Daher-Socata TBM 700 Series Owner's manual

PILOT’S INFORMATION
MANUAL
TBM 700 --- Edition 1

Edition 1 --- November 30, 2010
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TBM 700
Versions A and B
equipped with MOD70-0276-00
PILOT’S OPERATING
HANDBOOK
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SOCATA MODIFICATIONS -- INDEX
NOTE :
The standardized name for SOCATA modifications is MOD70--XXX--XX
MOD70 No. SUBJECT CLASSIF.
001--06 Increase in ramp and max. takeoff weights Major
002--24 Alternator current output increase Major
003--28 Unusable fuel updating minor
004--55 Modification of horn installation on rudder Major
007--21 Installation of cabin pressure regulating
valves
Major
008--32 Nose wheel replacement Major
010--24 Increase of the inboard generators ratings minor
011--56 Installation of a bonding plate on de--iced
windshield
minor
012--30 Pitch control horn de--icing Major
013--34 VOR--LOC Glide antenna system -- DORNE &
MARGOLIN DMN4--17N
Major
015--24 ECE electric power center technical evolution
-- B u s 4
minor
016--57 Addition of compensating edge on R.H.
aileron
minor
017--52 Improvement of passenger door lifting system minor
018--24 EPC change -- Starter priority Major
019--25 PPI interiors Major
020--79 Protection of oil cooler minor
022--55 Machined parts replaced by castings or drop
forgings (in alternate)
Major
023--25 Replacement of the ERDA bench by the
SOCATA bench
Major

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CLASSIF.SUBJECTMOD70 No.
025--21 Cabin air cooling minor
026--28 Fuel booster pump AIRBORNE 1B9--5 minor
027--32 Modification of the landing gears attaching
bolts
Major
029--55 HEXCEL GENIN fibre glass P/N 1581/E536D
as a variant
Major
030--28 New fuel pressure sender minor
031--24 ESS BUS contact gage augmentation minor
034--24 Strengthening of starter generator mounting
clamp
minor
035--30 New windshield de--icing unit minor
036--57 Flap roller carriage reinforcement Major
037--21 Cabin air conditioning -- Ground ventilation
improvement
minor
038--28 Fuel unit INTERTECHNIQUE L88A15--651 minor
039--27 Installation of pitch trim position transmitter minor
041--71 Reinforcement of NACA air intakes on cabin
air conditioning system and engine oil cooling
system
minor
042--25 Cabin covering improvement (lower door) minor
043--32 Increasing in landing gear circuit breaker
rating
minor
045--24 Modification of ground power receptacle shunt minor
046--79 Modification of the oil cooler protecting grid minor
047--55 Development of the insert potting resins on
composite parts
Major
049--25 Cabin covering improvement (side window) minor
050--25 L.H. side lower panel covering between frame
2 and frame 4
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CLASSIF.SUBJECTMOD70 No.
051--76 Fuel emergency control lever minor
052--27 Cable guide bracket on pitch trim pulley minor
053--24 Horizontal stabilizer and elevator trim tab
bonding
minor
054--21 Reinforcement of the ECS exchanger air
intake
minor
055--37 New supply/pressure switch S67 minor
057--33 Anticoll. lights, power unit WHELEN “CF” minor
059--57 Wing flap rails fitting attachments Major
060--32 Electrohydraulic generator IN--LHC 1118--04 minor
061--27 Elevator trim jack minor
062--24 Strengthening of AUXILEC starter--generator
mounting flange
Major
063--32 Main gear tires minor
065--32 Removal of the main landing gear inboard
doors
Major
066--57 Wing attachment shafts minor
067--57 Simplification of the main landing gear fairings
: standard configuration
minor
068--32 Nose gear tires minor
069--55 Corrosion on rudder and elevator internal bea-
rings and balancing weights
minor
070--57 Aileron balancing weight protection minor
071--52 Control fork arm of the front doors minor
073--32 Installation of PACIFIC DIVISION landing gear
emergency pump
minor
075--25 Pressurization valve soundproofing minor
076--25 Pilot’s adjustable lap strap minor

