Summary
This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes, that would have required operators to revise the Airworthiness Limitations section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate service life limits for certain items and inspections to detect fatigue cracking, accidental damage, or corrosion in certain structures. This new action would require operators to revise the ALS of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate new and more restrictive service life limits for certain items, and new and more restrictive inspections to detect fatigue cracking, accidental damage, or corrosion in certain structures. The actions specified by this new proposed AD are intended to ensure the continued structural integrity of these airplanes. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.