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Airworthiness Directive 2008-03-15

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Official AD 2008-03-15 · FR doc E8-2026 · 2008-02-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. 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:

Which aircraft AD 2008-03-15 applies to

MakesSocata
ModelsTBM 700, TBM
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 126–322.

Applies only to airplanes equipped with a pilot door. Non-respect of the pilot door adjustment procedure could damage the stop fitting and result in depressurization; requires inspection of pilot door locking stop fittings for correct length and replacement if incorrect.

Whether AD 2008-03-15 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 2008-03-15 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.

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.