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At 03:25 PM 6/27/2005, Georgia Trehey wrote:
>-I might be able to find specific 337 info on
>microfiche but that would entail physically going to a
>FSDO.

You can request a record of all the 337's (and other documents) on file
for 
a particular US registered aircraft from the FAA in OKC.  This is one of 
the best bargains in government today and you can request it on the 
internet.  These records are filed by "N" number.

Annuals do not get filed by "N" number and, as I understand it, are used 
more to justify renewal of an IA's privileges and not to generate any 
annual database.  My guess is that if these records are filed at all they 
are filed by Inspector and as such could not be readily accessed by
N-number.

>The best, and essentially only practical way to find
>out about what has been done to an aircraft during
>annuals (and at other times) is to look at the
>aircraft's log books.

  It's even worse than that.  Many aircraft records only have to be 
retained until 1 year has passed or the work is superceded or 
repeated.  So, each annual inspection record may be discarded once the
next 
inspection has been completed.

(Refer to FAR 91.417 for the gory details)


John Cooper
Skyport Services
PO Box 249
4996 Delaware Tnpk
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
518 797-3064
Fax 518 797-3865 

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