# Proposed AD FAA-2020-0780: Airbus SAS Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2020-24-12
- Products: Airbus
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: August 25, 2020, 85 FR 52284
- Comments due: October 9, 2020
- Became: [AD 2020-24-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-24-12)
- Docket: FAA-2020-0780 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2020-0780, where comments are filed)
- FR document: 2020-18541
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/cd/b2/cdb22503b60be07463c30251107b411606af684feeb99316ed9a62d8ead3d04e (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-08-25/pdf/2020-18541.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/25/2020-18541/airworthiness-directives-airbus-sas-airplanes
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/A42AE1E212ABF5FC862585CF004C1794.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2020-0780

## Summary

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A350-941 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports that certain central wing box (CWB) fasteners had rotated inside the fastener holes due to insufficient friction for the application. This proposed AD would require replacement of the affected fasteners, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which will be incorporated by reference. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Notices in this docket

- Aug 25, 2020: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 2020-18541, comments due Oct 9, 2020 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/25/2020-18541/airworthiness-directives-airbus-sas-airplanes)

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