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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 3, 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 June 29, 2026. Document 2026-13062. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A321-251NX, -252NX, -253NX, -271NX, 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 certain center fuselage frame foot joint connections and, as applicable, an inspection for cracking at the frame foot joint connections 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 482 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective August 3, 2026. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of August 3, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13062
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedJune 29, 2026
Effective dateAug. 3, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-3485

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