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 May 14, 2026. Document 2026-09662. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320 series airplanes; and Model A321-211, - 212, -213, -231, -232, -251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, - 271N, -271NX, -272N, and -272NX airplanes. This AD was prompted by a review of the cold working process on the assembly line that detected a deviation to the manufacturing process. This AD requires repetitive inspections for the nominal design condition of the fastener holes in the pressure deck membrane to center wing box attachment and, as applicable, an inspection for cracking at the affected area and corrective actions. 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 485 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

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

May 14, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
May 14, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
May 14, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
May 14, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
May 14, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes
May 13, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes
May 13, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. Airplanes
May 13, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective June 18, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

The record as published

Document number	2026-09662
Action	Final rule.
Agencies	Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
Published	May 14, 2026
Effective date	June 18, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)	2120-AA64
Docket	FAA-2026-0009

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