NPRM 96-NM-252-AD

Became AD 97-22-13

Proposed airworthiness directive · Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes

Published
February 12, 1997 · 62 FR 6502
Comments due
March 24, 1997
Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
Docket
96-NM-252-AD
FR document
97-3434

A proposal is not in force. If adopted, it becomes an AD, usually with changes. Only the Federal Register edition is official.

Summary

This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A320 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the Limitations Section of the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to instruct the flight crew to maintain a flap setting of ``Configuration Full'' (CONF FULL) during landing. That AD was prompted by a report of severe control difficulties which occurred on approach with the flaps locked in CONF FULL and the landing gear down. This action would add a requirement for installation of a new, improved flight warning computer (FWC), which, when accomplished, would constitute terminating action for the AFM limitation. This action also would revise the applicability of the existing AD to include additional airplanes that are subject to the addressed unsafe condition. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent reduced controllability of the airplane during approach when the flaps are locked in CONF FULL.

The resulting AD

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