SAIB CE-04-16 —

No. CE-04-16 November 12, 2003 www.faa.gov - Search "SAIBs" This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.

Introduction

This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin alerts you, owners and operators of SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes, that SOCATA has issued a Service Bulletin (SB) No. SB 70-100, titled “Elevator Inspection and Repair”, dated April 2003. It concerns possible skin debonding on the elevator trailing edge.

Background

The French DGAC issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-262(A), dated July 9, 2003, referencing the SB. SOCATA listed the SB as “Mandatory” for aircraft serial numbers 90, 93 to 98, 101, 102, and 135. You can detect the debonding by using the inspection specified in the SB.

Recommendation

We aren’t issuing an AD at this time, but highly recommend that you accomplish the inspections per the required compliance time in the SB.

For Further Information Contact

Gunnar Berg, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Small Airplane Directorate, ACE-112, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106. Telephone: (816)-329-4059, Fax: (816)-329-4090; email: [email protected]

Contact SOCATA for copies of the SB at 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 ;highlight SUPPORT; click on ONLINE DOCS; fill out first name, last name, country, and your e-mail address; 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.