IA Special Airworthiness Certificates & Major Alterations 2

Question 1

What is a Special Airworthiness Certificate - Experimental (EAB) and what limitation does it carry?

Accepted Answer

It is issued for amateur-built aircraft and limits operations to non-commercial purposes

Answer

An Experimental Amateur-Built (EAB) certificate is issued to amateur-constructed aircraft and prohibits commercial carriage of persons or property for compensation.

Question 2

Can an IA perform an annual inspection on an experimental amateur-built aircraft?

Accepted Answer

An IA may perform the inspection if the owner cannot, or the owner may perform their own condition inspection

Answer

For experimental amateur-built aircraft, the builder (owner) is typically authorized to perform their own condition inspection, but an IA may also be used if the owner chooses not to or is not available.

Question 3

What is the correct term for the inspection required annually on an experimental amateur-built aircraft instead of a formal 'annual inspection'?

Accepted Answer

Condition inspection

Answer

Experimental aircraft require a 'condition inspection' rather than an annual inspection, performed in accordance with the FAA-accepted inspection procedures.

Question 4

What is a field approval, and under what circumstance would an IA seek one?

Accepted Answer

An FAA approval, via the FSDO, for a repair or alteration for which no approved data exists

Answer

A field approval is obtained from the FSDO when an IA needs to perform a major repair or alteration and there is no existing STC, manufacturer data, or other approved data to use.

Question 5

When approving a major repair on an aircraft using data from AC 43.13-1B, what must the IA determine first?

Accepted Answer

That the manufacturer has not issued contrary data that would take precedence over the AC

Answer

AC 43.13-1B is acceptable only when no manufacturer repair data exists; if the manufacturer has issued repair instructions or limitations, those take precedence.

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IA Special Airworthiness Certificates & Major Alterations 2