COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes
AD/TBM 700/16 Main Landing Gear Inboard Doors 5/96 DM
Applicability: All aircraft with modification No. MOD 70-065-32 embodied or option No.
OPT 70-57-001 installed.
Requirement: Remove the main landing gear inboard doors in accordance with SOCATA TBM 700 SB No. 70-073-32.
Note: DGAC AD 96-037(B) refers.
Compliance: Prior to 15 March 1996.
Background: This Directive is issued to avoid the possibility of the main landing gear remaining locked "up" due to the presence of corrosion products. Inboard door removal is an interim solution.