AMT question: Approved Data

Ackshully, you would need an appropriately rated pilot for return to
service. You'd need an IA to approve the engine for return to service. And
yes, the pilot is supposed to make an engine log entry.

I agree with you that the IA approves the engine for return to service, and
the pilot actually returns it to service. But what's your reference for
stating that the pilot is supposed to make a logbook entry? I'm not aware of
any such requirement in Part 43.

Look in Part 91

Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 91-GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
Subpart E-Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and
Alterations


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§ 91.407 Operation after maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.
(a) No person may operate any aircraft that has undergone
maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or
alteration unless-

(1) It has been approved for return to service by a person
authorized under §43.7 of this chapter; and

(2) The maintenance record entry required by §43.9 or
§43.11, as applicable, of this chapter has been made.

(b) No person may carry any person (other than crewmembers)
in an aircraft that has been maintained, rebuilt, or altered
in a manner that may have appreciably changed its flight
characteristics or substantially affected its operation in
flight until an appropriately rated pilot with at least a
private pilot certificate flies the aircraft, makes an
operational check of the maintenance performed or alteration
made, and logs the flight in the aircraft records.

(c) The aircraft does not have to be flown as required by
paragraph (b) of this section if, prior to flight, ground
tests, inspection, or both show conclusively that the
maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or
alteration has not appreciably changed the flight
characteristics or substantially affected the flight
operation of the aircraft.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
control number 2120-0005)

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"Barry" wrote in message
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| Ackshully, you would need an appropriately rated pilot
for return to
| service. You'd need an IA to approve the engine for
return to service. And
| yes, the pilot is supposed to make an engine log entry.
|
| I agree with you that the IA approves the engine for
return to service, and
| the pilot actually returns it to service. But what's your
reference for
| stating that the pilot is supposed to make a logbook
entry? I'm not aware of
| any such requirement in Part 43.
|
|

Jim Macklin wrote:

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(b) No person may carry any person (other than crewmembers)
in an aircraft that has been maintained, rebuilt, or altered
in a manner that may have appreciably changed its flight
characteristics or substantially affected its operation in
flight until an appropriately rated pilot with at least a
private pilot certificate flies the aircraft, makes an
operational check of the maintenance performed or alteration
made, and logs the flight in the aircraft records.

So what happened to the idea that the person who signed the maintenance out
comes for the ride?

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regards

jc

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"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
(c) The aircraft does not have to be flown as required by
paragraph (b) of this section if, prior to flight, ground
tests, inspection, or both show conclusively that the
maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or
alteration has not appreciably changed the flight
characteristics or substantially affected the flight
operation of the aircraft.

The last chapter of the Lycoming opposed engine overhaul manual specifies
that the rebuilt engine must be run in a calibrated test cell. That shows
conclusively that the flight characteristics won't be substantially
affected. Therefore, who needs the pilot?

Incidentally, and don't ask me how I know, does everyone here with an
overhauled cetificated engine have a record of a test cell run in the
engine's overhaul records?

Now then, I seem to remember something about integral superchargered engines
needing to be overhauled by an approved facility. When I ran R-985s, we had
to send them out as we weren't allowed to overhaul them ourselves.

D.