{"id":"F2006B07356","name":"AD/TBM 700/1 - Battery Overheating Indication","slug":"ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":49465,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07356-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/TBM 700/1 - Battery Overheating Indication","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/TBM 700/1 Battery Overheating Indication 5/93\n\nApplicability: TBM 700 series airplanes identified in TBM 700 Socata Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 70-026-24 dated February 1993.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with TBM 700 Socata Mandatory Service Bulletin No.\n\n70-026-24 dated February 1993.\n\n \n\nNote: DGAC AD 93-019(B) dated 3 March 1993 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time-in-service from 29 April 1993.\n\n \n\nBackground:  Compliance with this Directive will correct a wiring discrepancy in the “Battery Overheat” indication circuitry.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive does not expand or broaden regulatory scope; it imposes a targeted corrective obligation on aircraft identified in Socata Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 70-026-24. The instrument confines applicability to those aeroplanes (Applicability), prescribes the technical method via the Socata service bulletin (Requirement), and sets a specific compliance interval (Compliance). It therefore implements a narrowly scoped remedial action rather than altering the categories of aircraft or the broader airworthiness framework (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, clearly defined applicability limited to TBM 700 aeroplanes listed in a single Socata service bulletin (Applicability).","Prescriptive compliance: the AD mandates following an external manufacturer service bulletin rather than describing a performance outcome, requiring access to that document for technical details (Requirement).","Fixed compliance window requiring work within 100 hours TIS from a specific date, which requires operators to calculate time-in-service and schedule maintenance (Compliance).","Technical nature of the remedial work (wiring correction) means qualified maintenance personnel and parts are required, creating operational and logistical considerations (Background; Requirement).","Cross-reference to a foreign AD (DGAC AD 93-019(B)) introduces a secondary document to consult, which can add minor interpretive complexity (Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires owners/operators of TBM 700 aeroplanes listed in Socata Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 70-026-24 to carry out the bulletin’s corrective wiring work on the Battery Overheat indication circuit within 100 hours’ time-in-service of 29 April 1993. CASA enforces the requirement; owners/operators pay for parts, labour and downtime. The mandated fix follows Socata’s procedure and aligns with related DGAC action to restore correct warning functionality."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific wiring issue in a specific aircraft model. It has not expanded beyond its original technical scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 200 words)","Only 1 defined applicability criterion (specific service bulletin reference)","Single requirement with direct reference to external technical document","No nested conditions or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond a note about a French aviation authority directive (DGAC AD 93-019(B))","Straightforward compliance deadline (100 hours time-in-service from fixed date)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an Airworthiness Directive (AD) — essentially a mandatory safety notice issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for specific aircraft.\n\n**What it does:** It requires owners or operators of certain Socata TBM 700 series aeroplanes to fix a wiring problem in the \"Battery Overheat\" warning system. The fix must be done exactly as described in a manufacturer bulletin (Socata Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 70-026-24).\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who owns or operates a TBM 700 series aircraft covered by that specific service bulletin.\n\n**Why it matters:** A faulty battery overheat warning could fail to alert pilots to dangerous overheating, creating fire or electrical hazards. This directive ensures the warning system works properly.\n\n**When it had to be done:** Within 100 hours of flight time after 29 April 1993 (so this is long past, but shows the regulatory framework)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication","history":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-1-battery-overheating-indication/documents"}}