After reading one of John Yodice stories about someone the FAA and then NTSB put it to, if you change even a washer on your plane and you hold the A&P for the plane (builder) you are better off to bit the bullet and ask the FSDO if you need a new fly-off period and do it if who every answer the phone says to... you are protected then from future actions by the bureaucrats because you followed the bureaucrats directive.
-dave eclarse...@aol.com wrote: >Mark and Netters, > The nutshell version he gave you sounds about right. Just swapping out a >'vair for a 'vair shouldn't have much impact on the flight characteristics >you >established during your testing period. > There are a few more chapters and verse that apply, depending if the >aircraft was repaired or altered by the holder of the Repairman Certificate. >The >whole search will take you from part 21 to 43 to 65. > If you have a second hand aircraft that requires the condition inspection >be conducted/signed off by at least the holder of an A&P rating, then the >minor and major alterations would also require the same. > 43.5 Approval for return to service after maintenance, preventive >maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration states "No person may approve for >return to >service any aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propellor, or appliance that >has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration >unless- > (a) The maintenance record entry required by 43.9 or 43.11, as appropriate >has been made; > (b) doesn't apply to expiremental > (c) If a repair or alteration results in any change in the aircraft >operating limitations or flight data contained in the approved aircraft flight > >manual, those operating limitations or flight data are appropriately revised >and >set forth as prescribed in 91.9 of this chapter." > The FSDO should have also referenced 21.19 as well, that may have more >aptly covered the subject; > "Each person who proposes to change a product (your plane) must apply for a >new type certificate if the Administrator finds that the proposed change in >design, power, thrust, or weight is so extensive that a substantially >complete investigation of compliance with the applicable regulations is >required." > That one may be the key for the fellow that wanted to make lots of changes >to the homebuilt he purchased and have it re-certified (new certificate >issued) allowing him to apply for the repairman certificate. > The interesting thing about regulations is that they can be used by you as >a tool if you can wade through and understand them, because just as that >inspector had to try a find an answer, you could suggest the proper sections >to >him and get things completed more quickly (he might even learn his job a >little better) > My two cents; > Ed Larsen > Larsen Airpark (43G) ><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free >email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at >http://www.aol.com. >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to >http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
