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Jim Macklin wrote:
An equipment list is required and lists all components and
accessories and parts installed, except for the airframe
itself.

Where is the reg for this? I have not found it yet. Is there a
specified format?

A really well done equipment list will include the
model and serial number for items and not just the name,
weight and station [location on the airplane]. This makes
researching and compliance with ADs much easier.
The engine, propeller, alternator, magnetos, battery,
radios, wheels, tires, brakes, seat belts should be listed.

But older airplanes did not have a modern POH and the
owners' handbook would also sometime include a separate AFM
and the factory original W&B data should have had the
equipment list and the FAA should have a copy of that in the
registry in OKC. You can then survey the airplane [good
time to do a real annual]

As opposed to an "unreal annual?" I am not sure what you mean by this.

and verify that each item is
really installed, update to include serial numbers and
current AD status and add any items that have been added and
delete items that are no longer installed.

I am most likely going to base mine on the log book entries and an
equipment list from a plane of the same year and model.

thanks, tim





"Tim" wrote in message
...
| Mark Hansen wrote:
| On 03/01/07 21:44, Tim wrote:
|
| What is required as far as a formal equipment list for
part 91
| operations? In reading 91.205 and listening to one
instructor I know, I
| cannot reconcile what he says with the FARs. He states
that an aircraft
| must have an equipment list. I cannot find an equipment
list for the
| plane I fly regularly. I see partial entries for
"equipment list" on
| W&B forms in the plane, but no formal equipment list
showing all the
| arms/moments and weights of all the items in the
aircraft. I have seen
| examples of this for various aircraft in the POH.
|
| I fly an older AA5A and the POH is not even close to
what I would call a
| useful document for the airplane. It is very brief,
contains errors and
| contains self-contradictory information. I am not
surprised to seem to
| be missing a required document.
|
| Is this a required document? If so, how can I recreate
it or obtain a
| new one? I was considering recreating from an account
of the logs.
|
| The manufacturer is no longer in business.
|
| Any idea where I would find "equipment list"
requirements in the regs?
|
| thanks,
| tim
|
|
| There was a recent article by Mike Busch at AVWeb on
this topic. AVWeb
| members can see the article he
|
| http://www.avweb.com/news/savvyaviator/194428-1.html
|
| If you're not a member already, join! It's free and
there's lots of great
| stuff there.
|
|
| After posting this I found the article. Thanks.