Is AD 2001-05-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2001-05-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2001-05-03 apply to?

AD 2001-05-03 applies to Socata. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2001-05-03

one-time

Official AD 2001-05-03 · FR doc 01-5274 · 2001-03-12 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPATIALE (Socata) Model TBM 700 airplanes. This AD requires you to apply Loctite on attaching bolt/ screw threads of inboard, central, and outboard carriages; increase tightening torques of associated hardware; and replace central carriage attaching bolts. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for France. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loose, or the loss of, flap attaching bolts/screws, which could cause rough or irregular control. Such rough or irregular control could lead to the loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2001-05-03 applies to

MakesSocata

Applies to each airplane identified in paragraph (a) of this AD (specific affected models not included in this excerpt); compliance per Socata Service Bulletin No. SB 70-087 57, Amendment 1, dated November 2000; related French AD 2000-375(A), dated September 20, 2000.

Whether AD 2001-05-03 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 2001-05-03 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.