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CLASSIF.SUBJECTMOD70 No.
077--55 Rudder horn bonding minor
078--57 Aileron balancing weight minor
079--53 Frame 10 reinforcement Major
080--53 Frame 2 front and rear link fittings Major
083--52 Lower door handle minor
084--25 Footstep carpet minor
087--52 Door microswitch adjustment minor
088--53 Stringer bracket riveting minor
089--25 Lowering of pilot’s and R.H. front seats minor
090--32 Landing gear retraction actuators P/N 08 1480 minor
091--52 TBM700B : Access door widening,
incorporation of modifications and increase of
maximum zero fuel weight
Major
095--71 Engine plenum chamber minor
096--30 Modification of R.H. wing de--icing hose
routing and modification of the stall warning
indicator attachment screw length
minor
097--56 Windshield and side windows dry installation minor
099--35 Modification of the chemical oxygen cylinder
opening pin
Major
100--06 Increase of maximum zero fuel weight Major
102--25 Cabin upholstering materials minor
103--79 Modification of the oil cooler protecting grid minor
104--28 Fuel tank draining minor
107--30 Evolution of deicing system in the fuselage minor
108--57 Creation of a wing as spares minor
109--53 Cabin draining valve Major

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CLASSIF.SUBJECTMOD70 No.
110--55 External bearing/horizontal stabilizer Major
111--53 Door maneuvering mechanism --
Reinforcement of the pulley attachment at
Frame 14
minor
112--21 Cabin air conditioning minor
113--53 “FIRE--PROOF” treatment of the nose landing
gear well
minor
114--25 Shoulder harnesses for pilots and passengers minor
115--25 FWD baggage compartment panels minor
116--52 Evolution of stairs hand rail mechanism minor
117--55 Horizontal stabilizer reinforcement Major
119--71 Change of location of the oil pump breather
outlet
Major
120--55 Horizontal stabilizer outboard hinge fittings Major
121--76 Thermal protection of JACOTTET propeller
control lever
Major
122--57 Flap carriages Major
123--52 Stairs damping minor
124--71 Engine drains minor
126--53 Fuselage structure reinforcement (Aircraft
service life changed)
minor
127--55 Material change for vertical stabilizer
attachment fittings
minor
128--92 Engine wiring harness minor
129--53 Material change for empennage attachment
fittings on fuselage
minor
130--55 Material change for horizontal stabilizer rib
and attachment fittings
minor
132--27 Reinforcement of aileron control stop minor

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CLASSIF.SUBJECTMOD70 No.
135--11 Airplane without finishing paint Major
144--33 Cabin lighting telebreaker minor
146--00 Clamp type modification on airspeed
indicating system and cabin pressurization
regulation system
minor
0150--53 VHF1 antenna support reinforcement -- S/N
243 equipped with option OPT70 34061A
minor
0157--21 Evaporator air inlet protection --
TBM700A and B equipped with option OPT70
21002
minor
0158--28 Fuel gauging amplifier INTERTECHNIQUE minor
0161--27 Aileron control emergency stop minor
0163--77 Torque transducer static port tube minor
0166--53 Change of glass fiber fabric type on TBM
700 composite floors
minor
0168--57 Modification of TBM 700 internal flap
carriage pin definition (external flap
carriages are processed by amendment)
minor
0172--57 Replacement on flaps of SHUR LOCK nuts
by machined bushings
minor
0173--28 New fuel gauging probes minor
0175--23 BOSE headset wiring (front and rear) minor
0177--57 Lower attachment fittings of external flap
tracks
minor
0183--56 Side windows “generation 2006” minor
0184--56 Cabin windows “generation 2006” minor
0186--57 Inserts hot--fitted on flap ribs minor
0190--32 Reinforcement of main landing gear legs Major

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CLASSIF.SUBJECTMOD70 No.
0191--71 Engine drainage breather pipe modification
-- TBM 700A, B, C equipped with
MOD70--124--71 (engine drainage) and TBM
700N (850)
minor
0194--25 Linings Generation 2005--3 minor
0195--56 Rear cabin window (same as front cabine
window)
minor
0201--32 Landing gear actuating cylinder modification minor
0205--55 Replacement of fin expansion pins minor
0209--57 Reinforcement of trailing edge omega at rib
7
minor
0213--27 Pitch trim union connector at rear pressure
bulkhead
minor
0216--52 TBM 700A door upper mechanism --
Airplanes S/N 1 to 9, 11 to 17, 19 to 22, 25
to 27, 29 to 35, 38, 46, 49 not equipped as a
retrofit with modification No.
MOD70--019--25 and equipped with an
interior handle unlocking device through
push--button
minor
0217--24 Battery firewall screen minor
0276--00 G1000 Integrated Flight Deck Major
NOTE :
Optional modifications are integrated in the list of equipment in Section 6
Weight and Balance (sub--section 6.5) of the POH .

