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 ...

Compass Swing Requirements  What FAR requires a compass swing?

ANSWER: The compass calibration requirements for small aircraft (less than 12,500 lbs maximum take-off weight)...

Non U.S. Resident Aircraft Registration  I am a German and the president of a Florida corporation. I am currently a student pilot training in the U.S. at a flight school. When I finish my training,...

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 ...

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 ...

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(...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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:...

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 ...

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:...

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 ...

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:...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FAA approval or FAR 21/FAR 145 Certification for In-flight Galley Products  Is it mandatory to obtain an FAA approval or FAR 21/FAR 145 certification for in-flight galley equipment, conforming to standard ATLAS specs, products ...

Handling of STC's for Small Airplane Power Increase  AC23-12 provides guidance on structural substantiation of Part 23 airplane modifications involving engine power increases. Is there any corresponding ...

Certification of Aircraft Components  Which FAR governs type certification of aircraft components?

ANSWER: FAR Part 21 - Certification Procedures for Products and Parts - is the regulation ...

FAA Form 8130 for Salvaged Parts  Is it required to have an FAA 8130 Form prior to installing a salvaged serviceable part, provided the acft it was removed from is identifiable and the ...

Type Certification of Foreign Manufactured Aircraft  If a foreign aircraft manufacturer wants to apply for a type certificate from the FAA, will the FAA accept the application if there are currently no buyers ...

FAA Form 8130-3 for a Windshield  Is it necessary to get a FAA Form 8130-3 for a windshield?

ANSWER: Reference Advisory Circular (AC) 20-62D. You can download a copy of this document ...

STC Number Format  STC’s start with ST, SA etc. and some end with a -D. What does the format of the STC numbering system mean with the different letters/numbers and where ...

Various Inspection Program Questions  1) What does MPD mean? ANSWER: Maintenance Planning Document.

2) Who issues an MPD? ANSWER: The manufacturer of the aircraft.

3) How ...

Purchasing and Certifying an Amateur Built Aircraft Built by Another Person  How can I get a Challenger II kitplane registered and inspected for airworthiness when it was built by a person who is in imminent danger of passing ...

Inoperative Rotating Beacon  I fly a 1968 Cessna 206, which has an operable white strobe light system installed on the wing tips and tail cone. I have been reading FAR Part 91.205(...

Engine Removal and Recertification  As an A&P Can i remove and certify an engine from a transport catagory aircraft and refit it to another aircraft at the same location assuming correct ...

Export of US Type Certificated Aircraft  If a US Type Certificated Aircraft is exported to Japan but not type certificated in Japan, therefore following section 3.2 of AC 21-2J, does an exception ...

Field Approvals (FAA Form 337) on Aircraft Being Exported  Do field approved (FAA Form 337) installations have to be listed on the Export Certificate of Airworthiness Form 8130-4 when exported to Japan?

COMMENTS:...

Display of Airworthiness Certificate  FAR 91.203(b) states "No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special ...

Written -vs- Computer Generated Signatures on Aircraft Maintenance Records  Is there a requirement for a written signature on an aircraft work card or log entry, when the operator is using an electronic system?

ANSWER: NO,...

A & P Mechanic Maintenance Certification  In Europe a U.S. registered helicopter (AS350-B2) has been maintained by a U.S. foreign repair station (FAR 145) maintenance organisation using the maufacturer’...

FAA Repair Station Functions  What functions may be performed by an FAA certified repair station?

ANSWER: An FAA repair station can perform the functions (tasks) necessary to ...

Responsibility for Compliance with Airworthiness Directives  1. Does a FAR 145 Repair Station have to confirm that all AD's have been complied with as part of an inspection performed under a FAR 91.409(f)(2) inspection,...

Aircraft Phase Inspections  Can you explain phase inspections for a turbine aircraft?

ANSWER: FAR 91.409(e) requires the owner/operator of a turbine-powered aircraft to select ...

Supplemental Type Certificates (STC)  Are European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) STC's approved by the FAA for airworthiness certification?

ANSWER: EASA STC's (if not also an FAA STC)...

Sign off  If a crewmember complies with a nav database update, then signs the work off while the aircraft is located off site, can an A&P mechanic sign off the ...

Registering a modified aircraft  What is the process for registering a Cessna that has been modified to use an automobile engine?

ANSWER: Registering a modified aircraft is the ...

Encoding Altimeter Use.  Can an Encoding Altimeter be installed as the primary Altimeter (Pilot's) if the Encoder portion of it has been disabled or has not been wired to the ...

What are FAR's  What does FAR stand for?

ANSWER: FAR stands for Federal Aviation Regulations.

These are regulations that govern aviation activities in the U....

Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) Parts  Jon wrote:

I am researching information on necessary equipment/certification of aircraft. I understand that a Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) is ...

Re-certification of non-tracked life limited parts  How do I re-certify non-tracked life limited parts based on FAA procedures?

ANSWER: FAR 43.10 addresses the disposition of life limited parts. Some ...

King Air 200 maintenance  What type of maintenance organization can do phase inspections and major servicing on a King Air 200?

ANSWER: Mechanics, IA's or properly rated ...

Flight Tests for Certification  What are the flight tests for certification?

ANSWER: There are production flight tests for type certificated aircraft, and flight tests for experimental ...

FAR 91.411(b)(3)  Is it legal for an A&P, with a calibrated pitot/static test box, and no repair station certificate, to sign off the altimeter portion of the 91.411 IFR ...

ALTIMETER TSO  DOES AN ALTIMETER HAVE TO BE TSO'D IN ORDER TO FLY IFR?

ANSWER: Yes, if your aircraft has a standard airworthiness certificate, you must have an ...

Adjustable Gross Weight for LSA  I have an kit built aircraft that weights 57 lbs above the allowable 1320 lbs for Light Sport when CG is calculated by FAA standards. I can adjust the ...

Airbus FAA Type Certification  1. If an Airbus A320 goes straight into a JAR Type Certification, at that time, is it type certified for FAA before N register or FAA C of A?

2. If ...

Beech 300 Airworthiness Certificate  I have a Beech 300 with a standard airworthiness certificate issued when new in 1989. Block 5 of the certificate states, "this airplane at weights in ...

FAR's 91.411 and 91.413  1. If a customer operating an Airbus A-320 is requested to comply with FAR 91-411 and FAR 91-413, is it necessary to test only the STBY altimeter system ...

Altimeter Certification  If an Altimeter that is not TSO'd meets all of the checks in the manual, that are the same checks as in FAR 43 Appendix E, can it be sent out of the shop ...

Aircraft Bill of Sale  I need to obtain copies of the Bill of Sale Form. How do I do this? Is there a cost associated with it?

ANSWER: You can download a copy of the ...

Aircraft Registration Application  Is it possible to download the Aircraft Registration Application AC Form 8050-1?

ANSWER: The Aircraft Registration Application AC 8050-1 is a form ...

FAA approval for an aircraft manufacured in China  How do I get FAA approval for an aircraft manufactured in China? The aircraft has been designed and built following FAR part 25.

ANSWER: This could ...