FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS A43NM
Airbus SAS
Special Conditions + ELOS findings
Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.
- ELOS CP50-T-P-609 Airbus' Project on the Model A340-500 & 600 Airplanes
- ELOS CP50-T-P-611 Finding for Airbus Model A340 Airplane, FAA Project #CP50-T
- ELOS CP50-T-P-612 Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Airbus Model A340-500 & 600, FAA Project # CP50
- ELOS CP50-T-P-615 Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Airbus Model A340 airplane, FAA Project # CP50-T
- ELOS ST0251MC-T-F-1 Vibration/Buffeting Compliance Criteria
- ELOS ST9514SC-T Vibration/Buffeting Compliance Criteria, Radome Installed on Airbus A340-200 Airplanes
- ELOS TD00905IB-T-P-1 Thrust Reverser
Certification basis — 14 CFR
Specific sections
- Sec. 11.25
- Sec. 21.16
- Sec. 21.21
- Sec. 21.29
- Sec. 21.50
- Sec. 26.33
- Sec. 26.35
- Sec. 21.101
- Sec. 21.183
- Sec. 21.185
- Sec. 25.101
- Sec. 25.107
- Sec. 25.331
- Sec. 25.335
- Sec. 25.341
- Sec. 25.345
- Sec. 25.349
- Sec. 25.351
- Sec. 25.365
- Sec. 25.371
- Sec. 25.373
- Sec. 25.473
- Sec. 25.561
- Sec. 25.562
- Sec. 25.621
- Sec. 25.723
- Sec. 25.785
- Sec. 25.801
- Sec. 25.807
- Sec. 25.831
- Sec. 25.841
- Sec. 25.856
- Sec. 25.901
- Sec. 25.933
- Sec. 25.963
- Sec. 25.981
- Sec. 25.1203
- Sec. 25.1305
- Sec. 25.1411
- Sec. 25.1415
- Sec. 25.1419
- Sec. 25.1441
- Sec. 25.1443
- Sec. 25.1517
- Sec. 25.1585
Former holders
- Airbus Industrie
- Airbus
- Airbus Industrie\Airbus
Fleet view · 10 registered tails
Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.
Seats
377
375–442 (n=10)
NTSB events
2
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
149
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.20 events / tail · 14.90 ADs / tail
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.