Regulation & law · 28/10/2019

FAA Proposes New Airworthiness Directive for Airbus A300 Series Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A300 series airplanes to address a safety concern related to hydraulic fluid contamination of bleed and air conditioning systems, which can cause failure of check valves installed on the hydraulic reservoir air pressurization system.