mattsrv7
Well Known Member
I have a general question about how to deal with the Phase I logbook entry for an experimental amateur built, if the logbooks have been lost or are incomplete. I searched the forum and I couldn't find the answer to this question specifically.
When looking at used experimental aircraft there are occasionally examples where the aircraft has been flown 500+ hours but the original logbooks are incomplete or missing and the original builder has passed on or isn't available to reconstruct them.
If this is the case, and there is no entry showing that the Phase I testing has been completed, is it necessary to establish a new Phase I test area and get new operating limitations and re-fly the full 25 or 40 hours?
Similarly, there are quite a number of used RV's and other experimentals that have changed props, ignition systems, oil systems, and haven't always notified the FAA (or kept records of it) and tested these major alterations in Phase I with the proper logbook entries. Different FSDO's have also had different interpretations of the rules over time. How are these fixed if it has been 300 hours since the prop was changed?
What's the best way to handle the paperwork, in either the case where the logs are missing or when the proper entries haven't been made for a major alteration?
When looking at used experimental aircraft there are occasionally examples where the aircraft has been flown 500+ hours but the original logbooks are incomplete or missing and the original builder has passed on or isn't available to reconstruct them.
If this is the case, and there is no entry showing that the Phase I testing has been completed, is it necessary to establish a new Phase I test area and get new operating limitations and re-fly the full 25 or 40 hours?
Similarly, there are quite a number of used RV's and other experimentals that have changed props, ignition systems, oil systems, and haven't always notified the FAA (or kept records of it) and tested these major alterations in Phase I with the proper logbook entries. Different FSDO's have also had different interpretations of the rules over time. How are these fixed if it has been 300 hours since the prop was changed?
What's the best way to handle the paperwork, in either the case where the logs are missing or when the proper entries haven't been made for a major alteration?
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