Airworthiness Directive 2012-10-14
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What this AD requires
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as installation of an incorrect part number during overhaul of the nose landing gear. We are issuing this AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2012-10-14 applies to
All TBM 700 airplanes equipped with landing gear P/N D23766000 or D23766000-X (component S/N ranges above, plus an 'EURxxx' pattern series) or P/N 21130-001-XY or 21130-000-XY (all component serial numbers). Serial ranges listed are landing-gear component serial numbers, not airframe serial numbers.
Whether AD 2012-10-14 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:
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.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)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.