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2020-25-03R1: Equipment/furnishings

FAA order 2020-25-03R1 is an airworthiness directive in force since January 12, 2023. The FAA's subject line: Equipment/furnishings. It names Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321: about 2,057 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product: Aircraft
Makes: Airbus SAS
Models: A318-111, A318-112, A318-121, A318-122, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131, A319-132, A319-133, A319-151N, A319-171N, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-216, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A320-251N, A320-252N, A320-253N, A320-271N, A320-272N, A320-273N, A321-111, A321-112, A321-131, A321-211, A321-212, A321-213, A321-231, A321-232, A321-251N, A321-252N, A321-253N, A321-271N, A321-272N, A321-251NX, A321-252NX, A321-253NX, A321-271NX, A321-272NX
On this site: Airbus A319 329 registered
Airbus A320 792 registered
Airbus A321 936 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since: January 12, 2023
Published: January 12, 2023 (signed January 4, 2023)
Docket: FAA-2020-1105
Replaces: 2020-25-03
Status: Current
The FAA's document: Read the order on the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

The FAA is removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-25-03, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. AD 2020-25-03 required repetitive checks of the pressure gauges to determine the amount of pressure on the inflation reservoir of each emergency escape slide/raft, and applicable corrective actions. AD 2020-25-03 also provided optional terminating action for the repetitive checks. The FAA issued AD 2020-25-03 to address insufficient reservoir pressure in an emergency escape slide/raft, which would prevent the deployment of the emergency escape slide/raft during an emergency, possibly resulting in injury to the occupants. The FAA has determined that AD 2020-25-03 is no longer necessary because the unsafe condition no longer exists. Accordingly, AD 2020-25-03 is removed.

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by: a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-25-03, Amendment 39-21345 (85 FR 79415, December 10, 2020), and b. Adding the following new AD: 2020-25-03R1 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-22086; Docket No. FAA-2020-1105; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01459-T. (a) Effective Date This AD becomes effective January 12, 2023. (b) Affected ADs This AD replaces AD 2020-25-03, Amendment 39-21345 (85 FR 79415, December 10, 2020). (c) Applicability This action applies to all Airbus SAS airplanes, certificated in any category, identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this AD. (1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes. (2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, -133, -151N, and -171N airplanes. (3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes. (4) Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, -232, -251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, -251NX, -252NX, -253NX, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes. (d) Subject Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. (e) Related Information For more information about this AD, contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 206-231-3225; email [email protected]. (f) Material Incorporated by Reference None. Issued on January 4, 2023. Gaetano A. Sciortino, Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2023-00185 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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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/2020-25-03R1.json · aircraft systems.