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2005-19-16 R1: Center fuel tank

FAA order 2005-19-16 R1 is an airworthiness directive in force since December 22, 2005. The FAA's subject line: Center fuel tank. It names Airbus A320: about 792 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product: Aircraft
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Models: A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233
On this site: Airbus A320 792 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since: December 22, 2005
Published: December 22, 2005 (signed December 8, 2005)
Docket: FAA-2005-23400
Replaces: 2005-19-16
Status: Current
The FAA's document: Read the order on the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

This amendment rescinds Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2005-19-16, which is applicable to certain Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes. That AD requires installing a bonding strip between each of the two water scavenge jet pumps of the center fuel tank and the rear spar in section 21. That AD resulted from \nfuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. The requirements of that AD were intended to prevent an ignition source for fuel vapor in the wing, which could result in fire or explosion in the center wing fuel tank. Since the issuance of that AD, the FAA has determined that the procedures specified in the service bulletin and French AD referenced in that AD would result in duplicate actions.

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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2005-19-16 R1 Airbus: Amendment 39-14429. FAA-2005-23400; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-217-AD.\n\nEffective Date\n\n    (a) This AD becomes effective December 22, 2005.\n\nAffected ADs\n\n    (b) This action rescinds AD 2005-19-16.\n\nApplicability\n\n    (c) This action applies to Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes, certificated in any category; except those airplanes on which Airbus Modification 25513 has been accomplished in production.

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Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2005-19-16 R1.json · aircraft systems.