180 gear conversion (STC available from TIC170A member)
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180 gear conversion (STC available from TIC170A member)
I've owned my plane for about two years now and recently moved to a new area and this years annual turned up some questions. The gear conversion is annotated in the Canadian logs, but there is no "337" or Canadian equivalent in the logs. My mechanic is saying that he needs that document or he will have to pull the gear to complete an inspection and apply for a 337 with the FAA. Any light that can be shed on this situation would be great.
My IA has a fantastic relationship with our FSDO (great
FSDO guy by the way... When guys like him finally
retire, we're in for a world of hurtin'....).
I imported my 170 from Canada, and ran into
numerous mods for which there was no Canadian
paperwork (some of the paperwork was there, just
not all of it). As I recall, our friends to the north call
their 337 some kind of "dash-one" document (someone
from Canada jump in here and help us).
Anyway, all my IA did was submit 337s saying "verified
installation of [insert mod here] in accordance with"
and whatever supporting words / terms / documentation
he chose to cover the mod in question. The 337s end by
saying "See Canadian logbook entry dated xx/xx/xx.
If there's at least a Canadian logbook entry saying 180 gear
legs were installed, I should think one could verify they
were installed correctly by pulling a few access covers
and checking for proper hardware/torque instead of pulling
the gear legs (?).
If your IA doesn't like that solution, try calling/writing these folks to
see if they have anything on file in the Canadian records. My
search turned up empty.... (they only had copies of the paperwork
I already acquired with the airplane / logs):
Transport Canada
Maintenance and Manufacturing
Richmond, BC
Attn: Hiliary
604/666-2505
0045 Conformity Form Records copies
Cost is $55.00 (Canadian)
She needs a written request and a credit card to process this.
FSDO guy by the way... When guys like him finally
retire, we're in for a world of hurtin'....).
I imported my 170 from Canada, and ran into
numerous mods for which there was no Canadian
paperwork (some of the paperwork was there, just
not all of it). As I recall, our friends to the north call
their 337 some kind of "dash-one" document (someone
from Canada jump in here and help us).
Anyway, all my IA did was submit 337s saying "verified
installation of [insert mod here] in accordance with"
and whatever supporting words / terms / documentation
he chose to cover the mod in question. The 337s end by
saying "See Canadian logbook entry dated xx/xx/xx.
If there's at least a Canadian logbook entry saying 180 gear
legs were installed, I should think one could verify they
were installed correctly by pulling a few access covers
and checking for proper hardware/torque instead of pulling
the gear legs (?).
If your IA doesn't like that solution, try calling/writing these folks to
see if they have anything on file in the Canadian records. My
search turned up empty.... (they only had copies of the paperwork
I already acquired with the airplane / logs):
Transport Canada
Maintenance and Manufacturing
Richmond, BC
Attn: Hiliary
604/666-2505
0045 Conformity Form Records copies
Cost is $55.00 (Canadian)
She needs a written request and a credit card to process this.
Bela P. Havasreti
'54 C-180
'54 C-180
Eric Leclercq, TIC170A member #7382 Quebec is the holder of the STC in Canada & USA to install C180 gear legs,p/n 0741001 through -8 or p/n 054118-2 thru -3 (lady legs) on all 170,170A,& 170B models. Contact him at 450-452-2567, new email: eric170@videotron.ca
(old email reported no longer effective: ericc170@sympatico.ca )
(old email reported no longer effective: ericc170@sympatico.ca )
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.