Originally Posted by
FH1100 Pilot
Using the cab of one aircraft and the components of another aircraft used to be common practice in the industry until the FAA changed their mind a while back.
Swapping components is one thing, swapping data tags between airframes is something completely different. Don't know who told you that, but the FAA didn't need to change their mind as it's been illegal to swap data plates since the original CAR days. It just wasn't enforced effectively until people started dying from it. However, there has always been a legal method to move data plates or rebuild from aircraft salvage if one were to follow it. Unfortunately, some prefer not to follow it and when they get caught it's time to pay the piper. As the rotor turns they say.