---------------------------------------------------------- Tailwind-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 09/15/07: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:12 PM - Homebuilt maintenance (Flamini, Dennis, Fran) 2. 04:11 PM - Re: Homebuilt maintenance (Mike & \) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:12:47 PM PST US From: "Flamini, Dennis, Fran" Subject: Tailwind-List: Homebuilt maintenance i saw this on another site and did not know if it is correct *Question of the Week* > I just found out that my Starduster has a cracked > cylinder head, and because > of insurance my local A&P can't replace the > cylinder. He said I or someone > else would need to do the work and I would need to > sign it off in the engine > log book. I'm not the original builder, and I always > thought that if you > didn't build it, you could only do routine > maintenance. Can I perform this > work? > *Answer:* > Anyone is allowed to perform maintenance, repair or > modification on an > experimental amateur-built aircraft. You do not have > to be the builder or > even the owner, and you don't have to hold any FAA > certificate of any kind. > (Ref: 14 CFR 43.1(b).) > The only time a certificate is necessary is when > performing the condition > inspection each year as required by the aircraft's > operating limitations. > The person performing the condition inspection must > hold either the > repairman certificate for that individual aircraft > (the original primary > builder is the only person eligible for the > repairman certificate) or an A&P > mechanic certificate. > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:11:20 PM PST US From: "Mike & \"Jaz\"" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Homebuilt maintenance Hi Dennis, As far as I've heard , That sounds right...... Gotta Fly... Mike & "Jaz" in MN ( Repairman's Cert ) . . . . "Flamini, Dennis, Fran" wrote: i saw this on another site and did not know if it is correct *Question of the Week* > I just found out that my Starduster has a cracked > cylinder head, and because > of insurance my local A&P can't replace the > cylinder. He said I or someone > else would need to do the work and I would need to > sign it off in the engine > log book. I'm not the original builder, and I always > thought that if you > didn't build it, you could only do routine > maintenance. Can I perform this > work? > *Answer:* > Anyone is allowed to perform maintenance, repair or > modification on an > experimental amateur-built aircraft. You do not have > to be the builder or > even the owner, and you don't have to hold any FAA > certificate of any kind. > (Ref: 14 CFR 43.1(b).) > The only time a certificate is necessary is when > performing the condition > inspection each year as required by the aircraft's > operating limitations. > The person performing the condition inspection must > hold either the > repairman certificate for that individual aircraft > (the original primary > builder is the only person eligible for the > repairman certificate) or an A&P > mechanic certificate. > Buttercup - STOL - Aircraft http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Buttercup-STOL/ Firestar I&II - STOL - Aircraft http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kolb_Firestar/ My Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/planecrazzzy/Planecrazzzy.html Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down... --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message tailwind-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Tailwind-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/tailwind-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/tailwind-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.