COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety 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 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.

Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes

AD/TBM 700/34 Pilot Seat & Front Passenger Seat 7/2004

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Applicability: Model TBM 700 C2 aircraft.

Model TBM 700 C1 aircraft with option OPT 70 01-029 “Provision for T700C2” Requirement:              Action in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of EADS Socata Alert

Service Bulletin No. 70-121.

Note: DGAC Emergency AD UF-2004-069 refers.

Compliance: Before the next flight after 2 June 2004, and during each subsequent seat adjustment after 2 June 2004.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 2 June 2004.

Background:  A case of pilot seat unlocking occurred during a test flight at the manufacturer’s facility. It was determined that interference can occur between a side upholstery panel and the seat housing in low and intermediate adjustment positions, and can result in the seat not locking in the tracks.

David Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 27 May 2004

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 June 2004.

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