: Amendment 39-9355. Docket 95-NM-03-AD. Applicability: All Model A300-600 series airplanes, certificated in any category. NOTE 1: This AD applies to each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been modified, altered, or repaired in the area subject to the requirements of this AD. For airplanes that have been modified, altered, or repaired so that the performance of the requirements of this AD is affected, the owner/operator must use the authority provided in paragraph (b) of this AD to request approval from the FAA. This approval may address either no action, if the current configuration eliminates the unsafe condition; or different actions necessary to address the unsafe condition described in this AD. Such a request should include an assessment of the effect of the changed configuration on the unsafe condition addressed by this AD. In no case does the presence of any modification, alteration, or repair remove any airplane from the applicability of this AD. Compliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously. To prevent reduced structural integrity of the wing, accomplish the following: (a) Prior to the accumulation of 24,000 total flight cycles since date of manufacture of the airplane, or within 750 flight cycles after the effective date of the AD, whichever occurs later, perform a detailed visual inspection to detect cracks in the bottom skin of the wing in the area of the cut out for the pylon rear attachment fitting, in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A300-57-6028, Revision 3, dated September 13, 1994. Repeat the inspection thereafter at intervals not to exceed 9,000 flight cycles. If any crack is detected, prior to further flight, repair the wing bottom skin in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate. (b) An alternative method of complianceor adjustment of the compliance time that provides an acceptable level of safety may be used if approved by the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate. Operators shall submit their requests through an appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113. NOTE 2: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Standardization Branch, ANM-113. (c) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished. (d) The inspection shall be done in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A300- 57-6028, Revision 3, dated September 13, 1994, which contains the specified effective pages: Page Number Revision Level Shown on Page Date Shown on Page 1-6 3 September 13, 1994 7-9 2 February 22, 1994 This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be obtained from Airbus Industrie, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France. Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC. (e) This amendment becomes effective on October 16, 1995. ## 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 9 of 17 models: A300 B4-622R, A300 F4-605R, A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-622, A300 F4-622R, A300 B4-620, A300 C4-605R Variant F… ## 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: 120 (120 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Airbus Industrie 72, 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 A300 B4-622](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-622): 2 aircraft (airframe model) All 8 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-18-08/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-18-08/aircraft.md ## Related documents - [AD 2016-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-07-20): Wings · Airbus A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-605R and 6 more. Effective May 16, 2016. Supersedes this AD - [Proposed rule 95-NM-03-AD](https://openairdocs.org/proposed/95-NM-03-AD): Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), published May 2, 1995 Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.