AMT 101 Publica.ons, Forms, & Records Chapter 12 History •  1938 – Civil Aeronau.c Act !
Civil Aeronau.cs Board – CAB •  Include NTSB type safety inves.ga.on func.ons !
Civil Aeronau.cs Administra.on •  Forerunner to FAA •  1956 -­‐ Grand Canyon mid-­‐air collision United Flight 718 collided with TWA Flight 2 !  All onboard (128) were killed !
•  1958 – Federal Avia.on Act !
CAA became the Federal Avia.on Agency History •  1966 – Department of Transporta.on (DOT) was created !
Federal Avia.on Agency became the Federal Avia.on Administra.on (FAA) under DOT •  1978 – Airline Deregula.on Act of 1978 !
Took the teeth out of the CAB •  1985 – CAB was terminated Na.onal Transporta.on Safety Board (NTSB) takes over responsible for inves.ga.ng aircraY accidents !  NTSB is independent of the FAA !
FAA •  Head of the FAA is the “Administrator” !
The regula.ons refer to the “Administrator” •  Nine FAA Regions One regional office per region !  Eight USA and a Europe region !
•  Two AircraY Maintenance Divisions Air Carrier Branch !  General Avia.on Branch !
•  Mike Monroney Aeronau.cal Center in Oklahoma City FAA Domes.c regions of the Federal Avia.on Administra.on.
FAA •  Regions are divided into districts called Flight Standards District Office FSDO !  We are under the San Jose FSDO located at the San Jose Airport !
Federal Avia.on Regula.ons •  FARs are under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regula.ons (14 CFR) !
CAA used Civil Air Regula.ons (CAR) •  Planes used to be cer.fied under CAR 3 !
Title 14 is divided into “Part”s •  We are a Part 147 school Federal Avia.on Regula.ons •
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Important Parts 21 – Cer.fica.on Procedures for Products and Parts 23 – Airworthiness Standards 39 – Airworthiness Direc.ves 43 – Maintenance, Preven.ve Maintenance, Rebuilding and Altera.on !
Remember AC 43 -­‐1B and 2B •  47 – AircraY Registra.on •  65 – Cer.fica.on: Airmen other than Flight Crewmembers •  91 – General Opera.ng and Flight Rules •  147 – Avia.on Maintenance Technician Schools Interes.ng Parts •  1 – Defini.ons and Abbrevia.ons •  25 – Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes •  33 – Airworthiness Standards: AircraY Engines •  35 – Airworthiness Standards: Propellers •  45 – Iden.fica.on and Registra.on Marking •  121 – Opera.on Requirements: Domes.c, Flag and Supplemental Opera.ons Interes.ng Parts •  125 – Cer.fica.on and Opera.ons: Airplanes Having Sea.ng Capacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or More; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraY •  135 – Opera.on Requirements: Commuter and On Demand Opera.ons and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraY •  145 – Repair Sta.ons •  183 – Representa.ve of the Administrator AircraY Documenta.on Project •  Airworthiness Direc.ve describes the unsafe condi.on and the correc.ve ac.on that must be taken to return the device to the condi.ons specified for its cer.fica.on •  N-­‐Number inves.ga.on can start on the front page of www.faa.gov •  Type Cer.ficate Data Sheets (TCDS) -­‐The official specifica.ons of an aircraY, engine, or propeller issued by the FAA !
Search “ TCDS” on www.faa.gov AircraY Documenta.on Project •  Airworthiness Direc.ve inves.ga.on can start on the front page of www.faa.gov •  At an “annual” inspec.on, all AD must be complied with •  New engines are sent from the factory with all ADs complied with •  Use Advantext soYware to generate AD report “Big Three” •  Three primary regula.ons that govern the airworthiness of an aircraY •  Part 21 — Cer.fica.on Procedures for Products and Parts •  Part 43 — Maintenance, Preven.ve Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Altera.ons •  Part 91 — General Opera.ng and Flight Rules Part 1.1 – General Defini.ons •  Maintenance means inspec.on, overhaul, repair, preserva.on, and the replacement of parts, but excludes preven1ve maintenance Part 1.1 – General Defini.ons •  Major altera1on means an altera.on not listed in the aircraY, aircraY engine, or propeller specifica.ons— (1) That might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant opera.on, flight characteris.cs, or other quali.es affec.ng airworthiness; or !  (2) That is not done according to accepted prac.ces or cannot be done by elementary opera.ons. !
