AD 98-21-15

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

AD Number
98-21-15
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
98-CE-58-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: October 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 197)

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the oxygen generators caused by misalignment of the firing pin, which could result in crew incapacitation and loss of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Modify the oxygen generator by replacing the firing pin and adding a washer in accordance with SOCATA Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 70-046-35, dated May 1998. Special flight permits may be issued to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished.

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Compliance Time

within 45 days after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

SOCATA - Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 125, 127, 128, and 130 through 133, certificated in any category.

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