New Advisory Circular

[MV Case Jr]

Zach ,
I saw something on the EAA website about a new AC on "Aging Aircraft " .
Have you heard anything about it ? There is nothing on the FAA website about it yet ( surprise,surprise ! ). It's supposed to be AC 23-27 . Is there any way to find out what it's about ??

Marty

[Dale Vandever]

Marty,

You can go to the attached url and down load the entire document.

Dale


EAA News - FAA Issues New Advisory Circular for Vintage Aircraft
Jul 2, 2009 ... The publication gives guidance to both owner/restorers and FAA aviation ... You can download a PDF copy of Advisory Circular 23-27 here. ...
www.eaa.org/news/2009/2009-07-02_vintage.asp

[Zach Grant L1011jock]

Marty,
Dale beat me to it. It alows some minor things applicable to the Comanches, and I think opens some avenues to acceptable substitutions of things that are "improved" materials. Read it and see what you think, but it is not anything that is going to knock the socks off the old airplane community.
-Zach

[MV Case Jr]

Dale ,
Thanks , I went to the FAA.GOV site and it wasn't listed yet .

Marty

[Kristin Winter]

I have seen this as a draft. Has it been formally published? As I recall, it allowed a field approval to be used by another owner, with the same make and model, as approved data. That would be a big bonus right there.

[Dale Vandever]

Kristin,

I down loaded the A C here:


http://rgl.faa.gov/REGULATORY_AND_GUIDA ... 023-27.pdf


These 18 pages alter many of the old rules.


Dale














Dale

[Kristin Winter]

I have read through the document. It was just finalized in May. It is clear as mud. I will have to re-read it again. However, it does seem to let us replace bearings, which might save some money on landing gear work.

One question I have, and hope to gleen on a second reading, is whether we can now use a previous field approval as approved data to make the same repair. If so, that would be huge.