# Proposed AD FAA-2025-0479: Airbus SAS Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2025-20-19
- Products: Airbus
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: March 27, 2025, 90 FR 13848
- Comments due: May 12, 2025
- Became: [AD 2025-20-19](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-20-19)
- Docket: FAA-2025-0479 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2025-0479, where comments are filed)
- Project: MCAI-2024-00436-T
- FR document: 2025-05215
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/84/bd/84bd3b5d662925a57c28b86526016c860509f11236b5035ab5cffacc27db6c81 (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-27/pdf/2025-05215.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/27/2025-05215/airworthiness-directives-airbus-sas-airplanes
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FR-ADNPRM-2025-05215-00000000000.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2025-0479

## Summary

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-14-03, which applies to all Airbus SAS Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, - 212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. AD 2016-14-03 requires reinforcing the forward pressure bulkhead at a certain stringer on both the left- hand and right-hand sides and doing related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. Since the FAA issued AD 2016-14-03, new crack findings have prompted the need for repetitive inspections of the area. This proposed AD would continue to require the actions in AD 2016-14-03, add repetitive inspections of structure at a certain frame and applicable corrective actions, provide a terminating action for the repetitive inspections, and remove airplanes from the applicability, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Notices in this docket

- Mar 27, 2025: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 2025-05215, comments due May 12, 2025 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/27/2025-05215/airworthiness-directives-airbus-sas-airplanes)

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