AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

CAA-AD-006/1999

Date of issue: February 15, 1999

AIRCRAFT - ENGINE AFT MOUNT L/H LINK (ATA 71) - INSPECTION

Applicability: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A310 and A300-600, all certified models and all serial numbers fitted with General Electric CF6-80C2 engines.

Effective date: March 25, 1999

Compliance: Required as indicated in DGAC AD 98-504-274(B).

Remarks: Where applicable, the requirements of this AD must be integrated into the Aircraft's Logbook(s). Address inquiries concerning this AD to: Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Ruzyně Airport, 160 08 Prague 6, Czech Republic, tel.: 420 2 324086, fax: 420 2 364112.

Ing. Pavel MATOUŠEK
Director of Airworthiness Division, CAA CZ

 

GSAC

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
released by DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE
Inspection and/or modifications described below are mandatory. No person may operate a product to which this
Airworthiness Directive applies except in accordance with the requirements of this Airworthiness Directive.
Translation of `Consigne de Navigabilité' ref. : 98-504-274(B)
In case of any difficulty, reference should be made to the French original issue.

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
A310 and A300-600 Aircraft

CF6-80C2 engine aft mount L/H link (ATA 71 )

1. APPLICABILITY:
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A310 and A300-600, all certified models and all serial numbers fitted with General Electric CF6-80C2 engines.

2. REASON:
This Airworthiness Directive is prompted by a failure of the aft engine mount left link of a CF6-80A3 engine discovered during a scheduled engine removal.
Analyses have shown that the same phenomenon could affect CF6-80C2 engines. This can lead to the aft engine attachment separation with subsequent possibility of engine pivoting and in the worst case its separation.

3. MANDATORY ACTION AND COMPLIANCE TIME:
To prevent a CF6-80C2 engine aft attachment failure, the following measure is rendered mandatory from the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive :
-before January 26th, 1999, unless accomplished previously, apply the actions described in the General Electric Aircraft Engines Alert Service Bulletin CF6-SOC2 S/B 72-A947.

REF.:
General Electric Aircraft Engines Alert Service Bulletin
CF-80C2 S/B 72-A947, at original issue dated September 22nd,1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Upon receipt from DECEMBER 16, 1998