AD NUMBER: 2020-01-12

PRODUCT: All Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments

SUMMARY: This AD was prompted by the absence of a requirement to remove a certain Emergency Procedure in the existing Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) after accomplishing a certain modification or replacement.

This AD requires, for airplanes on which a certain modification or replacement is done, revising the AFM by removing a certain Emergency Procedure in the AFM, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference.

DATES: This AD becomes effective February 14, 2020. The FAA must receive comments on this AD by March 16, 2020.

COST: The FAA estimates that this AD affects 1,553 airplanes of U.S. registry. Operators may incur the following costs in order to comply with this AD:

• 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 per airplane.

FMI: AD