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1.1 GENERAL 1.1.1
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1.2 THREE VIEW DRAWING 1.2.1...................................
1.3 DESCRIPTIVE DATA 1.3.1.......................................
ENGINE 1.3.1.......................................................
PROPELLER 1.3.1..................................................
FUEL 1.3.2.........................................................
ENGINE OIL 1.3.3...................................................
MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED WEIGHTS 1.3.3............................
STANDARD AIRPLANE WEIGHTS 1.3.3...............................
CABIN AND ENTRY DIMENSIONS 1.3.4...............................
BAGGAGE SPACE ENTRY DIMENSIONS
(NON PRESSURIZED) 1.3.4..........................................
SPECIFIC LOADINGS 1.3.4..........................................
1.4 ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY 1.4.1..................
METEOROLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY 1.4.1............................
GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY AND SYMBOLS 1.4.1............
POWER TERMINOLOGY 1.4.3........................................
AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE AND FLIGHT PLANNING
TERMINOLOGY 1.4.4................................................
WEIGHT AND BALANCE TERMINOLOGY 1.4.4.........................
GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS 1.4.6....................................
RADIO -- NAVIGATION ABBREVIATIONS 1.4.9.........................
1.5 CONVERSION FACTORS 1.5.1.................................
1.6 PRESSURE AND STANDARD ATMOSPHERE 1.6.1...........
STANDARD ATMOSPHERE 1.6.1.....................................
PRESSURE CONVERSION TABLE 1.6.2...............................

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1.1 -- GENERAL
This Handbook contains 9 Sections, and includes the material required by
FAR Part 23 to be furnished to the pilot for operation of the TBM 700 airplane
equipped with MOD70--276--00. It also contains supplemental data supplied
by the manufacturer.
The “GARMIN G1000 Integrated Flight Deck Cockpit Reference Guide for
SOCATA TBM 700”, P/N 190--01247--00, or any later version as applicable,
must be permanently kept in the airplane with the Pilot’s Operating
Handbook.
Section 1 provides basic data and information of general interest. It also
contains definitions or explanations of abbreviations and terminology
commonly used.
The general for complex optional systems are given in Section 9,
”Supplements” of the Pilot’s Operating Handbook.

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1.2 -- THREE VIEW DRAWING
Figure 1.2.1 (1 / 2) -- THREE VIEW DRAWING
TBM700A
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Figure 1.2.1A (1 / 2 ) -- THREE VIEW DRAWING
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Figure 1.2.1A (2 / 2 ) -- THREE VIEW DRAWING
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1.3 -- DESCRIPTIVE DATA
ENGINE
Number of engines : 1
Engine manufacturer : PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA
Engine model number : PT6A -- 64
Engine type : Free turbine, reverse flow and 2 turbine sections
Compressor type : 4 axial stages
1 centrifugal stage
Combustion chamber type : Annular
Turbine type : 1 gas generator turbine stage
2 power turbines stages
Horsepower rating and propeller speed : 700 SHP at 2000 RPM
PROPELLER
Number of propellers : 1
Propeller manufacturer : HARTZELL
Propeller model number : HC--E4N--3 / E9083S (K)
Number of blades : 4
Propeller diameter :
Minimum : 90 inches (2.286 m)
Maximum : 91 inches (2.311 m)
Propeller type : Adjustable constant speed, with feathering and hydraulic
control reverse
Propeller blade setting at 30 inches station
Low pitch : 21°
Feathering : 86°
Maximum reverse : - 11°
Propeller governor : 8210.007 WOODWARD

