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Final ruleTook effect March 25, 2026

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 10, 2026. Document 2026-04677. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A319-171N and -173N airplanes, Model A320-271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes, and Model A321-271N, -271NX, -271NY, -272N, and - 272NX airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of engine stalls during takeoff in icing conditions with low visibility due to freezing fog. This AD requires revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM). The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 39

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 488 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

683 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective March 25, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-04677
ActionFinal rule; request for comments.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedMarch 10, 2026
Effective dateMarch 25, 2026
Comments closeApril 24, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-2296

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register