AD 2009-23-12

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Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes

AD Number
2009-23-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2009-0557
FR Citation
74 FR 58539

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Socata TBM 700 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Due to the design of the oxygen generator release pin, one of the mask's lanyard linked to the pin can be jammed when pulled by a pilot or a passenger, leading to a risk of generator fault and subsequent lack of oxygen on crew and/or passenger in case of an emergency procedure due to decompression.

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Required Actions

Insert Page 3.13.5 of Temporary Revision No. 3, dated March 2009, into the Emergency Procedures section and the Limitations section of the SOCATA TBM 700 A & B Pilot Operating Handbook (POH). Make an entry in the aircraft logbook showing compliance with this portion of the AD.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight after July 9, 2009

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Affected Aircraft

SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 204, 206 through 239, and 241 through 243, equipped with a chemical oxygen generation system.

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