On Apr 11, 10:16 am, Newps wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote:
On Apr 10, 9:12 pm, Jim Stewart wrote:

Does an engine past TBO make an aircraft
non-airworthy? I can't seem to find a
straight answer on the web.

Assuming you can find an IA willing to sign an annual then no.

Have you found that to be a problem? I haven't. My mechanic flies his
180 on pipeline patrol and is 1000 over TBO on his 470. Another friend
also flies pipeline in his PA12 and went 3600 hours before he topped it
and 7000 hours before he finally majored it, that's a lot of 100 hour
inspections.

Yes, many IA's I've worked with refuse to sign after 200 over TBO. Its
probably a liability issue.

-robert