The Ercoupe was and is certified under CAR 4a. Can you find similar 
words in the CAR? I argue that the FAA specifies (today) that the 
Ercoupe is regulated by the CAR 3 and 4a. There must be a reason that 
they (FAA) continue to site CAR for most old aircraft like the 
Ercoupe, Luscombe, Taylorcraft, and the early Cessna's.

Your thoughts?

Frank Nelson
N51DV - 415C (certified under CAR 4a)
TOA

--- In [email protected], WILLIAM BIGGS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
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> 1-4. WHO NEEDS A PMA? 
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> a. General Requirements. Title 14 CFR ยง 21.303(a) requires any 
person producing replacement or modification parts for sale for 
installation on a type-certificated product to PMA. Also PMA may 
approve the production of parts from a supplemental type certificate 
(STC). PMA applies to most replacement and modification parts. Only 
use an STC for the approval of parts that constitute a major change 
to the product. See FAA Order 8110.4, Type Certification, for STC 
procedures. 
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> b. Getting a PMA for Technical Standard Order (TSO) Articles. We at 
the FAA may issue a PMA for replacement parts for articles produced 
under a TSO authorization when these articles are in the product's 
type design. Then the replacement part is for the eligible product 
not the article. The installation of a PMA part may result in a minor 
design change TSO article yet meet the product's airworthiness 
requirements. We may require the installer this part to place a 
modifier's nameplate on the article. See FAA Order 8150.1, Technical 
Standard Order Program, for more details. Replacement parts approved 
under the basis of identicality do not change the article's design 
and do not require a modifier's nameplate. 
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> Full text:
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http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgOrders.nsf/0/d134
929f93b3334e8625708100582c1b/$FILE/Order%208110-42B.pdf
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> Even if the ADI is STCd,  They must have a PMA to manufacture it 
for certified aircraft.
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> We are stumbling over words. The ADI is not approved for use in 
certified aircraft as their website states,
> but if Eli can come up with a 337 it could be used as a basis under 
the "Obrien Report".
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> Bill
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