# SAIB CE-06-61: 

- Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory)
- Status: Current
- Revision: 0
- Issued: August 11, 2006
- Products: SOCATA TBM 700 and TBM 850
- Product type: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/49/c6/49c6be705c8921f2ddb1b45ef55d58e0dd73194493e34e9df2d4ef9b6b0b0fca
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/9BEF616D5F1380188625721F0052EAE3.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-61

## Text

**SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS**

**INFORMATION BULLETIN**

Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

CE-06-61 August 11, 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 TBM 700 and TBM 850 airplanes.

Background

The Direction Générale de L'Aviation Civile (DGAC), which is the airworthiness authority for France, reports the need for owners and operators of these airplanes to have the latest revision to the maintenance manuals and flight manuals incorporated and the proper documentation up to date.

SOCATA issued Service Bulletin No. SB 70-067 dated January 99 Amdt. 11, Jan 06, which specifies the latest revision and provides instructions on doing a records check to determine the current incorporated revision level.

Recommendation

We recommend that you do the actions of SB 70- 067 dated January 99 Amdt. 11, Jan 06.

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.

You may obtain copies of SB 70-067 dated January 99 Amdt. 11, Jan 06, 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.

For information on 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.

## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs)

Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first.

- [Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700): 643 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Compagnie Daher TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/compagnie-daher-tbm-700): 314 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Daher TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/daher-tbm-700): 31 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [EADS Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/eads-socata-tbm-700): 12 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Compagnie Daher TBM-700 C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/compagnie-daher-tbm-700-c1): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Socata TBM 850](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-850): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model)

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