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FUEL
Total capacity : 290.6 us gal (1100 Litres)
Total capacity each tank : 145.3 us gal (550 Litres)
Total usable : 281.6 us gal (1066 Litres)
CAUTION
THE USED FUEL MUST CONTAIN AN ANTI--ICE ADDITIVE, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATION MIL--I--27686 or MIL--I--85470.
ADDITIVE CONCENTRATIONS (EGME or DIEGME) SHALL BE
COMPRISED BETWEEN A MINIMUM OF 0.06 % AND A MAXIMUM OF
0.15 % BY VOLUME. REFER TO SECTION 8 ”HANDLING, SERVICING
AND MAINTENANCE” FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
CAUTION
THE USE OF AVIATION GASOLINE (AVGAS) MUST BE RESTRICTED
TO EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY. AVGAS SHALL NOT BE USED
FOR MORE THAN 150 CUMULATIVE HOURS DURING ANY PERIOD
BETWEEN ENGINE OVERHAUL PERIODS
NOTE :
Use of AVGAS to be recorded in engine module logbook
US Specification
(US)
French Specification
(FR)
English Specification
(UK) NATO Code
ASTM--D1655 JET A
ASTM--D1655 JET A1
ASTM--D1655 JET B
AIR 3405C Grade F35 DERD 2494 Issue 9 F35 without
additive
MIL--DTL--5624
Grade JP--4 AIR 3407B DERD 2454 Issue 4
Amdt 1
F40 with
additive
MIL--DTL--5624
Grade JP--5 AIR 3404C Grade F44 DERD 2452 Issue 2
Amdt 1
F44 with
additive when
utilization
MIL--DTL--83133
Grade JP--8 AIR 3405C Grade F34 DERD 2453 Issue 4
Amdt 1
F34 with
additive S748
AIR 3404C Grade F43 DERD 2498 Issue 7 F43 without
additive
Figure 1.3.1 -- RECOMMENDED FUEL TYPES
(Reference : Service Bulletin P & W -- C. No. 14004)

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ENGINE OIL
System total capacity :
12.7 Quarts (12 Litres) (oil cooler included)
Usable capacity :
6 Quarts (5.7 Litres)
Maximum consumption : 0.30 qt / hr (0.29 l / hr)
[0.3 lb/hr (0.136 kg/h)]
CAUTION
DO NOT MIX DIFFERENT BRANDS OR TYPES
Nominal
Viscosity
US Specification
(US)
French
Specification
(FR)
English
Specification
(UK)
NATO
Code
Type 5cSt MIL--L--23699C
Amdt1
MIL--L--23699C
Amdt1
DERD 2499
Issue 1 O.156
Figure 1.3.2 -- RECOMMENDED ENGINE OIL TYPES
(Reference : Service Bulletin P & W -- C. No. 14001)
MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED WEIGHTS
Ramp : 6614 lbs (3000 kg)
Takeoff : 6579 lbs (2984 kg)
Landing : 6250 lbs (2835 kg)
Baggage weight (refer to Section 6 for cargo loading instructions) :
In FWD compartment (non pressurized) : 110 lbs (50 kg)
In aft compartment (pressurized) : 220 lbs (100 kg)
STANDARD AIRPLANE WEIGHTS
TBM700A :
Standard empty weight : 4050 lbs (1837 kg)
Maximum useful load : 2564 lbs (1163 kg)

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TBM700B :
Standard empty weight : 4167 lbs (1890 kg)
Maximum useful load : 2447 lbs (1110 kg)
CABIN AND ENTRY DIMENSIONS
Maximum cabin width : 3’ 11.64” (1.21 m)
Maximum cabin length : 13’ 3.45” (4.05 m)
Maximum cabin height : 4’ (1.22 m)
TBM700A :
Number of cabin entries : 1
Entry width : 2’ 1.59” (0.65 m)
Entry height : 3’ 10.85” (1.19 m)
TBM700B :
Number of cabin entries : 1
Entry width : 3’ 6.52” (1.08 m)
Entry height : 3’ 10.85” (1.19 m)
BAGGAGE SPACE ENTRY DIMENSIONS (NON PRESSURIZED)
Access by L.H. side door
Entry width : 1’ 2.57” (0.37 m)
Entry height : 1’ 8.08” (0.51 m)
SPECIFIC LOADINGS
Wing loading : 34 lbs / sq.ft (165.8 kg / m2)
Power loading : 9.4 lbs / SHP (4.26 kg / SHP)
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