ONCE AGAIN, YOUR MECHANIC SHOULD EASILY BE ABLE TO CREATE A PRO-FORMA 337 FOR THE DESIRED ALTERATION AND SUBMIT IT FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEING DONE. THEN WITH THE BASIS FOR FIELD APPROVAL, PRE-APPROVED THE WORK CAN THEN BE COMPLETED AS REQUESTED. SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE THIS MAY HAVE THE DESIRED VERBAGE HANDY AND BE ABLE TO SUPPLYYOU WITH IT, THAT'S ALL IT TAKES TO IMPRESS THEM. ANYMORE WITH THE PICKINESS OF THE REQUESTS WE SUBMIT NEARLY ALL WORK IN ADVANCE AND GET ABOUT 98% APPROVED FIRST TIME THROUGH./TOM
FOR EXAMPLE PERHAPS SOMETHING LIKE THIS: "REMOVED 415CD ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY AS SHOWN IN DRAWING NO. 1237723723 ETC. DATED 13/13/1948 REPLACED WITH 415E ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY NO. 21332232 PER DRAWING NO. 417812348734287 FROM THE 415E MANUAL DATED 13/13/1951. ALL HARDWARE USED WAS A/N (OR NAS OR MS ETC AS THE CASE MAY BE) AND THE RIGGING WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 415E MANUAL 12892387 DATED 13/13/1951. AIRCRAFT NOW MEETS TCDATA FOR 415E AND A LETTER REQUESTING MODEL STATUS FROM 415CD TO 415E SHALL BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME." (END OF EXAMPLE" THIS IS A PORTION OF PERHAPS WHAT I WOULD SUBMIT FOR THIS APPROVAL REQUEST PRIOR TO CUTTING THE ELEVATOR DOWN TO THE E-MODEL OR REMOVING ANYTHING. THIS IS THE TYPE OF REQUEST I PROCESS FOR A NUMBER OF MECHANICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY COULD DO IT BUT MOST ARE TIMID AND HAVE LITTLE DESIRE TO DO ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE DO IT DAILY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING NUMEROUS MODS TO A GRUMMAN WIDGEON, CESSNA 172 TO 170 CONVERSIONS, J3/L4/ C-182 WRECK RENOVATION, AS THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW FIREWALLS BUILT SINCE 97, AND THE CANBERRA BOMBER PROJECT. THIS IS FITTED IN AROUND REGULAR ANNUALS AND PHASES ON 135 AND RENTAL AS WELL AS PRIVATE AIRCRAFT COMING AND GOING DAILY. LITTLE TIME LEFT OVER TO GET MY COUPE'S C-85 BACK IN THE AIR AND REOPEN THE AVIONICS SHOP IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS./TOM
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