# AD 95-22-11: Left Fuselage Frame 20 - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Airbus A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232 and A320-233 - Effective: November 24, 1995 - Published: November 9, 1995, 60 FR 56506–56508 - Issued as: Final rule; request for comments - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane - Amendment: 39-9419 - Docket: 95-NM-194-AD - Registered aircraft: 563 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/48/57/48575dc0ed3f2cb2497b751e1b13abdca5d88102acd1054236edf2dee0d15b8f (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-11-09/pdf/95-26869.pdf) - Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/11/09/95-26869/airworthiness-directives-airbus-model-a320-series-airplanes - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/4396907737D6657886256A17006F97EF.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-22-11 ## The airworthiness directive 95-22-11 AIRBUS: Amendment 39-9419. Docket 95-NM-194-AD. Applicability: Model A320 airplanes; having manufacturer's serial numbers (MSN) 006, 008, 011, 017, 018, 039, 042, 045, 046, and 047; certificated in any category. NOTE 1: This AD applies to each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been otherwise 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 conditionaddressed 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 the initiation and propagation of fatigue cracking in fuselage frame 20, which could adversely affect the structural integrity of this area of the fuselage, accomplish the following: (a) Prior to the accumulation of 14,000 total landings, or within 6 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later, reinforce the left fuselage frame (FR) 20 between stringers 30 and 32, in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1017, Revision 1, dated September 7, 1993. (b) An alternative method of compliance or 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 reinforcement shall be done in accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1017, Revision 1, dated September 7, 1993, which contains the following list of effective pages: Page Number Revision Level Shown on Page Date Shown on Page 1, 3 1 September 7, 1993 2, 4-16 Original December 4, 1991 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 November 24, 1995. ## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A28NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A28NM): Airbus SAS; names 7 of 50 models: A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233 ## 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: 563 (563 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Airbus 377, Airbus Industrie 184, Airbus S A S 2 Models with the most aircraft: - [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232): 189 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214): 160 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232): 109 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212): 39 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-214): 26 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A320-233](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-233): 21 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211): 6 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A320-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-211): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A320-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-212): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus S A S A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-s-a-s-a320-214): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A320-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-231): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-233](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-233): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Industrie A320-111](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-111): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 15 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-22-11/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-22-11/aircraft.md No proposed rule in this release led to it. 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