AD 98-04-04

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 Airplanes

AD Number
98-04-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-CE-43-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: February 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 27)

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the starter generator mounting adapter could result in loss of electrical power.

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Required Actions

Replace the starter generator mounting adapter with part OPT70K0058-24 in accordance with Socata Service Bulletin SB 70-072. Use special flight permits under 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate to a location where the replacement can be accomplished.

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Compliance Time

within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 109

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