Time Limits / Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 1 / Safe Life Airworthiness Limitations Items – Amendment
Superseded. Comply with 2024-0165, which replaces this document.
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What to do
Operators of Airbus A310 aeroplanes must replace life-limited components before exceeding the new limits specified in the Variation 2.1 starting from the effective date of 2022-09-05. Additionally, within 12 months of the effective date, they must revise their approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme to incorporate these updated limitations. Recording individual task compliance is not required once the AMP is updated accordingly.
Summary
EASA Airworthiness Directive 2022-0172 is an airworthiness directive issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency affecting Airbus A310 aeroplanes, including models A310-203, A310-204, A310-221, A310-222, A310-203C, A310-304, A310-308, A310-322, A310-324, and A310-325. This directive mandates updates to the Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 1 Safe Life Airworthiness Limitations Items to ensure continued airworthiness. It requires operators to comply with new or more restrictive maintenance tasks and life limits as specified in the Airbus A310 ALS Part 1 SL-ALI Revision 02 Variation 2.1.
What changed
EASA Airworthiness Directive 2022-0172 introduces new and more restrictive maintenance tasks and life limits for Airbus A310 aeroplanes, as detailed in the Variation 2.1 of the Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 1 Safe Life Airworthiness Limitations Items. These updates supersede previous instructions for affected tasks in the earlier ALS Revision 02. The directive does not supersede AD 2017-0204 but adds additional requirements.
Why it matters
This directive is critical for aviation professionals because it ensures the continued safe operation of Airbus A310 aircraft by enforcing updated maintenance limits and tasks. Operators and maintenance organizations must integrate these changes into their maintenance programs to avoid unsafe conditions and regulatory non-compliance. Compliance helps prevent potential failures due to life-limited parts exceeding their approved thresholds.
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