Pilot135pd
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Was hangar flying with a friend the other day and the topic of the Annual Inspections and Condition Inspections came up.
On a Standard Airworthiness airplane the Inspection is done and there are 2 options that usually happen:
1- the discrepancies (or squawks) get fixed and the Annual Inspection is signed as Airworthy and returned to service.
2- the discrepancies get written up (squawk list) and the logbook is signed as Unairworthy with discrepancies given to owner. Then at least an A&P will correct the discrepancies and sign the logbooks with their certificate as done. That brings the plane back to Airworthy.
Then we started talking about Experimental airplanes:
All maintenance on my Experimental plane can be done by me. I'm not an A&P and don't have a Repairman certificate of any kind.
In Experimental airplanes the Condition Inspection must be done by at least an A&P.
Here's were we got stuck. Say an A&P does my Condition Inspection and finds some deficiencies. Can he sign the logbook as Unairworthy and give me a squawk list like a Standard airplane or does he have to repair anything and sign it as Airworthy?
If he can sign it as Unairworthy and give me a squawk list, can I fix the squawks and return it to service or does it have to be another A&P?
Please include FARs with your replies so I can research it further and learn from you. Thanks !
(*** In MY specific case it would most likely get fixed by another A&P because depending on what it is I probably don't have the expertise, but I'm asking in general terms. ***)
On a Standard Airworthiness airplane the Inspection is done and there are 2 options that usually happen:
1- the discrepancies (or squawks) get fixed and the Annual Inspection is signed as Airworthy and returned to service.
2- the discrepancies get written up (squawk list) and the logbook is signed as Unairworthy with discrepancies given to owner. Then at least an A&P will correct the discrepancies and sign the logbooks with their certificate as done. That brings the plane back to Airworthy.
Then we started talking about Experimental airplanes:
All maintenance on my Experimental plane can be done by me. I'm not an A&P and don't have a Repairman certificate of any kind.
In Experimental airplanes the Condition Inspection must be done by at least an A&P.
Here's were we got stuck. Say an A&P does my Condition Inspection and finds some deficiencies. Can he sign the logbook as Unairworthy and give me a squawk list like a Standard airplane or does he have to repair anything and sign it as Airworthy?
If he can sign it as Unairworthy and give me a squawk list, can I fix the squawks and return it to service or does it have to be another A&P?
Please include FARs with your replies so I can research it further and learn from you. Thanks !
(*** In MY specific case it would most likely get fixed by another A&P because depending on what it is I probably don't have the expertise, but I'm asking in general terms. ***)
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