Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

FAA / Federal Register · 2020-14778

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -151N, and -153N airplanes; Model A320-251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes; and Model A321-251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, -271N, -271NX, -272N, and -272NX airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a non-stabilized approach followed by an automatic go-around, which led to an airplane pitch-up attitude and resulted in an auto-pilot disconnection. This AD requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) and applicable corresponding operational procedures to limit the use of speed brakes in certain airplane configurations and informing all flight crews, thereafter, to operate the airplane with limitations accordingly, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.