SAIB CE-04-09 —

SAIB CE-04-09 Current Issued 10/23/2003 SOCATA TB 9 | TB 10 | TB 200

What is a SAIB?

A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin is an FAA-issued advisory — not mandatory like an AD, but worth knowing about. SAIBs typically flag service bulletins, manufacturer recommendations, or emerging issues that don't (yet) rise to AD level.

Bulletin text

Verbatim from the FAA-published PDF. 12 paragraphs · 315 words.

1 SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN

Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

No. CE-04-09 October 27, 2003 www.faa.gov - Search "SAIBs" This is information only. Recommendations are not mandatory.

Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts you, an owner or operator of SOCATA TB 9, TB 10, and TB 200 airplanes, that SOCATA has issued a Service Bulletin (SB) No. 10-138, dated May 2003, “Nose Gear Fork.” The French DGAC has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-285(A), dated August 06, 2003, referencing the SB 10-138. This SB specifies the following aircraft and that the nose gear fork may possibly have inverted material grain.

Models Serial Numbers 2054 2074-2155 TB 9, TB 10, and TB 200 2184

Background There exists a possibility of incorrect material grain flow due to a wrong manufacturing process.

Recommendation We are recommending, but not requiring, that owners and operators of SOCATA TB 9, TB 10, and TB 200 aircraft listed above, accomplish inspection at the next major inspection or before December 31, 2003, to check for Nose Gear Fork correct material grain flow and if necessary replace as stated in SB 10-138.

For Further Information Contact Gunnar Berg, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, ACE-112, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; phone: (816)-329-4059; fax: (816)-329-4090; email: [email protected]

For copies of the SB, contact EADS SOCATA, Direction des Services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; phone: 33 (0) 5 62.41.73.00; fax: 33 (0) 5 62.41.76.54; telex: 532 835 F.

Internet Connection For Internet downloads, of SOCATA SB go to http://www.socata.eads.net/ and highlight SUPPORT then click on ONLINE DOCS. Fill out first name, last name, country, and your E-mail address, then click on CONTINUE.

The SOCATA Users Group Organization go to http://socata.org/ and click on RESOURCES. Select Online SB or SL Index from there select the SB or SL that you need for your make and model airplane.

The FAA-published PDF is the authoritative source. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