{"id":"F2006B07358","name":"AD/TBM 700/11 - Flap Carriages","slug":"ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":49472,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07358-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/TBM 700/11 - Flap Carriages","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nAerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/TBM 700/11 Flap Carriages 6/95\n\nApplicability: TBM 700 aircraft S/N 1 to 92, 97 and 98.\n\nRequirement: 1. Visually inspect the web of the inboard and outboard flap carriages on the left and right hand flaps. Inspect in accordance with SOCATA Service Bulletin (SB) 70- 048-57, Amendment 1, Accomplishment Instructions, Paragraph B.\n\n    2. For aircraft S/N 1 to 19, 21, 22 ,24 to 32, 34 to 68, 70 to 91; replace the attaching bolts and screws in accordance with SB 70-048-57, Amendment 1, Accomplishment Instructions, Paragraph D.\n\nNote: French DGAC AD 94-110(B) R1 refers.\n\nCompliance: 1. Inspect aircraft flap carriages with more than 300 hours time in service before 10 hours time in service after 25 May 1995.\n\nInspect aircraft flap carriages with less than 300 hours time in service at the next scheduled maintenance check after 25 May 1995 or before 310 hours time in service, whichever occurs first.\n\nRe-inspect at intervals not to exceed:\n\n    (a) 50 hours, if the flap carriage is cracked and stop drilled within limits prescribed in SB 70-048-57; or,\n\n    (b) 100 hours, if the flap carriage is not cracked.\n\n2. Unless already accomplished, replace attaching bolts and screws at the next inspection after 25 May 1995 or before installation of new flap carriage fittings.\n\nReplacement of flap carriages with new design carriages in accordance with SB 70-048-57, Amendment 1, and Chapter 57-50-03 of the TBM 700 Maintenance Manual cancels the inspection requirements of this Directive.\n\nBackground: This inspection is to verify the flap rail integrity.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope is limited to the TBM 700 serial numbers listed and to the specific flap carriage inspections and bolt/screw replacement actions set out in the Directive. The instrument does not expand beyond those aircraft or parts; fitting the new-design carriage removes the inspection obligation (Requirement; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Serial-number-specific applicability (S/N 1–92, 97, 98) increases tracking and compliance effort","Conditional obligations: different actions for subsets of serial numbers (Requirement, Paragraph 2)","Time-based deadlines tied to airframe hours and next scheduled maintenance (Compliance)","Two re‑inspection intervals depending on whether a crack was found and stop‑drilled (50 hrs vs 100 hrs) (Compliance)","Dependency on an external document (SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-048-57 Amendment 1) for detailed procedures (Requirement)","Replacement with new-design carriages cancels inspection requirements, creating a substitution decision for operators (Compliance)","Reference to foreign AD (French DGAC AD 94-110(B) R1) may require cross-checking international compliance guidance (Note)"],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires operators of specified TBM 700 serial numbers to inspect the inboard and outboard flap carriage webs and, for certain serial numbers, replace attaching bolts and screws in accordance with SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-048-57 Amendment 1. It prescribes deadlines and recurring inspection intervals and states that fitting new-design flap carriages (per the SB and the TBM 700 Maintenance Manual) cancels the inspection requirement. Operators pay for inspections and parts; the CASA issues the directive but the technical steps follow the manufacturer SB (Requirement; Compliance)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted airworthiness directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in a specific aircraft model. It maintains the standard scope of such safety orders: identifying affected aircraft, prescribing inspection/repair actions, setting compliance timeframes, and referencing manufacturer service bulletins. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple compliance pathways based on aircraft serial number ranges (two distinct groups with different requirements)","Time-based compliance triggers using two different metrics: flight hours ('time in service') and calendar date (25 May 1995)","Conditional re-inspection intervals: 50 hours if cracked and stop-drilled, 100 hours if not cracked","Cross-reference to external technical document (SOCATA Service Bulletin 70-048-57, Amendment 1) without reproducing its contents","Cancellation clause: compliance via alternative method (new design carriages) terminates the directive's requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive orders owners/operators of TBM 700 aircraft (S/N 1–92, 97 and 98) to inspect flap carriage rails for cracks and, for older ships, replace specified bolts/screws. If cracks are found they must be stop‑drilled and re‑inspected at tighter intervals.\n\nIt matters because cracked flap rails can threaten safe flight; compliance is mandatory under set flight‑hour or calendar deadlines, though installing new‑design carriages removes the inspection requirement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages","history":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-11-flap-carriages/documents"}}