Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-10148 · SocataGroupe Aerospatiale Model TBM 700 Airplanes
SocataGroupe Aerospatiale Model TBM 700 Airplanes
Model TBM 700 airplanes (serial numbers 1 through 109), certificated in any category, that do not have the main landing gear (MLG) inboard doors and the door locking control mechanism removed (MOD 70-065-32) in accordance with the Technical Instruction of Modification OPT70 KO59-32, dated December 1995, as referenced in Socata Service Bulletin (SB) 70-073, Amdt. 1, dated June 1996.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Socata--Groupe Aerospatiale (Socata) Model TBM 700 airplanes. This AD requires removing the main landing gear (MLG) inboard doors and the door locking control mechanism (MOD 70-065-32). This AD is the result of an incident on one of the affected airplanes where the MLG inboard door locking hooks (hinges) corroded, caused the doors to jam, and prevented the MLG from extending. The Federal Aviation Administration's analysis reveals that removing the MLG inboard doors will not cause any airplane safety or performance problems. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the MLG from failing to extend because of corroded MLG inboard locking hinges, which could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.
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.
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