Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-14995 · EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes
EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes
This AD applies to Model TBM 700 airplanes, serial numbers 285 through 304 and 307, certificated in any category.
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as the discovery of propeller control cables with a defective crimping. Two cable ends were found uncrimped at the factory after an engine run-up test, and one cable end was also found uncrimped on the first 100-hour aircraft maintenance check. We are issuing this AD to require actions to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
Unless already done, within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after April 20, 2007 (the effective of this AD), inspect for the batch number identification and replace defective control cables as necessary in accordance with the paragraph B. of the “ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS” of EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory Alert Service Bulletin SB 70-123, dated October 2004.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI, the French Direction générale de l' aviation civile (DGAC) AD No. F-2004-175, dated November 10, 2004, as follows: (1) The requirement of paragraph 3.1 of DGAC AD No. F-2004-175, dated November 10, 2004, was based on the urgency in November 2004. However, in 2007, this action is not necessary. (2) For the requirement of paragraph 3.2 of DGAC AD No. F-2004-175, dated November 10, 2004, the FAA has determined the seriousness of the condition does not warrant a compliance time of 25 hours TIS; we require instead a compliance time of 50 hours TIS.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
