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A member posted that his A/P notified him that his log books were stolen. I responded that the problem was NOT his, but the AP's! When you leave your airplane and associated information with an A/P to perform work on your airplane the airplane and information is the responsibility of the A/P. Hopefully, he is insured. This morning I went to the airport to talk to my AP/IA to discuss the matter in detail with him. His first conclusion was "Who would want to steal log books? They have no value and cannot be used for another airplane! In any event, the log books are gone. What happens now? Well, he replied, new log books can be reconstructed, but it not an easy task. The entire history of the airplane and engine will have to be researched all the way back to its date of birth to the satisfaction of the FSDO. As far as the FAA is concerned if there is no documented evidence, NOT ONE Airframe Directive (AD) has been complied with. Every AD ever required on the airframe and engine will now have to be checked and signed off! I assume there is no weight and balance available, so that will have to be performed as well. The key to this mess is that the A/P MUST satisfy the FAA! That could be a giant undertaking which will be very time consuming. CASE IN POINT: My friend in the next hangar bought a Piper twin Comanche in England. He had it ferried across the Atlantic to Dover by a professional ferry pilot. He had a fresh annual performed on the plane in England before it was flown across the Atlantic. When he tried to register the airplane with the FAA, they REFUSED! Why? Well, it seems the airplane was built by Piper and immediately flown to England under a ferry permit to its new owner. The airplane was never issued a U.S. "airworthyness certificate". As far as the FAA was concerned, the airplane was NOT airworthy! It took almost a year to straighten out the mess. Meanwhile the airplane was grounded! The most important paperwork you have for your airplane is [1]The original airworthy certificate. [2]Airframe log book [3]Engine Log book [4]Propeller log book. I have made a couple of copies of my original airworthy certificate, had them notorized and placed [1]Original in the airplane [2]COPY in my 3-ring binder that holds the entire history of my airplane. [3]In the fireproof safe in my office. As for the logs, they are in a waterproff Zip-lock bag and attached to the inside cover of my 3-ring binder. When I go for my annual, everything is in order. The 3-ring binder has tabs for "service Bulletins, AD's, STC's, Annual inspections, etc. EVERYTHING is in order for the AP/IA and he does not have to look through various mis-filed boxes that consume time to find. I know of one other person on this site that followas this rule, Leslie Holbrook. One look at her airplane tells you that she keeps her stuff in order. I follow the same rule. George Frebert ________________________________________________________________________ ______ Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger http://messenger.excite.com ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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