FAA AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION BLOG

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FAA Form 8130-3 for Software

We have a customer requesting that we have an FAA Form 8130-3 completed for our product, but it is a software product. We believe it would not need an

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FAA FORM 8130-3

Who is authorized to issue this form? ANSWER: The only persons authorized to issue an FAA Form 8130-3 are FAA aviation safety inspectors (ASI), FAA designees

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Triennial Aircraft Registration

The FAA will now require re-registration of all civil aircraft over the next three years and renewal every three years thereafter.

They will charge a $5 fee for registrations, and will cancel N-numbers of aircraft that fail to re-register.

You can find the FAA Press release by clicking the following link:

FAA Press Release

Displaying the Aircraft Registration Certificate in the Aircraft

If you have an aircraft registration certificate for an aircraft, but you don't display it in the aircraft, what is the fine? ANSWER: FAR 91.203(a)(2)

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Re-certification of Aircraft Parts

Can aircraft parts be re-certified if missing the yellow tag? Are there companies that will do this re-certification? ANSWER: All parts must have a certification

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Quick Engine Change (QEC)

Does FAA have an official definition of QEC? ANSWER: The FAA does not have a definition for QEC, however engine manufacturers do. For example: GE defines

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Issuance Of Experimental Airworthiness Certificate

Before the issuance of an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate, must all maintenance, preventative maintenance and alterations be completed. Or may

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FAA Form 8130-1 Part II - Application for Approval of Aeronautical Parts

Since Class II articles are no longer existing per the last regulation change, when is Part II of the FAA Form 8130-1 required to be filled out? ANSWER:

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Relief from the requirements of FAR 91.411 and FAR 91.413

These requirements need to be done every 24 Months, but is it possible to have a tolerance (1 month or 10 %) between each accomplishment? ANSWER I am

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US Registered Aircraft Relocated to China

A corporate aircraft currently registered and located in the US is being relocated to China. Will it be required to have a Chinese registration? ANSWER:

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FAA Form 8130-3 Issued by Manufacturer

I am a distributor and I need to get a component maufacturer to issue an 8130-3 tag for use on a different type of aircraft. The maufacturer is hesitent

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Compass Calibration Card

1) What is the requirement for a compass calibration card? 2) Is it signed, and if so by who? 3) Is it recorded in the airframe logbook? ANSWERS: 1)

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Galley Cart Repairs

To perform repairs on galley carts, are you required to have a repair station certificate? ANSWER: A person who holds a mechanic certificate with an airframe

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Building an Amateur Built Aircraft in a Foreign Country

I want to build a Pitts S1S in Italy, I will buy the factory fuselage and the wing kit from Raven Aircraft or Steen Aerolab and I want to register my plane

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Time Since New and Cycles Since New Recording for Life Limited Parts

Is there a requirement for TSN and CSN data to be entered onto the FAA Form 8130-3 for a life limited part, when the part has been modified and reinstalled

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Parts Distributor Certification

We are not a repair station or maintanance facility. We are just a broker or independent distributor. What kind of certification does the FAA issue to

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Inspection Program Used By The Owner/Operator

With reference to FAA, what does inspection program used by the owner/operator mean? ANSWER: The FAA uses this wording to identify a person who is either

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AC Form 8050–73, Triennial Aircraft Registration Report

Where can I get this form and do I have to fill it out even though there have been no changes with my registration? ANSWER The FAA Aircraft Registry is

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