AD NUMBER: 2004-12-01
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-12-01
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330-202, -203,
-223, and -243 airplanes, and A330-300 series airplanes, that
requires modification of the center box junction and upper sections
of the center fuselage to reinforce the frame base junction, and
related corrective action. This action is necessary to prevent
fatigue cracking, which could result in reduced structural
integrity of the fuselage. This action is intended to address the
identified unsafe condition.