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REVISED
SPECIAL
AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION
BULLETIN
AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION SERVICE 800 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, S.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20591
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration
No. CE-99-13R1 June 30, 1999
Published by: FAA, AFS-610, P.O. Box 26460, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 SAIB’s are posted on the internet at http://av-info.faa.gov 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 certain SOCATA Morane Saulnier (M.S.) and Rallye Series airplanes of the need to re view the service bulletins listed below. These airplanes are type certificated for operations in the U.S. (by type certificate 7A14) . Service Bulletin 151 has been added to the list in this revision.
Background:
The Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Serv ice, of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a review of specified SOCATA Morane Saulnier (M.S.) and Ra llye Series airplanes service bulletins. The purpose 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 Morane Saulnier (M.S.) and Rallye Series airplanes should also note that there have been Airworthiness Directives issued against these airplanes concerning other safety issues.
Recommendation:
The service bulletins identified in this document were not cons idered appropriate for AD action at this time, however, the FAA strongly suggests that all owners/operators of the SOCATA Morane Saulnier (M.S.) and Rallye Series airplanes review their compliance with the service bulletins listed below.
SOCATA (Morane Saulnier (M.S.) and Rallye Series) Airplanes Service Bulletin Number
MODEL
DATE
TITLE
49 M.S. 880, M.S. 892, M.S. 893
04/67 Modification to the Assemblage of Electrical Oil Pressure
143 All Rallye Series Airplanes except Model 235C
03/82
Welded Nose Landing Gear Nr. 880-42.0.120.0
145 Morane Saulnier and Rallye Series Airplanes
01/87 Forward Side Attachment Fittings and Spar for horizontal Stabilizer
151 All Rallye Series Airplanes except Model 235F
07/93
Nose Landing Gear - Yoke Pivot Assembly
152 All Rallye Series Airplanes except Model 235C
06/94
Attachment fitting of Nose Landing Gear
The Service Bulletins Can Be Obtained From:
SOCATA Aircraft, Groupe Aerospatiale, North Perry Airport, 7501 Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, FL 33023, Phone:
954-893-1400, Facsimile: 954-964-4141
For Further Information Contact:
Karl M. Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Project Support Branch (ACE-112), Small Airplane Directorate, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, tele: (816) 426-6934; fax: (816) 426-2169; email:
karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov.