REFLECTOR: AMATEUR-BUILT MAINTENANCE/Certified Engine

[Scott Derrick]

thank you John for a welcome the relief of common sense...

John Dibble wrote:
> I called EAA and they told me that any engine on an experimental airplane is
> automatically considered a non-certified engine, regardless of what your paperwork or
> engine data plate says.
>
> John
>
> Andrew Ellzey wrote:
>
>   
>> I had a friend that had a RV6 with an O-360 Lycoming 180 hp engine that he
>> had changed the carburetor/fuel system, and the mags to electronic ignition.
>> These units were non certified, non engine type certificated units. The FAA
>> inspector that issued his airworthiness certificate made him remove the
>> Lycoming data plate. He was told that he no longer had a Lycoming engine, he
>> had a John Doe engine.
>>
>> Andy Ellzey
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Dibble" <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
>> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: AMATEUR-BUILT MAINTENANCE/Certified Engine
>>
>>     
>>> steve korney wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> If the aircraft received its original airworthiness certificate based on
>>>> the
>>>> fact that the engine was certified and you alter it in any manner that
>>>> would
>>>> render it no longer within certification requirements, then you must
>>>> notify
>>>> the FAA of your change and receive an approval.
>>>>         
>>> I don't see anything in my log book as to whether my engine was certified
>>> or not.  It
>>> does have non-certified parts like an EI and and electric fuel  primer.
>>> Does this
>>> mean the engine is non-certified?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
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