Thermos bottle type fuel caps?

[rhurt]

Ernie,

I had my gmail address wrong. It is rlhurt16@gmail.com.


Larry,

I beg to difer with you about the fuel cap modifications. FAR part 43 says a licensed pilot who owns or operates an aircraft under part 91 can perform preventive maintenance on that aircraft. Appendix A of part 43 describes preventive maintenance tasks, including the following:

"(28) The installations of anti-misfueling devices to reduce the diameter of fuel tank filler openings provided the specific device has been made a part of the aircraft type certificiate data by the aircraft manufacturer, the aircraft manufacturer has provided FAA-approved instructions for installation of the specific device, and installation does not involve the disassembly of the existing tank filler opening."

I agree that a logbook entry should be made, like for other owner performed preventive maintenance items.

Bill,

I do not have the installaton drawings for the caps, but they mostly described the correct rotation of the steel reducing rings. The caps themselves are standard Cessna, like I've seen on 150s and 172s.

Merry Christmas Skymaster Owners!

Randy

[WebMaster]

Merry Christmas. I saw your posting, but declined to answer in the spirit of the holidays. Christmas is over.

Originally Posted by rhurt

Ernie,


"(28) The installations of anti-misfueling devices to reduce the diameter of fuel tank filler openings provided the specific device has been made a part of the aircraft type certificiate data by the aircraft manufacturer, the aircraft manufacturer has provided FAA-approved instructions for installation of the specific device, and installation does not involve the disassembly of the existing tank filler opening."

Randy

I believe, that to install the fuel doors, etc, you had to "disassembly of the existing tank filler opening" (see above) before you installed the service kit. And generally perform the kind of activity that the FAR's reserve for A&P's, and in this case, an IA.
I don't see you being either one of those.
Also, since this is a modification to the aircraft, you would normally have to have a 337 form filled out, but the Service Kit documentation would replace that requirement. You specifically stated that you don't have that documentation. I would suggest you find it, because with out it, the modifications that you performed (though you are not authorized to do so), are undocumented. Might be a problem some where down the line.

Folks, be careful that you do not always follow to the letter what someone here says they did, because it could end up costing you some problems down the line.

[rhurt]

We disagree.

To be more clear about the documentation that came with the kit though: I did not discard the paperwork but included it with the logbooks and they are in another town, closer to the airplane.

To be clear about any blog/message board: The information posted therein is just that and is by no means authoritative.

Randy