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AD/TBM 700/36 - Pilot Door Frame

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Requires owners/operators of listed Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 serial-numbered aircraft to install a reinforcement plate on the pilot door frame per Socata Service Bulletin No. 70‑117‑53 (Requirement). The AD is effective 22 Sep 2004 and applies to serial nos. 126, 129, 157, 165, 174, 185, 188, 231, 234, 240, 250, 252, 270, 280, 282–286 (Applicability).

Owners/operators bear the cost and must complete the work at the next scheduled yearly inspection after 22 Sep 2004 or before 30 Jun 2005 (Compliance). The CASA delegate issued the AD under CASR subreg 39.1(1).

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CASR 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.

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Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes

AD/TBM 700/36 Pilot Door Frame 11/2004 D

AD/TBM 700/36 Pilot Door Frame 11/2004 DM

Applicability: Model TBM 700 aircraft equipped with a pilot door, serial number 126, 129, 157, 165, 174, 185, 188, 231, 234, 240, 250, 252, 270, 280, or 282 through 286.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Socata Service Bulletin No. 70-117-53, dated March 2004.

Note: DGAC AD F-2004-149 refers.

Compliance: At the next scheduled yearly inspection after 22 September 2004 or before 30 June 2005, whichever occurs first.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 22 September 2004.

Background: A pilot door frame non-conformity occurred on certain aircraft during production. This anomaly has resulted in the requirement for the installation of a reinforcement plate.

Signature of David Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

David Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 16 September 2004

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes

AD/TBM 700/36 Pilot Door Frame 11/2004 D AD/TBM 700/36 Pilot Door Frame 11/2004 DM

AD/TBM 700/36 Pilot Door Frame 11/2004 DM

Applicability: Model TBM 700 aircraft equipped with a pilot door, serial number 126, 129, 157, 165, 174, 185, 188, 231, 234, 240, 250, 252, 270, 280, or 282 through 286.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Socata Service Bulletin No. 70-117-53, dated March 2004.

Note: DGAC AD F-2004-149 refers.

Compliance: At the next scheduled yearly inspection after 22 September 2004 or before 30 June 2005, whichever occurs first.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 22 September 2004.

Background: A pilot door frame non-conformity occurred on certain aircraft during production. This anomaly has resulted in the requirement for the installation of a reinforcement plate.

David Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 16 September 2004