AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

CAA-AD-031/2001

Date of issue: April 17, 2001

AIRCRAFT - AIRSPEED INDICATIONS - AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL - (ATA 34)

Applicability: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A300, A310 and A300-600 aircraft, all certified models and all serial numbers.

Effective date: May 17, 2001

Compliance: Required as indicated in DGAC AD 2001-129(B).

Remarks: The compliance of this AD must be recorded in Aircraft Logbook, where applicable the requirements of this AD must be integrated into Aircraft Technical Documentation. Address inquiries concerning this AD to: Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Ruzyne Airport, 160 08 Prague 6, Czech Republic, tel: 420 2 33320922, fax: 420 2 20562270.

Ing. Pavel MATOUŠEK

Director of Airworthiness Division

CAA CZ

 

DGAC AD No.: 2001-129(B)

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE

A300, A310 and A300-600 aircraft

 

Airspeed indication - Airspeed fluctuations in icing conditions (ATA 34)

 

APPLICABILITY:

 

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A300, A310 and A300-600 aircraft, all certified models and all serial numbers.

 

REASONS:

 

Some operators have reported several cases of sudden airspeed fluctuations indications in cruise (CAS, TAS, MACH) experienced in severe icing conditions.

 

Flight crew must adhere to the new Flight Manual "unreliable airspeed" procedure to ensure the control of the flight path when an unreliable airspeed indication occurs or in case of total loss of all airspeed indications.

 

ACTIONS:

The following measures are rendered mandatory on the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive:

 

Unless already accomplished, adhering to the following revision numbers or higher revision numbers of the Flight Manual ensures the compliance with this AD:

 

A300 aircraft

 

Aircraft model

AFM revision numbers

Aircraft model

AFM revision numbers

A300 B2-1C

26

A300 B4-220

10

A300 B2K-3C

21

A300 B4-203

25

A300 B2-203

17

A300 B4-2C

31

A300 B4-103

19

A300 C4-203

16

A300 B4-120

16

A300 F4-203

5

 

A310 aircraft

 

Aircraft mode

AFM revision numbers

Aircraft model

AFM revision numbers

A310-203

23

A310-304

12

A310-204

10

A310-308

7

A310-221

21

A310-322

12

A310-222

18

A310-324

6

A310-222-100

10

A310-325

6

 

A300-600 aircraft

 

Aircraft model

AFM revision numbers

Aircraft model

AFM revision numbers

A300B4-601

9

A300F4-605R

4

A300B4-603

8

A300B4-622

6

A300B4-605R

6

A300B4-622R

6

A300B4-620

10

A300C4-605R-F

3

A300C4-620

11

A300F4-622R

2

 

REF: Applicable Aircraft Flight Manual

 

EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 28, 2001