•  Minor altera1on means an altera.on other than a major altera.on. Part 1.1 – General Defini.ons •  Major repair means a repair: (1) That, if improperly done, might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant opera.on, flight characteris.cs, or other quali.es affec.ng airworthiness; or !  (2) That is not done according to accepted prac.ces or cannot be done by elementary opera.ons. !
•  Minor repair means a repair other than a major repair. Part 21 •  Cer.fica.on Procedures for Product and Parts •  The requirements of and the procedures for obtaining type cer.ficates, supplemental type cer.ficates, produc.on cer.ficates, airworthiness cer.ficates, and import and export approvals Part 21 •  Issuance of an Airworthiness Cer.ficate •  Designated Altera.on Sta.on (DAS) !
Tes.ng & Cer.fica.on •  Part Manufacture Approval (PMA) •  Technical Standard Order (TSO) •  Instruc.ons for Con.nued Airworthiness (ICA) !
Maintenance manuals and instruc.ons on how to keep an aircraY airworthy Part 23 •  Airworthiness Standards: Normal, U.lity, Acroba.c, and Commuter Category Airplanes •  Sea.ng 9 or less !
Commuter aircraY – 19 seats •  Maximum takeoff weight – 12,500 pounds !
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Part 23 Subpart A — Applicability of Part 23 Subpart B — Flight Subpart C — Structure Subpart D — Design and Construc.on Subpart E — Powerplant Subpart F — Equipment Subpart G — Opera.ng Limita.ons and Informa.on Part 45 •  Iden.fica.on and Registra.on Marking •  12” N# lelering •  PMA Replacement Parts The lelers “FAA-­‐PMA” !  The name, symbol, or trademark of the holder of the PMA !  Part number !  Name and model designa.on for each type-­‐
cer.ficated product on which it can be installed !  If a part has a specified replacement .me, inspec.on interval, or other related procedure specifica.on -­‐ Serial number !
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Part 45 -­‐ Dataplate Builder’s name Model designa.on Builder’s serial number Type cer.ficate number (if any) Produc.on cer.ficate number (if any) Reference to compliance or exemp.on to 14 CFR Part 34, Fuel Ven.ng and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes Part 43 •  Maintenance, Preven.ve Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Altera.on •  Applies to cer.fied aircraY and components •  Doesn’t apply to Special Airworthiness Cer.ficate (Experimental AircraY) Part 43.2 •  Records of overhaul and rebuilding Overhaul – repaired to “service limits” !  Rebuilt – returned to same tolerances and limits as a new item !
Part 43.3 •  Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, and altera.ons •  “Except as provided in this sec.on and §43.17, no person may maintain, rebuild, alter, or perform preven.ve maintenance on an aircraY, airframe, aircraY engine, propeller, appliance, or component part to which this part applies. Those items, the performance of which is a major altera.on, a major repair, or preven.ve maintenance, are listed in appendix A” Part 43.3 •  Cer.fied mechanic per part 65. •  Cer.fied repairman per part 65. •  Person working under the supervision of a cer.fied mechanic or repairman. •  Holder of repair sta.on cer.ficate. •  Holder of an air carrier cer.ficate. •  Holder of pilot cer.ficate may perform preven.ve maintenance on an aircraY he or she owns or operates •  Manufacturer may inspect and rebuild any item it has manufactured Part 43.5 •  Approval for return to service aYer maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, or altera.on •  Returning an aircraY component of an aircraY to service aYer maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding or altera.on must be done by crea.ng an appropriate maintenance record entry as required by either 43.9 or 43.11. •  FAA Form 337 for a major repair or a major altera.on. Part 43.5 •  Repair – Return the aircraY to its previous or unaltered condi.on •  Altera.on – Changes or modifica.on to an aircraY from its previous state •  Major – repair/altera.on that might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant opera.on, flight characteris.cs, or other quali.es affec.ng airworthiness, and that are not done according to accepted prac.ces !
Refer to Part 43 appendix A Part 43.5 •  Documenta.on requirements Minor repairs and altera.ons need only to refer to “acceptable data”, such as manufacturers’ maintenance manuals or AC 43.13-­‐1 !  Major repairs and altera.ons require “approved data” !
