On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 20:27:01 -0700, James W. Duffy wrote: >>James Duffy, is right. However, you must realise that Tom Leheman, (FAA Insp. ret) told me the FAA has put out the word that these one-time 337s carry too much liability for the FAA AND the IA for them to sign off anymore. You guys will just have to believe me, there are lawyers out there who will sift throught the paperwork of a crashed airplane with a fine tooth comb looking for anything they can use in court. Remember, the jury is made up of NON-AVIATION people and they are sympathetic to the injured party. YES you might get it done. But is no longer a cake-walk like the good old days. The guy that wants to take a run-out coupe and do his own thing and build it into an experimental catgory can build it, but he will NEVER fly it. Would you sign off on his project Jim? George Frebert
> Being an A&P/IA I can tell you without hesitation it is not as simple as you > stated. The FAR's leave so much to interpretation that you will get almost > as many different answers as the number of people you ask. Even different > FSDO's interpret in their own way that is why at some FSDO's you can walk a > 337 right thru then take the same 337 to a different office and you will > walk into a stone wall. I know one airworthiness inspector who was pretty > good to work with and his supervisor told him he had already approved more > 337's in the three years that he had been there than he should approve in a > life time there. Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: G/F Alon S/N149 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:04 PM > Subject: The FAA and 337s > > > >I have spent some time with several people researching information on the > >FAA form 337 so everyone can have a better understanding of its various > >functions. The following information is compiled by haveing discussions > >with UNIVAIR, Harland Durham, AP/IA and Thomas Lehaman, FAA (ret). > > > >The FAA form 337 covers several areas of what the FAA feels appropiate in > >tracking what, when and how repairs and/or alterations are done to ALL > >airplanes. > >[1]If (I repeat IF) you are making a change in the the airplane that was > NOT > >a factory-built and installed item OR covered my an existing STC, you MUST > >have an FAA FIELD APPROVAL filled out on a form 337 and signed by the AP/IA > >and the FAA inspector. > > If you want to install "Gull-wing" doors on your coupe, you will have > to > >get your AP/IA and FAA approval for the installation. > > If you want to remove the generator and install an alternator, you MUST > >buy the STC from the owner, then have your AP install it and your IA can > >sign it off. > > If you damaged your aileron, gas tank, engine mount, whatever, and found > a > >replacement in a boneyard you MUST enter the TIME IN SERVICE of the used > >part from the former airplane logs. > > For instance; Left aileron removed from N3838H with logs showing 3,231 > >hours in service and installed on N3961H with logs showning 2,928 hours in > >service. > >This can be signed off on a 337 by your AP AND IA and your airplane > returned > >to service. NOTE: This applies to ALL used parts purchased from other > >aircraft and installed on a similar aircraft. > > Now suppose you purchased a NEW aileron. You are still required to file a > >337 which will state; NEW left aileron supplied by UNIVAIR installed on > >N3961H as of this date. Present airframe logs indicate aircraft has been in > >service for 2,928 hours. This can be installed then signed off by your IA. > > [2] An FAA Field Inspector does NOT have to sign off on any update made > to > >your airplane that is FACTORY APPROVED or COVERED BY AN EXISTING STC. > >However, a form 337 is required and a signature of the IA is required. > > [3] You CAN NOT circumnavigate these rule by simply stating that, "I > will > >just take my airplane out of "Normal Catagory" and put it in > "Experimental", > >then I can do what I feel like." The FAA will NOT buy that. It has been > >tried and the airplane cannot be licensed! > >If you should have any further questions relating to the FAA FORM 337, I > >will be most happy to do further research and give you an answer. > >George Frebert > > > > > > > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com > >Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com > > > ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com
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