EASA AD 2025-0252
Time Limits / Maintenance Checks — Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 2 / Damage Tolerant Airworthiness Limitations Items — Amendment
Summary
EASA Airworthiness Directive 2025-0252 is an amendment addressing the Airbus A380-841, A380-842, and A380-861 aeroplanes. It mandates compliance with updated maintenance tasks specified in the Airbus A380 Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 2, Damage Tolerant Airworthiness Limitation Items, Revision 11, Variation 11.2. This directive ensures continued airworthiness by incorporating new and more restrictive maintenance requirements.
What Changed
This amendment introduces new and/or more restrictive maintenance tasks and intervals as defined in Variation 11.2 of the Airbus A380 ALS Part 2, DT-ALI. It updates the Aircraft Maintenance Programme to include these tasks and invalidates previous instructions from Revision 11 where applicable. The directive does not supersede the earlier EASA AD 2023-0112 but requires additional compliance.
Why It Matters
For aviation professionals, this directive is critical to maintaining the safety and airworthiness of Airbus A380 aircraft. Operators and maintenance organizations must update their maintenance programs to reflect the new tasks and intervals to avoid unsafe conditions. Compliance ensures regulatory adherence and prevents operational disruptions due to non-compliance with mandatory airworthiness limitations.
What To Do
Affected operators must accomplish all applicable maintenance tasks within the specified thresholds and intervals from the effective date of 28 November 2025. Any discrepancies found during maintenance must be corrected before the next flight following Airbus instructions or approved alternatives. Additionally, the Aircraft Maintenance Programme must be revised within 12 months to incorporate the new tasks and intervals from Variation 11.2.