AD 96-19-18

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Groupe AEROSPATIALE TBM 700 Airplanes

AD Number
96-19-18
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
95-CE-67-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: September 19, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 183)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft SOCATA TBM 700 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Groupe AEROSPATIALE TBM 700 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Water accumulating in the elevators and rudder and a bonding defect between the skin and rudder rear spar could result in loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Install four rivets on the right side of the rudder and drill drainage holes at the areas of the elevators and rudder.

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Compliance Time

before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

SOCATA TBM 700 airplanes with serial numbers 1 through 19, 21, 22, 25 through 34, 38, 39, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, 57, 59 through 63, 67, 68, 70 through 78, 80, and 82 through 85.

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