{"id":"F2006B07359","name":"AD/TBM 700/12 Amdt 1 - Flap Rail Fittings","slug":"ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":49475,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07359-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/TBM 700/12 Amdt 1 - Flap Rail Fittings","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)  \n![](image.002.png)  \nAerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n![](image.002.png)  \nFor the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/TBM 700/12 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.\n\nAD/TBM 700/12\n\nAmdt 1\n\n  \nFlap Rail Fittings 5/2000\n\nApplicability: All TBM 700 aircraft without Modification No. 70-059-57 (replaces the original flap rail fittings) embodied.\n\nRequirement: Visually inspect the inboard, centre and outboard flap rail fitting lugs on the left and right hand flaps, in accordance with SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-058-57.\n\nNote: French DGAC AD 2000-127(A) refers.\n\nCompliance: Inspect aircraft:\n\n    with more than 300 hours time in service since compliance with the initial issue of this Directive; before further flight after 18 May 2000, or\n\n    b. with less than 300 hours total time in service, or less than 300 hours time in service since compliance with the initial issue of this Directive; at the next inspection for Maintenance Release issue after 18 May 2000, and\n\n    c. thereafter at intervals not exceeding 300 hours time in service. This Amendment becomes effective on 18 May 2000.\n\nBackground: The initial issue of this directive was to verify the integrity of the flap rail fittings.\n\nAmendment 1 is raised to provide either terminating action through modification, or a requirement to continually inspect. DGAC AD 95-033(B) has been superseded by the referenced DGAC AD.\n\nThe original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 25 May 1995.\n\n![Signature of Bernard Malcolm Hole Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority](image.003.png)  \n\nBernard Malcolm Hole\n\nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 4 April 2000\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nThe above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 April 2000.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendment 1 adds a terminating option (embodying Modification No. 70-059-57) as an alternative to continued repetitive inspections. The original directive required inspections to verify flap rail fitting integrity; the amendment keeps the inspection regime but also permits a one-time modification to remove ongoing inspection obligations (Requirement; Background)."},"complexity_factors":["Targeted applicability limited to TBM 700 aircraft without Modification No. 70-059-57 embodied (Applicability).","Mandatory visual inspections tied to flight hours and prior compliance status, creating timing and record-keeping requirements (Compliance).","References and reliance on an external manufacturer's service bulletin (SOCATA SB 70-058-57) for inspection procedures (Requirement).","Provides an alternative terminating action (the modification) versus recurring inspections, creating a choice for operators with different cost profiles (Background).","Regulatory origin and enforcement under CAR 1998 subregulation 39.1(1) and linkage to French DGAC AD for technical basis (preamble/Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 aeroplanes that have not had Modification No. 70-059-57 fitted to visually inspect the left and right flap rail fitting lugs following SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-058-57. Inspections must occur before flight or at scheduled maintenance and then at intervals not exceeding 300 flight hours, unless the terminating modification is embodied. It matters because it sets mandatory inspection or modification steps enforced by CASA to address flap rail fitting integrity."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1995 directive required a one-time verification inspection. Amendment 1 significantly expands the scope from a single compliance action to an ongoing, recurring obligation (inspect every 300 hours indefinitely) unless terminating action (modification) is taken. It transforms a point-in-time safety check into a permanent maintenance program requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple compliance pathways based on aircraft flight hours (two-tier threshold system)","Cross-reference to external technical document (SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-058-57) without reproducing its contents","Reference to superseded French aviation directive (DGAC AD 95-033(B)) and current French directive (DGAC AD 2000-127(A))","Conditional applicability excluding aircraft with specific modification number (70-059-57)","Nested timing requirements: immediate for high-time aircraft, deferred for low-time aircraft, then recurring for all"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires operators of TBM 700 series aircraft that have not had Modification No. 70-059-57 installed to perform visual inspections of the flap rail fitting lugs per SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70-058-57, to detect cracking or damage that could affect safety.\n\nInspections are due before next flight or at the next scheduled check (depending on hours) and must be repeated every 300 flight hours until the upgraded fittings are installed, which terminates the inspection requirement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings","history":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-12-amdt-1-flap-rail-fittings/documents"}}