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Tue, Nov 27, 2018

AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2018-23-15

PRODUCT: All Airbus SAS Model A330- 200 Freighter series airplanes, Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes, and Model A340-200 and - 300 series airplanes.

ACTION: Final Rule.

SUMMARY: This AD was prompted by defects found during production tests of ram air turbine (RAT) units; investigation revealed that the defects were due to certain RAT hydraulic pumps having an alternative manufacturing process of the pump pistons.

This AD requires replacing any defective RAT hydraulic pump with a serviceable part and re-identifying the RAT module part number.

DATES: This AD is effective December 28, 2018.

COST: The FAA estimates that this AD affects 103 airplanes of U.S. registry. Operators may incur the following costs in order to comply with this AD:
Up to 14 work-hours × $85 per hour = Up to $1,190 per aircraft.

FMI: AD

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