AD 98-08-27

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

AD Number
98-08-27
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-CE-42-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: April 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 75)

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Interference between the side trim of the left-hand front side lower panel and the roll control compass on the left-hand wheel assembly could result in loss of directional control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Modify the left-hand front side lower panel in accordance with part 'B. MODIFICATION' of SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-061-25 dated June 1995. The AD instructions take precedence over part 'A. CHECK' in the same service bulletin. Alternative methods of compliance may be requested through the FAA.

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Compliance Time

within the next 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished

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Affected Aircraft

SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 airplanes, serial numbers 24, 26, 27, 29 through 32, 34, 36 through 106, and all serial numbers equipped with modification MOD 70-019-25 or STC SA2786CE.

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