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As the newly minted MOSAIC light sport future inspector of my non-builder-owner RV, I'd like to check the SB and AD that may be applicable to my airplane.

- the airframe
- any "certified" components that may be in it
- the Experimental O-320 individual components (carb, cylinders, accessories, etc)
- avionics

The log books have certain AD/SB listed as done, and as part of the pre-buy I had the logs reviewed by an A&P/IA/DAR/experienced builder. I think at the very least I need to find if there is anything new since the purchase date.

Is there a method to do this in a structured way?
Do I need to go through each of the FAA bi-weekly AD reports, Van's SBs, Dynon's SBs, Lycoming/Superior, Marvel-Schebler, anything else? Trying to figure out where to start.
 
ve0kog said:
The log books have certain AD/SB listed as done, and as part of the pre-buy I had the logs reviewed by an A&P/IA/DAR/experienced builder. I think at the very least I need to find if there is anything new since the purchase date.
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You can locate the airframe SB HERE.
 
Amadeus said:
You can locate the airframe SB HERE.
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Thank you for pointing to the SB repo. I have a better understanding now how to do the inspection workflow.

Currently reviewing 29 SBs for the RV9. Many of them were issued prior to the build date and the *assumption* is that they are complied with, but I'm double checking just in case.

Also built a full EAB inspection/maintenance tracking tool (60k+ lines of code) to keep everything organized. It ingests the Van's SB CSV file applicable to the RV model being inspected, among other things.

Will probably post separately about it (working with Delta Romeo to make sure I don't break forum rules)

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In the past had an A&P friend look up Lycoming SB/AD for me. Apparently they have different software where he works and now he can't. I am interested in this thread as well, especially the engine SB/ADs.
 
Paul 5r4 said:
In the past had an A&P friend look up Lycoming SB/AD for me. Apparently they have different software where he works and now he can't. I am interested in this thread as well, especially the engine SB/ADs.
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I have not yet looked on how to import the ADs. Right now it is a manual process:

- catalog all type certified equipment installed in your aircraft
- research ADs for each component at the respective manufacturer's site.
- enter applicable ADs manually into the tool for future tracking

If there is any machine readable feed out there for the big boys ADs I'd be happy to add auto import.

Van's made this easy with SBs by providing a CSV export file on their site.
 
Just for fun I asked AI. My prompt was "please list all ADs and SBs for a Van's RV-6A with a lycoming o-360, catto 3 blade prop, and lightspeed plasma II ignition."

it gave me a really nice list, grouped by ADs for the engine (if your's is certificated), then SB's grouped by manufacturer.

In this case I used Gemini. Other models, other results. Overall a good start...
 
the ground truth for ADs appears to be the FAA DRS. I see several projects out there attempting to index the data. It's an ugly monster from the quick look

love this warning from the FAA
"ATTENTION: Documents may not be accessible at this time due to an intermittent issue. Our support team is actively working to resolve the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience."
 
You could maybe sweet talk a friendly IA into doing a little research for you. With the appropriate program it wouldn't take too long. A good program would have access to SB's and SL's. And any RV9 stuff is already available.
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There won't be any Airworthiness Directives issued on non-certified parts, so for the airframe the Vans Service Bulletins are all that you're ever going to find.

For the certificated stuff like engine and prop, you're going to have to wade through or pay a shop to search them for you. There are subscription based services a good shop will have access to that will pull them out.
 
ve0kog said:
Currently reviewing 29 SBs for the RV9. Many of them were issued prior to the build date and the *assumption* is that they are complied with, but I'm double checking just in case.
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In this case, you have to follow Ronald Regans advice of "Trust but Verify". As airframe SB's are released, they're typically incorporated into subsequent plans/build manuals and kit components. But because it sometimes Vans builds take years (or decades) to complete, it's definitely worth poking around with a flashlight and mirror to make sure.

For example, My plane got its AW just a couple of years ago, so a subsequent owner could reasonably expect that the 2016 SB for spar cracks at the aileron hinge got accomplished during assembly. But I bought my wings from a guy who built them in 2007 and then let them collect dust for about a decade, so that SB didn't get done during the wing assembly and is still applicable via annual inspection.

Before AW, during my first logbook entries, I listed each Vans service bulletin and stated whether they had been accomplished during manufacture/assembly or if they were still applicable for recurring inspection or whatever.
 
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