SAIB CE-06-63 —

SAIB CE-06-63 Current Issued 08/14/2006 SOCATA TB21

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. 15 paragraphs · 295 words.

CE-06-63 August 14, 2006 http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/SAIB This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.

Introduction

This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts you of an airworthiness concern for Socata Model TB21 airplanes, serial numbers 500 to 1925.

Background

SOCATA reports crack initiation at windshield attachment fittings, which can lead to windshield cracking in-flight. SOCATA issued Service Bulletin No. SB 10-144, dated June 2004, “Windshield Inspection on TB21 Aircraft,” which specifies windshield detailed inspection and repair or replacement as necessary. This inspection should be done during next 100-hour inspection or annual inspection, whichever occurs first, and then during each annual inspection.

The Direction Générale de L’Aviation Civile (DGAC), which is the airworthiness authority for France, issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) F- 2004-148, dated September 1, 2004, requiring the actions of the above service information on airplanes registered for operation in France.

Recommendation

We recommend that you do the actions of SOCATA SB 10-144, dated June 2004.

For Further Information Contact

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

Copies of SOCATA SB 10-144, dated June 2004, can be obtained from EADS SOCATA, Direction des Services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; phone: 33-5-62-41-73-00; fax: 33-5-62-41-76-54; web address: http://www.socata.eads.net/

SOCATA AIRCRAFT, Inc., North Perry Airport, 7501 South Airport Road, Pembroke Pines, FL 33023; phone: (954) 893-1400, fax: (954) 964- 4141.

Internet Connection

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

From the 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 ↗