COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes AD/TBM 700/3 Rudder Skin 1/94 Applicability: Model TBM 700 aircraft with serial numbers 1 through 19, 21, 22, 25 through 34, 38, 39, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, 57, 59, 61 through 63, 67, 68, and 71 through 75. Requirement: Action in accordance with Socata TBM 700 Service Bulletin 70-027-55. Note: DGAC AD 93-178(B) refers. Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 6 January 1994. Background: The DGAC determined that unbonding between the rudder skin and the rear spar could occur unless certain actions are instigated.