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Unread 10-17-02, 07:23 PM
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George M. Amthor, Jr.
 
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TCDs... ok so you didn't find it.. yet.. well here is where its located on the FAA page... go to this web site...

http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/

Under this we want the standard airworthiness certificate see on FAA page...

Ahhh we have been here before... as I already have taken you here.. but, we want to go to the section of the Type Certificate Data Sheets (Make Model)... here we look at manufactures and that will pull up the Reims manufacture... looking under that we find the FT337GP... and click on that ....

Once in look at the left side panel.. for your model aircraft.. they are all in that little box... after locating it... go to the bottom of the first page..(by the way it is in adobe format) and look at the last revision.. if it is the same... as what you have printed out.. great.. if not.. make a new and highlight the number...

Go to the section on your particlar plane... as it will be listed and highlight it... for easy referance.. as it will be usually between different one... a clue here is to look for the S/N of yours... as a confermation that you have the right one... then highlight any foot notes no's and at the back of the TC you will find where they explane the meaning... as well as the placard s that apply to your model... also look at the speeds of operation... and make sure your POH reflect these... some have changed to knots from MPH... make sure you don't make a mistake... and think that you can cruse at 145 kts... while looking at the airspeed indicator thinking 145 mph... smile...

Some of the other items that your mechanic is interested in are the deflection angles... wt and bal... or any other changes that might be between the different models... and yes their is a difference...

After crusing around and compairing yours to the others... smile... put it in the binder.. for your mechanic to see...

Oh and one other thing that you need to look at .. is the items that the manufacture says can be on the plane... i.e you might have two different props... one from McCu... and another from Standard... these are the only items that the plane was certified with... NO OTHER MAY BE USED ... and it even gives the dim of the props.. i.e from 78 inches to 77.6 inches...(limits of wear) etc... make sure you don't go hanging things on the plane that were not certified for it... as they are illegal.. and one reason that the numbers on the first page change is because the manufactures are always approving new items and getting rid of ones that used to supply the manufacture and have gone out of business... kinda thing... when you run into that.. you must use the new manufacture of the sub product... the old one is history...

So take a min and go look at the props, engines and other accessories that can go on the plane as spec'ed by the manufacture...

Are we done yet... NOPE....

We have TCDS for the engines and other itmes too... as each manufacture... engine... etc have their own Type Certificate data sheet... and the manufacture of the plane went and used their to add to the whole sort of thing... so go look up your engines now.. as a exercise... and again highlight the specific one that is in your plane... look also at the bottom numbers for the highest ... and if you have the older one.. you need to print out the new one...

Next... were going to make sure we have all the S/Ns for the items on the engines and plane...

then its on to the AD listing... ahhhh the biggie...

By the way... here is another question for you...

Do you have to comply with the manufactures Service Bull'tns... before your plane is returned to service (signed off for inspection, 100 hr or annual) if you are under part 91 or 135,141 operation rules... ???

Checking the web for your answer... G.M> GMAs
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