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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes- Facts included
- The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-03-08.
- AD 2021-03-08 applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A350‑941 and -1041 airplanes.
- AD 2021-03-08 required repetitive inspections for migration of the bushings of the horizontal tail plane (HTP) lateral load fittings (LLFs) on both sides.
- The original AD also allowed a terminating repair or modification of any affected bushing.
- Since the issuance of AD 2021-03-08, new occurrences of bushing migration on HTP LLFs were reported.
- Sourcing
- The source appears to be an official FAA airworthiness directive notice, which is a primary, authoritative source for regulatory information.
- Framing
- The document is purely factual reporting of regulatory action; it contains no opinion or editorial commentary.
- Omissions
- The notice does not provide details on how many aircraft are affected, the specific timeline for compliance, the cost or operational impact on operators, or any background on the severity of the bushing migration issue.
- Rhetorical notes (2)
- Technical language · Authority framing