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Post by jjcampbell on Apr 8, 2020 15:48:32 GMT
Due to the Pandemic, the Italians are only processing LOAs for ADS-B. I put my newly acquired SLSA P92 Eaglet in for several service items a month ago. One of the repairs was replacing the incandescent strobe lights with LED lights. After a month in the shop all the repair items are almost complete. However, the mechanic is not sure if she can sign off on the plane's airworthiness until after the Italians issue an LOA for the new strobes.
Tecnam in Florida says that it is up to the mechanic and they imply that it won't be a problem since an incandescent to LED change is no big deal and the Italians have never denied one of these LOAs and "strictly speaking an LOA for the strobe lights is not required."
Does anyone have definitive answer as to whether or not the mechanic can sign-off on the aircrafts airworthiness and then get the LOA approval whenever the Italians are back up and running?
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Post by ChiMike on Apr 8, 2020 21:21:09 GMT
I don’t have an answer to the LOA question—but I had one go bad and the supplier gave me the new ones as a warranty replacement and I’ve been quite pleased with them.
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Post by LSA Flyer on Apr 9, 2020 1:27:53 GMT
I'd point out to your mechanic the advice you were given by Tecnam USA and that new P92's are LED equipped at the factory. The current draw is less, wiring simpler and flight characteristics are unchanged. What would be proper if the old strobe had burned out and only LED's were available as a replacement?
There isn't a definitive answer to replacement tires and tubes, batteries. There isn't a definitive answer to software updates that impact critical flight instruments including the auto pilot. All of those "changes" are routinely performed without LOA,s and most likely without a log book entry. The change to LED strobes is pretty benign by comparison.
I'd hope the FAA has better things to do with our tax dollars than bust a sport pilot or mechanic for making a plane reliably visible.
Get the sign off and then get the LOA when life returns to normal. .. and enjoy that neat airplane.
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Post by danal on May 11, 2020 2:11:12 GMT
If the aircraft maintenance manual, or parts (or illustrated parts) manual, or other official document for that aircraft model, has been updated to show LED strobes, no LOA required. Given that Tecnam password protects their downloads, I can't verify this either way, but you, as a registered aircraft owner, can get a password (very easily), get the manuals, and see.
If the aircraft deviates from its documented configuration as an SLSA, then, yes, LOA required.
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Post by jjcampbell on May 11, 2020 19:52:35 GMT
If the aircraft maintenance manual, or parts (or illustrated parts) manual, or other official document for that aircraft model, has been updated to show LED strobes, no LOA required. Given that Tecnam password protects their downloads, I can't verify this either way, but you, as a registered aircraft owner, can get a password (very easily), get the manuals, and see. If the aircraft deviates from its documented configuration as an SLSA, then, yes, LOA required. The current POH has an error in the part number listed for the LED strobes. The Italians said they will fix it and that I don't need an LOA for the AVEO lights I installed. |
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