{"id":"F2006B07699","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50397,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07699-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes","content":"Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\nI, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\nAuthority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\nAviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n(a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\nSchedule 1; and\n\n(b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\nDirective mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers\n\nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 December 2004\n\nNote: Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\nsame form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n  \nSchedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\nAirworthiness Directives\n\nAerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nBattery Overheating Indication AD/TBM 700/1\n\nElevator Horn Anti-Icing AD/TBM 700/2\n\nRudder Skin AD/TBM 700/3\n\nElevator and Rudder Drainage AD/TBM 700/4\n\nElevator Trim Tab AD/TBM 700/5 Amdt 2\n\nGround Power Receptacle Shunt AD/TBM 700/6\n\nEFIS Configuration AD/TBM 700/7\n\nPropeller Control AD/TBM 700/8\n\nWindshield De-Icing AD/TBM 700/9\n\nWing Tip Draining AD/TBM 700/10\n\nFlap Carriages AD/TBM 700/11\n\nFlap Rail Fittings AD/TBM 700/12 Amdt 1\n\nOil Cooler Interference AD/TBM 700/13 Amdt 1\n\nSide Trim Panel AD/TBM 700/14\n\nStarter Generator AD/TBM 700/15 Amdt 1\n\nMain Landing Gear Inboard Doors AD/TBM 700/16\n\nElevator Trim Tab Fitting AD/TBM 700/17 Amdt 1\n\nOxygen Generators AD/TBM 700/18\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser Outboard Hinge Fitting AD/TBM 700/19 Amdt 1\n\nFlap Attachment Fittings - Flap Carriages AD/TBM 700/20 Amdt 2\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser Top Skin AD/TBM 700/21\n\nCabin Drainage AD/TBM 700/22\n\nFuel Tank Air Vent Valves AD/TBM 700/23 Amdt 1\n\nFuel Tank Vent Hose AD/TBM 700/24\n\nPropeller Governor Control Cable AD/TBM 700/25\n\nNose Wheel Tyre AD/TBM 700/26\n\nElevator Control System AD/TBM 700/27 Amdt 1\n\nFuselage Skin Around the VHF1 Antenna AD/TBM 700/28 Amdt 2\n\nPitot Tube Supply Line/Aileron Control Cable AD/TBM 700/29\n\n  \nOn-Board Servicing Power Receptacle AD/TBM 700/30\n\nElevator Skin Bond AD/TBM 700/31\n\nFuselage C6 and C8 Cross-Beam Bolts AD/TBM 700/32\n\nVertical Stabiliser Attachment Fittings AD/TBM 700/33 Amdt 1\n\nPilot Seat & Front Passenger Seat AD/TBM 700/34\n\nFlight Controls - Flap Actuator AD/TBM 700/35\n\nPilot Door Frame AD/TBM 700/36\n\nEngine Controls - Propeller and Fuel control cables. AD/TBM 700/37","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original scope. The document explicitly states that each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition. This is purely an administrative reissuance to ensure proper legal instrument form, with no expansion of subject matter or substantive change to the safety requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revocation and remaking of existing instruments","No defined terms section — relies on external understanding of 'Airworthiness Directive' and aircraft terminology","Straightforward structure: authority citation, two operative paragraphs (revocation and remaking), signature, explanatory note, and schedule","Schedule contains simple tabular list of 37 ADs with names and numbers only — no substantive technical detail included in this instrument","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1))","Relies entirely on attached documents (not reproduced) for actual technical content — this is a 'wrapper' instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA order revokes 37 existing Airworthiness Directives for Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 series aeroplanes and reissues them as separate, standalone legal instruments. It preserves the same mandatory safety requirements in their original form, so owners, operators and maintenance organisations in Australia must continue to comply or the aircraft cannot be legally flown. The action is administrative housekeeping to ensure the directives remain in force, not a change to the safety content."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change substantive scope or requirements. It revokes and reissues the listed ADs 'in exactly the same form', so the same AD content and the same affected TBM 700 series fleet remain subject to the same obligations; the action is administrative rather than substantive. Authority is exercised under subregulation 39.001(1) by a CASA delegate (David Alan Villiers)."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative nature: revocation and re-making of existing ADs without content change ('exactly the same form') reduces legal complexity.","Large number of listed ADs (multiple system areas) increases operational and compliance tracking burden for operators.","Authority exercised by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) — delegated decision-making is straightforward but must be checked for procedural compliance.","Some ADs show amendment history (eg. 'Amdt 1', 'Amdt 2'), requiring attention to the specific latest editions when reissued.","Each AD is issued as a separate instrument, increasing administrative paperwork and record-keeping for regulators and operators."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, signed by a Civil Aviation Safety Authority delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), revokes a long list of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 series aeroplanes and remakes each AD as a separate instrument in exactly the same form. Aircraft owners/operators must continue to follow those ADs; CASA (through its delegate) decides the administrative reissue, which preserves existing maintenance, inspection and record-keeping obligations for the affected fleet."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aerospatiale-socata-tbm-700-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}