•  Examples of approved data are: AD Notes, STCs, TCDS’s, DAS specific authoriza.ons, DER (Designated Engineering Representa.ve) specific delega.ons, and FAA-­‐approved manufacturer Service Bulle.ns. Part 43.7 •  Persons authorized to approve aircraY, airframes, aircraY engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service aYer maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, or altera.on Part 43.7 •  Cer.fied mechanic or holder of an inspec.on authoriza.on •  Holder of a repair sta.on cer.ficate •  Manufacturer •  Holder of an air carrier cer.ficate •  Cer.ficated private pilot •  Repairman cer.ficated with a maintenance ra.ng for light sport aircraY only. •  Cer.ficated sport pilot for preven.ve maintenance on an aircraY owned and or operated by him or her. Part 43.9 •  Content, form and disposi.on of maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, and altera.on records •  List of maintenance ac.ons includes “preven.ve maintenance.” Pilots must record maintenance !  Record every maintenance ac.on you do !
•  “The signature cons.tutes the approval for return to service only for the work performed” !
No need for “is hereby returned to service” Part 43.9 •  Log entries for maintenance !
What – A descrip.on of the work performed. •  Short and to the point !
When – the date the work was completed •  Op.onal – TT (Total Time) .me !
Who – The name of the person who did the work if other than the person who approves the “return to service” The signature, cer.ficate number and type of cer.ficate of the person who is approving the work for “return to service” Part 43.9 •  Log entries for maintenance !
Requirements are different than log entries for inspec.on (Part 43.11) •  Recommenda.ons Be clear and neat !  Include S/N for major components !  Include TT !  Type your log entries !  Keep a record of your common entries so you can reuse them !
•  AircraY Typical Log Books Main log !  Recommend logging everything in the aircraY log !
•  Engine(s) •  Propeller(s) !
Some.mes, part of the aircraY or engine log books •  Avionics !
Some.mes, part of the aircraY log book Example Log Entry 01/10/2011 – TT 2557.5 – Removed left tire; cleaned
and visual inspected wheel; cleaned, inspected and
greased bearing and races; installed new inner tube
and tire, reinstalled wheel and tire; and performed
landing gear retraction test.
John Doe A&P 12345678
Part 43.10 •  Disposi.on of life-­‐limited aircraY parts •  Life-­‐limited part – Any part for which a mandatory replacement limit has been specified •  Life status means the accumulated cycles, hours, or any other mandatory limit of life-­‐limited part. •  The person removing the part must control the part and assure proper tracking of the life-­‐
limi.ng factor(s) •  Prevent installa.on of a part aYer reaching its life limit Part 43.10 •  Methods of disposi.on compliance: Recordkeeping !  Tagging !  Non-­‐permanent marking !  Permanent marking !  Segrega.on !  Mu.la.on !  Any other method approved or accepted by the FAA !
Part 43.11 •  Content, form, and disposi.on of records for inspec.ons conducted under parts 91 and 125, and §135.411(a)(1) and 135.419 of this chapter. •  Inspec.ons !
Part 43.11 Annual •  Lasts 12 months •  Airworthy un.l end of month, one year later •  IA required •  Special ferry permit require for overdue aircraY •  Inspec.ons !
Part 43.11 100 hour •  For commercial aircraY •  A&P can signoff •  Annual can serve as an 100 hour •  An aircraY can be flown 10 hours aYer a 100 hour inspec.on is due to reach a place where the inspec.on can be performed. The extra hours are subtracted from the next 100 hour interval •  Inspec.ons !
Part 43.11 Progressive •  Inspec.on system designed to break a 100-­‐hour or annual inspec.on down into small parts !
Reduce down .me •  Divided into two basic inspec.on items !
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Rou.ne inspec.on items »  Rou.ne inspec.on items are defined as visual inspec.on with no disassembly required to perform Detailed inspec.on items »  Detailed inspec.on items are defined as those items requiring a thorough examina.on and disassembly to perform •  Inspec.ons !
Part 43.11 Progressive •  Shall provide for complete inspec.on of the aircraY within each 12 calendar months •  Begins with a complete annual inspec.on •  Must be approved by the FAA •  Follow manufacturer’s recommenda.ons •  A&P can perform most of the inspec.on items •  IA must supervise a progressive Part 43.11 •  Log entries for inspec.on What – type of inspec.on, including a brief descrip.on !  When – the date of the inspec.on and the total .me in service !
•  Must have total .me, unlike maintenance logs !
