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Periodic Maintenance Inspections and the

Aircraft Appraiser

The Professional Appraiser has a Discriminating Eye towards

Airplane Maintenance Records - The Foundation of the Best

Appraisal Report Possible for the Client

During an on site in person examination for an AERONUVO certified aircraft appraisal, a page by page review of all available log books -- airframe, engine and propeller are surveyed. Most of the time spent performing an aircraft appraisal is dedicated to this review. The information gathered becomes part of the formal aircraft appraisal report and is used to back-up, justify or discern airframe total time, engine and or propeller total time, engine and or propeller time since overhaul, type or degree of engine and or propeller overhaul and more. AERONUVO created and maintains a one-of-a-kind checklist used during aircraft appraisals to assure each necessary item of aircraft logbook information is captured before creation of the digital report. General aviation airplanes such as Aeronca, Aero Commander, American Champion (ACA), American General, Aviat Husky and Pitts, Beechcraft (Beech), Bellanca, Citabria, Cessna, Cirrus, CubCrafters (Cub Crafters), DAHER SOCATA, Diamond, Ercoupe, Glasair, Great Lakes, Grumman American, Lancair, Luscombe, Maule, Mooney, Piper, Rockwell Commander, Stinson and others are maintained under one or more of the following maintenance programs.

Aircraft Annual Inspection

With few exceptions, no person may operate an airplane unless, within the preceding 12 calendar months, it has had an annual inspection in accordance with 14 CFR part 43 and was approved for return to service by a person authorized under section 43.7. (A certificated mechanic with an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) rating must hold an inspection authorization (IA) to perform an annual inspection.) A checklist must be used and include as a minimum, the scope and detail of items (as applicable to the particular aircraft) in 14 CFR part 43, Appendix D.

Aircraft 100-Hour Inspection

This inspection is required when an aircraft is operated under 14 CFR part 91 and used for hire, such as flight training. It is required to be performed every 100 hours of service in addition to the annual inspection. (The inspection may be performed by a certificated mechanic with an A & P rating.) A checklist must be used and as a minimum, the inspection must include the scope and detail of items (as applicable to the particular aircraft) in 14 CFR part 43, Appendix D. As we provide aircraft appraisal reports to many flight schools or aircraft for hire, we observe and check for compliance of required inspections in the available log books.

Aircraft Progressive Inspection

This inspection program can be performed under 14 CFR part 91, section 91.409(d), as an alternative to an annual inspection. However, the program requires that a written request be submitted by the registered owner or operator of an aircraft desiring to use a progressive inspection to the local FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). The frequency and detail of the progressive inspection program shall provide for the complete inspection of the airplane within each 12 calendar months and be consistent with the manufacturer’s recommendations and kind of operation in which the aircraft is engaged. The progressive inspection schedule must ensure that the aircraft will be airworthy at all times. A certificated A&P mechanic may perform a progressive inspection, as long as he or she is being supervised by a mechanic holding an Inspection Authorization. If the progressive inspection is discontinued, the owner or operator must immediately notify the local FAA FSDO in writing. After discontinuance, the first annual inspection will be due within 12 calendar months of the last complete inspection of the aircraft under the progressive inspection. During the aircraft appraisal process, log books are checked for annual inspection and/or compliance and determination if there are in gaps or omissions in these records. Credits or deductions for annual inspections and their recency are part of the aircraft appraisal final computuations delivering the current market value price.

Aircraft Altimeter and Static System Inspections

Any person operating an airplane or helicopter in controlled airspace under instrument flight rules (IFR) must have had, within the preceding 24 calendar months, each static pressure system, each altimeter instrument, and each automatic pressure altitude reporting system tested and inspected and found to comply with 14 CFR part 43, Appendix E. Those test and inspections must be conducted by appropriately rated persons under 14 CFR. During the aircraft appraisal process, the logbooks are checked for entries required to document completion or out of compliance status of Altimeter and Static System Inspections.

Aircraft Air Traffic Control (ATC) Transponder Inspections

Any person using an air traffic control (ATC) transponder must have had, within the preceding 24 calendar months, that transponder tested and inspected and found to comply with 14 CFR part 43, Appendix F. Additionally, following any installation or maintenance on an ATC transponder where data correspondence error could be introduced, the integrated system must be tested and inspected and found to comply with 14 CFR part 43, Appendix E, by an appropriately person under 14 CFR. During the aircraft appraisal process, the logbooks are checked for entries required to document completion or out of compliance status of Altimeter and Static System Inspections.

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AERONUVO provides its customers with our unique and customized aircraft appraisal services at many airports in some instances with no added cost in the states of Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), Pennsylvania (PA), Maryland (MD), Delaware (DE), North Carolina (NC) and New Jersey (NJ). Contact us to arrange your consulation today. We are open for business 7 days a week, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. As always, our consultations and advice are free with no obligation. It’s all part of our superior aircraft appraisal services.