Is AD 98-04-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-04-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-04-04 apply to?

AD 98-04-04 applies to Socata. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-04-04

one-time

Official AD 98-04-04 · FR doc 98-3231 · 1998-02-10 · appliance

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 replacing the starter generator mounting adapter with a part of improved design. 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 loss of the starter generator caused by failure of the starter generator mounting adapter, which could result in loss of electrical power.

Which aircraft AD 98-04-04 applies to

MakesSocata

Prevents loss of the starter generator due to failure of the starter generator mounting adapter (loss of electrical power); replace with improved-design adapter via Socata Kit No. OPT70K0058-24 per Socata Service Bulletin No. SB 70-072, dated January 1996. Text does not specify which Socata model this applies to.

Whether AD 98-04-04 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 98-04-04 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.