AD 98-04-03

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 Airplanes

AD Number
98-04-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-CE-77-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: February 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 27)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft SOCATA TB 10 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 Airplanes
aircraft SOCATA TB 20 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 Airplanes
aircraft SOCATA TB 200 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 Airplanes
aircraft SOCATA TB 21 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 Airplanes
aircraft SOCATA TB9 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the upper seat belt attachment caused by excessive loads on the upper attachment of the belt, which could result in bodily injury to the occupants during landing.

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Required Actions

Inspect the bolts and spacers of the upper attachments of the front belts for cracks, dents, etc. Replace any damaged bolts or spacers. Incorporate a front belts upper attachment reinforcement kit and recondition the belts.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, and TB200 airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 1701; 1707 to 1750; 1758 to 1763; 1767, 1768, and 1769, certificated in any category.

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