Aerospatiale (Socata) TB9 and TB10 (Toba
Aerospatiale (Socata) TB9 and TB10 (Tobago) Series Aeroplanes
Aerospatiale (Socata) TB9 and TB10 (Tobago) Series Aeroplanes
| AD/TB10/20 Amdt 3 | Exhaust System Clamp Locknuts | 2/2007 |
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| Applicability: | All TB10 aircraft - except the aircraft incorporating:HSJ Aviation (HSJ) Engineering Order HSJ 1289 or Auto Avia Drawings 92/334/D1 or 92/334/DR Issue 2, and HSJ Engineering Order HSJ 1486; orAircraft Exhausts Australia (AEA) modified ‘slip joint’ exhaust system in accordance with AEA Service Bulletin (SB) 4147SJ/1 original issue or later CASA approved revisions. |
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| Requirement: | Inspect, modify and assemble the exhaust system in accordance with SOCATA Service Bulletin (SB) No. SB 10-073-78 Amendment 2 or later DGAC approved revisions.Note: DGAC Airworthiness Directive 92-206(A) R3 refers. |
| Compliance: | Within 50 hours time in service after the effective date of this Directive, unless previously accomplished in accordance with earlier amendments of this AD; and repetitively thereafter at each disassembly of the exhaust system. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 15 February 2007. | |
| Background: | This AD was originally issued to address concern for the integrity of the TB10 exhaust system following two TB10 exhaust system in-flight separation events in Australia.The current Amendment updates the applicability list and excludes TB10 aircraft incorporating AEA modified ‘slip joint’ exhaust system from AD Requirements.Amendment 2 reflected the manufacturer’s second revision of the requirement document and became effective on 24 April 1997.Amendment 1 of the AD reflected the manufacturer’s revision to the part numbers of the replacement exhaust pipe and the long manifold to exhaust pipe clamps. Amendment 1 became effective on 28 March 1996. |
| The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 26 May 1994. |
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James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
4 January 2007