Is AD 98-12-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-12-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-12-02 apply to?

AD 98-12-02 applies to Socata — models TBM 700, TBM. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-12-02

one-time

Official AD 98-12-02 · FR doc 98-14615 · 1998-06-04 · 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 inspecting the elevator trim tab fittings for cracks, and replacing any elevator trim tab found to have cracks. 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 cracks in the elevator trim tab fittings, which could result in separation of the elevator trim tab and loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 98-12-02 applies to

MakesSocata

ModelsTBM 700, TBM

Applies to SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes; requires dye-penetrant inspection of left/right elevator trim tab fittings for cracks and replacement with improved-design parts if cracked, per SOCATA TBM SB No. 70-079-55, dated April 1996. Also prohibits installing an elevator trim tab assembly manufactured between January 1, 1993 and February 29, 1996 on any Model TBM 700 (this is a part-manufacture date restriction, not an airplane ship-date range, so ship_date_range is left null). No specific airplane serial-number range given in this excerpt.

Whether AD 98-12-02 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 98-12-02 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.