Who –The signature, cer.ficate number and type of cer.ficate of the person who is approving or disapproving the “return to service” •  A disapproved inspec.on is s.ll a completed inspec.on Part 43.11 •  Approved standard inspec.on !
"I cer.fy that this aircraY has been inspected in accordance with (insert type) inspec.on and was determined to be in airworthy condi.on.” •  Disapproved (rejected) standard inspec.on !
"I cer.fy that this aircraY has been inspected in accordance with (insert type) inspec.on and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy items dated (date) has been provided for the aircraC owner or operator.” Part 43.11 •  Approved progressive inspec.on !
"I cer.fy that in accordance with a progressive inspec.on program, a rou.ne inspec.on of (iden.fy whether aircraY or components) and a detailed inspec.on of (iden.fy components) were performed and the (aircraY or components) are approved for return to service.” Part 43.11 •  Disapproved (rejected) progressive inspec.on !
"I cer.fy that in accordance with a progressive inspec.on program, a rou.ne inspec.on of (iden.fy whether aircraY or components) and a detailed inspec.on of (iden.fy components) were performed and the (aircraY or components) are disapproved for return to service and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy items dated (date) has been provided to the aircraC owner or operator.” Part 43.11 •  A disapproved inspec.on is a complete and chargeable inspec.on •  The inspected item is airworthy except the list of discrepancies and unairworthy items •  For a disapproved inspec.on !
List of discrepancies can be address by a repair sta.on or cer.fied technician •  Includes A&Ps Log entries for repairs addressing the list of discrepancies is a “return to service” !  No need to redo the inspec.on !
Annual/100 Hour Inspec.on •  When a 100-­‐hour inspec.on is completed, if separate maintenance records for the airframe, powerplant(s), and propeller(s) are maintained, the log entry for the inspec.on is recorded in each log book Part 43.13 •  Performance rules (general) •  Part 43.13 is 3 paragraphs long – AC 43.13 expands on the 3 paragraphs Part 43.13 •  Each person performing maintenance, altera.on, or preven.ve maintenance on an aircraY, engine, propeller, or appliance shall use the methods, techniques, and prac.ces prescribed in the current manufacturer's maintenance manual or Instruc.ons for Con.nued Airworthiness prepared by its manufacturer, or other methods, techniques, and prac.ces acceptable to the Administrator Informa.on must be current or marked for reference only !  Prac.ces acceptable to the Administrator – AC 43.13 !
Part 43.13 •  Mechanic shall use the tools, equipment, and test apparatus necessary to assure comple.on of the work in accordance with accepted industry prac.ces. If special equipment or test apparatus is recommended by the manufacturer involved, the mechanic must use that equipment or apparatus or its equivalent acceptable to the Administrator !  All tools that need tes.ng and calibra.on must be kept current. The tool must be marked with tes.ng informa.on and expira.on date. !  If a tool is out of calibra.on it must be mark for reference only !
Part 43.15 •  Addi.onal Performance Rules for Inspec.ons •  RotorcraY Inspec.on The drive shaYs or similar systems !  The main rotor transmission gear box for obvious defects !  The main rotor and center sec.on (or the equivalent area) !  The auxiliary rotor on helicopters !
Part 43.15 •  Annual and 100-­‐hour inspec.ons !
Shall use a checklist •  The checklist may be of the person's own design •  One provided by the manufacturer of the equipment being inspected •  One obtained from another source •  This checklist must include the scope and detail of the items contained in Part 43 appendix D Part 43.15 •  Annual or 100 hour reciproca.ng engine inspec.on !
Run the aircraY engine or engines to determine sa.sfactory performance in accordance with the manufacturer's recommenda.ons •  Power output (sta.c and idle R.P.M.) •  Magnetos •  Fuel and oil pressure •  Cylinder and oil temperature Part 43.15 •  Annual or 100 hour turbine engine inspec.on !
