{"id":"F2005L00230","name":"AD/TBM 700/38 - Flap Carriage Roller Pins","slug":"ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33781,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00230-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aer","sectionType":"division","heading":"Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/TBM 700/38 | Flap Carriage Roller Pins | 3/2005 |\n| ------------- | ------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | All Model TBM 700 aircraft that have accumulated more than 2,500 landings.                                                                                          |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Action in accordance with EADS Socata TBM 700 Service Bulletin No. SB 70-122, dated November 2004, or later EASA approved revision.Note: DGAC AD F-2005-017 refers. |\n| Compliance:    | At the next scheduled 100 hour inspection after 17 March 2005. Repeat thereafter at each 100 hour inspection.                                                       |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 17 March 2005.                                                                                                    |\n| Background:    | Reports were received of two fatigue failures of flap carriage roller pins on in-service aircraft.                                                                  |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Punshon  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n4 February 2005","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/TBM 700/38","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/TBM 700/38","content":"## AD/TBM 700/38","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Flap Carriage Roller Pins","sectionType":"part","heading":"Flap Carriage Roller Pins","content":"## Flap Carriage Roller Pins","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3/2005","sectionType":"part","heading":"3/2005","content":"## 3/2005","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2178},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Standard airworthiness directive addressing a specific safety defect (flap pin fatigue). No expansion beyond original safety purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-issue directive with clear applicability trigger (>2,500 landings)","References external technical standard (Service Bulletin SB 70-122) without reproducing its content","Simple recurring compliance schedule (every 100-hour inspection)","No defined terms, nested conditions, or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandates safety inspections for **Socata TBM 700 aircraft** with high usage.\n\n**What it requires:**\nOwners and operators of TBM 700 model aircraft that have completed more than 2,500 landings must inspect and potentially replace the **flap carriage roller pins** (the metal components that allow wing flaps to extend and retract). They must follow the technical instructions in the manufacturer's Service Bulletin SB 70-122.\n\n**Who is affected:**\nAnyone operating a TBM 700 aircraft with over 2,500 landings.\n\n**When to comply:**\n- **First inspection:** At the next routine 100-hour maintenance check after 17 March 2005\n- **Ongoing:** Repeat this inspection at every subsequent 100-hour maintenance check\n\n**Why it matters:**\nTwo aircraft experienced **fatigue failures** (cracking from repeated stress) in these pins while in service. If a pin fails completely, it could compromise the flap system, potentially making landing dangerous."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins","history":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tbm-700-38-flap-carriage-roller-pins/documents"}}