# Proposed AD 96-NM-105-AD: Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 97-07-14
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: January 21, 1997, 62 FR 2982
- Comments due: February 21, 1997
- Became: [AD 97-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-07-14)
- Docket: 96-NM-105-AD
- FR document: 97-1352
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/0a/b6/0ab62f32d5e5f66fc421c8d5320c1cd655eb670e945ac2cd30e3fef4247a7bed (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-01-21/pdf/97-1352.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/21/97-1352/airworthiness-directives-airbus-model-a320-series-airplanes
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/96-NM-105-AD

## Summary

This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A320 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of an area on the front spar of the wing center section by installing shims and new fasteners to reinforce pressure floor fittings. This proposal is prompted by a report from the manufacturer indicating that full-scale fatigue testing on the test model revealed fatigue cracking in this area. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent fatigue cracking in this area, which can reduce the structural integrity of fuselage frame 36 and the wing center section.

## Notices in this docket

- Jan 21, 1997: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 97-1352, comments due Feb 21, 1997 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/21/97-1352/airworthiness-directives-airbus-model-a320-series-airplanes)

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