Is this a pencil-whipped annual?

On Nov 1, 4:28 pm, Paul kgyy wrote:
I'm looking for a good V-tail, 1970-ish vintage. There's a 69 model
nearby. Here is the report from the last airframe annual:

"Checked all controls and cables. Performed gear retraction test.
Repacked wheel bearings and checked brakes. Installed new air filter
element. Installed new ELT battery. ELT inspected in accordance with
FAR 91.207(d) and found to operate properly. Replaced instrument air
inlet filter. Checked all applicable AD's - see list of aircraft
records this date. Complied with the following AD's:.... "

This looks like a really short list for a 40 year old airplane. When
I annual my Arrow, the list of items is about 4 times that size.


A pencil whipped annual entry usually goes like this. "Annual
inspection complied with this date. Signed XXXXX" and usually the
name and number are illegible. The above entry seems o.k. to me
concise and to the point. Locally the Feds want to see a reference
to what type of checklist was used i.e. the factory or a 43 Appendix
D list. The entry may contain that but it is unclear from the excerpt
posted.

John Dupre'