Q & A:
Question of the Week
Question for EAA Aviation Information Services:
An "Aircraft Identification Data Plate" is the plate that the FAA and US Drug
Enforcement Agency mandated back in the mid 1980s that duplicates some of an
aircraft’s data plate information on the outside of the aircraft, allowing DEA
agents to quickly identify aircraft. Is this additional data plate still
required and can you cite the regulation requiring it?
Answer
Yes, the external identification plate is still required. This is called out in
14 CFR 45.11(d), which states in pertinent part:
"The model designation and builder's serial number must be legible to a person
on the ground and must be located either adjacent to and aft of the rear-most
entrance door or on the fuselage near the tail surfaces. The model designation
and builder's serial number must be displayed in such a manner that they are
not likely to be defaced or removed during normal service."
This regulation applies to those aircraft manufactured before 7 March, 1988
that do not have their manufacturer data plate on the exterior of the aircraft.
Note that this external identification is not required to be on a fireproof
plate. (The manufacturer data plate takes care of that requirement.) It only
needs to be legible to a person on the ground and must be located as specified.
Also, this identification should not be on an access door or cover, or anywhere
where it would be removed or defaced during normal service. This external ID
can be painted on, put on with a decal, or in any manner that is legible.
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 15:52:49 +0000
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Data Plate location
I have looked for an hour in all my stuff and cannt find the note but I recall
having to put the data plate on the pilot side under the horz. stableiser, I
think this is the new place for it so the feds can look at it without having to
get o0n the wing and look inside or try to read it thu the window. Oliver
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