Airbus A320 Family Has History Of Cockpit Electrical Issues

Airbus A320 Family Has History Of Cockpit Electrical Issues: Two Years Remain On Compliance Order From FAA, EASA Two years ago, the FAA and EASA both issued airworthiness directives requiring Airbus to fix an electrical problem that causes a nearly-complete failure of instruments in the cockpit of its A230 airplanes. There have been more than 50 documented cases in which an A320 family aircraft's cockpit has gone dark, with unreadable instruments and inoperative radios.