Here is a couple of quotes from a earlier thread on engines that are mounted on Exp. aircraft it is my understanding that a certified engine that maintains its log book as all SB and AD are up to date can remain certified if it is signed off each year as airworthy by an AI .The aircraft and engine have separate log books and can be sold as a certified engine later. I think lots of people would like to know the answer to this question.
Bob
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Originally Posted by FasGlas
No... AD's and SB's only apply to certified engines (in this case). But.. Just because the engine is in an experimental plane that doesn't mean the engine is experimental. If the data tag is not marked EXP it would be subject to AD's.
The FAA's legal department has officially addressed both of these issues.
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An engine installed in an Experimental aircraft is not certified... regardless of what data tag it has on it.
Which is why AD's don't apply to the engines in experimentals.
You are correct when you say "the FAA makes the rules". The problem is that some of the regional offices don't fully understand the rules (though they may think they do). The thing that matters is what the FAA's legal dept thinks. The have already issued official positions on these issues.
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Bob
Quote:
Originally Posted by FasGlas
No... AD's and SB's only apply to certified engines (in this case). But.. Just because the engine is in an experimental plane that doesn't mean the engine is experimental. If the data tag is not marked EXP it would be subject to AD's.
The FAA's legal department has officially addressed both of these issues.
Quote:
An engine installed in an Experimental aircraft is not certified... regardless of what data tag it has on it.
Which is why AD's don't apply to the engines in experimentals.
You are correct when you say "the FAA makes the rules". The problem is that some of the regional offices don't fully understand the rules (though they may think they do). The thing that matters is what the FAA's legal dept thinks. The have already issued official positions on these issues.
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Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
Scott McDaniels