Run the aircraY engine or engines to determine sa.sfactory performance in accordance with the manufacturer's recommenda.ons •  Details on Progressive Inspec.on •  For aircraY away from the sta.on, perform inspec.ons in accordance with the procedures and using the forms of the person who would otherwise perform the inspec.on. Part 43.16 •  Airworthiness limita.ons •  The technician performing inspec.on or maintenance ac.ons on an aircraY must be certain to have the appropriate data available •  The technician is responsible to perform inspec1on or maintenance in accordance with the instruc1ons Part 43 Appendix A •  Major Altera.ons, Major Repairs, and Preven.ve Maintenance •  Appendix A provides a comprehensive, but not exclusive, list of the items •  Preven.ve maintenance work may be accomplished by the holder of at least a private pilot cer.ficate provided he or she is the owner or operator of that aircraY, and it is not operated under part 121, 129, or 135. Part 43 Appendix B •  Recording of Major Repairs and Major Altera.ons •  Major Repairs and Altera.ons require a 337 One for the aircraY owner !  One for the FAA !
•  Must be sent in within 48 hours For extended-­‐range fuel tanks installed within the passenger compartment or a baggage compartment (ferry tanks), a third copy is kept in the plane !  Op.on – Mechanic should keep a copy !
Part 43 Appendix B •  Cer.ficated repair sta.on comple.ng a major repair, it may provide the customer with a signed copy of the work order and a maintenance release signed by an authorized representa.ve of the repair sta.on, instead of the FAA Form 337 Part 43 Appendix D •  Scope and Detail of Items (as Applicable to the Par.cular AircraY) To Be Included in Annual and 100 Hour Inspec.ons •  Contains the list of items and areas to be inspected for an annual and 100 hour inspec.on !
List for annual and 100 hour are exactly the same Part 43 Appendix D •  Each person performing an annual or 100-­‐hour inspec.on shall, before that inspec.on, remove or open all necessary inspec.on plates, access doors, fairing, and cowling. He shall thoroughly clean the aircraC and aircraC engine. •  Any miscellaneous item not covered in the detailed list provided must also be inspected for improper installa.on and opera.on Part 43 Appendix E •  Al.meter System Test and Inspec.on !
(Pitot/Sta.c Tes.ng) •  From 91.411 -­‐ no person may operate an aircraY in controlled airspace under IFR unless the aircraY has had this test completed successfully within the preceding 24 months. •  Lists detailed tes.ng of the sta.c pressure system, the al.meter, and the automa.c pressure al.tude repor.ng equipment Part 43 Appendix F •  ATC Transponder Tests and Inspec.ons •  From 91.413 -­‐ no persons may use an ATC transponder unless the aircraY has had this test completed successfully within the preceding 24 month •  Tes.ng required are radio reply frequency, suppression, receiver sensi.vity, radio frequency peak output power, and mode S Part 91 •  General Opera.ng and Flight Rules •  91.7(a) -­‐ “no person may operate a civil aircraY unless it is in an airworthy condi.on.” •  91.403 -­‐ The owner/operator holds the primary responsibility for maintaining the aircraY in airworthy condi.on •  91.403 -­‐ Any inopera.ve instruments or equipment must be properly placarded as inopera.ve. Part 91 •  91.407 -­‐ Whenever the aircraY has undergone maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding or altera.on, it must have been approved for return to service and a proper entry made in the maintenance records •  91.407 -­‐ If the maintenance that was done could have appreciably changed the flight characteris.cs, an appropriately rated pilot must perform an opera.onal flight check of the aircraY and must make an entry of the flight in the maintenance records Part 91 •  91.411 -­‐ Al.meter system and al.tude repor.ng equipment tests and inspec.ons •  91.413 — ATC transponder tests and inspec.ons •  91.417 -­‐ There is no requirement that the maintenance records of the aircraY be carried on the aircraY Except ferry tanks !  Very wise idea to have the logbook copied or scanned, and retained at a separate loca.on !
Part 91.417 -­‐ Logged •  Records of the maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, and altera.on and records of the 100-­‐hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspec.ons Part 91.417 -­‐ Logged •  The total .me in service of the airframe, each engine, each propeller, and each rotor •  The current status of life-­‐limited parts of each airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance •  The .me since last overhaul of all items installed on the aircraY which are required to be overhauled on a specified .me basis Part 91.417 -­‐ Logged •  The current inspec.on status of the aircraY, including the .me since the last inspec.on required by the inspec.on program under which the aircraY and its appliances are maintained Part 91.417 -­‐ Logged •  The current status of applicable airworthiness direc.ves (AD) and safety direc.ves including, for each, the method of compliance, the AD or safety direc.ve number and revision date •  If the AD or safety direc.ve involves recurring ac.on, the 1me and date when the next ac1on is required Part 91.417 •  Records kept un.l the work is repeated or superseded by other work or for 1 year aYer the work is performed !
