COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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 CAR 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.

Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes

AD/TBM 700/26 Nose Wheel Tyre 7/2001

Applicability: TBM 700 aircraft, serial numbers 1 through 164, 166 through 173, 175 through 177,

and 179 through 181.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Socata Service Bulletin 70-089-32.

Note: DGAC AD 2001-003(A) refers.

Compliance:  Unless already accomplished, at the next scheduled inspection after 19 July 2001, or before 31 August 2001, whichever occurs first.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 12 July 2001.

Background: The manufacturer has determined that some aircraft may have been delivered with an incorrect part number nose wheel tyre, and if not corrected, could lead to premature wear of the tread and body.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 1 June 2001

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 June 2001.

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