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Wasn´t this 330 manufactured in 2005?
Whatever was required by this SB should have been complied with during manufacture.
I think this is a moot point.
Fully concur.
The AD was issued to be effective in November of 2002. The
AD applied specifically to -300 series A330's and not the A330-200. Here are the applicable paragraphs:
AD/A330/1 Pitot Probes 12/2002
Applicability: A330-301, -321, -322, -341 and -342 series aeroplanes, all serial numbers without either Airbus Industrie modification 44836 or 45638 embodied during production or Airbus Industrie Service Bulletins (SB) A330-34-3038 or A330-34-3071 embodied whilst in service.
Requirement: Remove Rosemount pitot probes part number (P/N) 0851GR and replace them with either BFGoodrich Aerospace P/N 0851HL probes in accordance with SB A330-34-3038, or by Sextant P/N C16195AA probes in accordance with SB A330-34 3071.
Note: DGAC AD 2001-354(B) refers.
Compliance: Before 31 December 2003.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 28 November 2002.
You are correct in your observation, that this AD would have been incorporated in the manufacture of the aircraft in April of 2005.
There may be other factors which are exhibiting issues related to pitot tubes and information becoming available, but focussing on the notion that the accident sequence was "initiated" by AF not changing pitot tubes is incorrect.