Records of the maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, and altera.on and records of the 100-­‐
hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspec.ons Part 91.417 •  Records retained and transferred with the aircraY at the .me the aircraY is sold Time limited informa.on !  Overhauls !  Current inspec.on status !  AD status !  337s !
Part 91.417 •  A list of defects furnished to a registered owner or operator during annual or 100 hour inspec.on shall be retained un.l the defects are repaired and the aircraY is approved for return to service •  Maintenance records must be made available upon request to the Administrator or any authorized representa.ve of the Na.onal Transporta.on Safety Board Part 91.419 •  Any owner or operator who sells a U.S.-­‐
registered aircraY shall transfer to the purchaser, at the .me of sale, maintenance records, in plain language form or in coded form at the elec.on of the purchaser Part 91.421 •  Outlines zero-­‐.me and rebuilt engine •  See AC 43-­‐11 Suspected Unapproved Parts •  Black market part can be very profitable and dangerous •  If the paperwork doesn’t match the part, don’t use the part Parts should have something like an FAA form 8130-­‐3 !  Return to seller !  No.fy part manufacturer !
•  AC 21-­‐29 -­‐ Detec.ng and Repor.ng Suspected Unapproved Parts Airworthiness Direc.ves •  ADs •  FAA issues airworthiness direc.ves in response to deficiencies and/or unsafe condi.ons found in aircraY, engines, propellers, or other aircraY parts •  ADs require that the relevant problem must be corrected on all aircraY or aircraY parts using the same design Airworthiness Direc.ves •  Once an AD has been issued, a person/company is authorized to use the affected aircraY or part only if it has been corrected in accordance with the AD. •  Electronic versions of ADs are available from the Federal Register and from the Regulatory and Guidance Library AD Content •  A descrip.on of the unsafe condi.on. •  The product to which the AD applies. •  The required correc.ve ac.on or opera.ng limita.ons, or both. •  The AD effec.ve date. •  A compliance .me Some may be recurring !  Airframe hours, Months/Year & Inspec.ons !
AD Content •  Where to go for more informa.on. •  Informa.on on alterna.ve methods of compliance with the requirements of the AD AD Number AD YY-­‐WW-­‐NN or AD YYYY-­‐WW-­‐NN YY – Last two digits of year – pre 2000 YYYY – Year – 2000 and aYer WW – Biweekly (two weeks) period NN – Sequen.al number within each biweekly period •  Example: AD 87-­‐20-­‐03 – Seat Tracks •
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AircraY Lis.ngs •  Contains the specifica.ons and data for cer.ficated aircraY when the number of registered aircraY is 50 or fewer TCDS AircraY Codes TCDS AircraY Codes •  Come from Order 8110.4 – Type Cer.fica.on !
Latest version is 8110.4C rev 5. •  Example: 2PCSM !
2 Place, Closed, Seaplane, Monoplane •  These are not the air traffic control iden.fiers From Order JO 7340.2C !  Example: C172 – Cessna 172 !  Example B743 – Boeing 747-­‐300 !
Supplemental Type Cer.ficate •  STC •  Issued by the FAA approving a product modifica.on AircraY !  Engine !  Propeller !
•  It is a “type cer.ficate” •  Approved data Supplemental Type Cer.ficate •  Possession of the STC document doesn’t cons.tute rights to the design data or installa.on of the modifica.on. •  The STC and its suppor.ng data (drawings, instruc.ons, specifica.ons, and so forth) are the property of the STC holder Forms •  Airworthiness Cer.ficates Forms •  AircraY Registra.on !
Now last only 3 years •  Radio Sta.on License Required by FCC not FAA !  Required for flying outside the USA !
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337 Required for major repair or altera.on AC 43.9-­‐1 -­‐ instruc.ons for comple.on One for the aircraY owner One for the FAA !
Must be sent in within 48 hours •  For extended-­‐range fuel tanks installed within the passenger compartment or a baggage compartment (ferry tanks), a third copy is kept in the plane •  Op.on – Mechanic should keep a copy Light Sport AircraY -­‐ LSA 1320 pound limit (1430 floats) Reciproca.ng engine 2 people max Max stall speed of 45 knots Max speed of 120 knots Manufacturer controls specifica.on and altera.ons •  Special airworthiness cer.ficated under Part 21.190 •  A&P can sign off “condi.on for safe opera.on” •
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