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SPECIAL
AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION
BULLETIN
AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION SERVICE 800 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, S.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20591
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration
No. ACE-99-08 November 18, 1998
Published by: FAA, AFS-610, P.O. Box 26460, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 This is issued for informational purposes only and any recommendation for corrective action is not mandatory.
Introduction The purpose of this Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin is to advise owners/operators of SOCATA TB series airplanes of the need to review the service bulletins listed below.
Background The Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Se rvice, of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a review of specified SOCATA TB series airplanes service bulletins. The purpos e of the review was to evaluate each service bulletin to determine the continued airworthiness safety aspect. The options considered by the FAA included:
mandated compliance by initiation of an FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD), various forms of notices, or no further action required.
Owners/operators of SOCATA TB series airplanes should also note that there have been Airworthiness Directives issued against these airplanes concerning other safety issues.
Recommendations The service bulletins identified in this document were not considered appropriate for AD action at this time, however, the FAA strongly suggests that all owners/operators of the SOCATA TB series airplanes review their compliance with the service bulletins listed below.
SOCATA TB Airplane Series Service Bulletin Number
MODEL
DATE
TITLE 5 TB9, TB10 12/79 Horizontal Stabilizer 6 TB9, TB10 01/80 Fuel Tank 10 TB10 07/81 Wing Flaps 13/1 TB9 11/94 Forward CG Location Range 14 TB9, TB10 02/82 Horizontal Stabilizer 15/1 TB9, TB10 10/92 Horizontal Stabilizer 16/1 TB9, TB10 10/86 Engine Mount 20 TB20 02/84 Engine Mount TB20 51000001 21 TB20 03/84 End Fittings on Nose Landing Gear Centering Device 25 TB9, TB10 04/85 Balance Weight Support of Horizontal Stabilizer 26 TB20 01/85 Water Draining Off Under Wings 33 TB Series 06/87 Brake Hydraulic Pipes Attachment 34 TB20, TB21 06/87 Landing Gear Hydraulic Pipe 43/1 TB10, TB20, TB21 08/89 Front Seats Sliders 10-044 R1 TB10, TB20, TB21 09/93 Front Seats Safety Belts 46/1 TB20, TB21 08/89 Nose Landing Gear Lever Adjusting Screws 48/3 TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21 09/91 Fuel Tanks 49 TB20, TB21 03/91 Attachment of Console Side on Frame Nr 0 51 TB9, TB10 10/90 Carburetor Air Bleed on Engine Cowling
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59 TB10, TB20, TB21 02/91 Propeller Deicing Electrical Circuit Protection 60 TB20, TB21 04/91 Autopilot Control System 61 TB20, TB21 01/91 Fuel Tanks Outlet Filter 10-064 R1 TB9, TB10, TB200 09/92 Fuel Tank Air Vent System 10-067 R1 TB20, TB21 03/93 Fuel Tank Air Vent System 10-071 R3 TB20, TB21 01/98 Rudder Balance Weight 10-072 R2 TB9, TB20 08/96 Exhaust System 10-073 R2 TB10 08/96 Exhaust System 10-074 R1 TB200 08/96 Exhaust System 10-075 R1 TB Series 06/94 Front Seats 10-079 TB200 04/94 Mixture Control 10-083 R1 TB9, TB10, TB200 06/96 Fin Intermediate Rib Attachment 10-084 TB Series 08/94 Wing Ribs, Fuel Tank Area The Service Bulletins Can Be Obtained From:
SOCATA Aircraft, Groupe Aerospatiale North Perry Airport 7501 Pembroke Road Pembroke Pines, FL 33023 954-893-1400 phone 954-964-4141 facsimile
For Further Information Contact:
Karl M. Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engin eer, FAA, Project Support Branch (ACE -112), Small Airplane Directorate, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, telephone: (816) 426-6934, fax: (816) 426-2169.