Is AD 97-20-11 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 97-20-11 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 97-20-11 apply to?

AD 97-20-11 applies to Socata. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-20-11

one-time

Official AD 97-20-11 · FR doc 97-25832 · 1997-09-30 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; SocataGroupe 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 removing the main landing gear (MLG) inboard doors and the door locking control mechanism (MOD 70-065-32). This AD is the result of an incident on one of the affected airplanes where the MLG inboard door locking hooks (hinges) corroded, caused the doors to jam, and prevented the MLG from extending. The Federal Aviation Administration's analysis reveals that removing the MLG inboard doors will not cause any airplane safety or performance problems. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the MLG from failing to extend because of corroded MLG inboard locking hinges, which could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.

Which aircraft AD 97-20-11 applies to

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Part-conditional — MOD 70-065-32.

Specific model/serial applicability list is in the preceding applicability provision, not present in this excerpt. Requires removing the MLG inboard doors and door locking control mechanism (MOD 70-065-32) per Socata Service Bulletin 70-073, Amendment 1, to prevent corroded MLG inboard locking hinges causing gear-extension failure; reinstalling the removed mechanism is prohibited.

Whether AD 97-20-11 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 97-20-11 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.