Advice sought on GPS/Transponder/radio.
This may be on a tangent but you don't need a Form 1 with a radio, for it to be installable on a G-reg.
An FAA 8103-3 is just fine, if the radio is a new part.
In fact, from digging around a while ago in CAA docs, any paperwork providing traceability is good enough, but nobody has a financial incentive to tell you that
What you need to do an installation in an ICAO CofA aircraft is Approved Data (e.g. a TSO), which is a different thing from traceability.
An FAA 8103-3 is just fine, if the radio is a new part.
In fact, from digging around a while ago in CAA docs, any paperwork providing traceability is good enough, but nobody has a financial incentive to tell you that
What you need to do an installation in an ICAO CofA aircraft is Approved Data (e.g. a TSO), which is a different thing from traceability.
The fact that personally I would make more profit selling and installing an XCOM instead of a Funkwerk radio to a Jabiru/Sport Cruiser/whatever is certainly not a financial disincentive.
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This may be on a tangent but you don't need a Form 1 with a radio, for it to be installable on a G-reg.
An FAA 8103-3 is just fine, if the radio is a new part.
In fact, from digging around a while ago in CAA docs, any paperwork providing traceability is good enough, but nobody has a financial incentive to tell you that
Could you kindly enlighten me further and direct me to any references please ?
Cheers
Ian
This may be on a tangent but you don't need a Form 1 with a radio, for it to be installable on a G-reg.
An FAA 8103-3 is just fine, if the radio is a new part.
In fact, from digging around a while ago in CAA docs, any paperwork providing traceability is good enough, but nobody has a financial incentive to tell you that
Could you kindly enlighten me further and direct me to any references please ?
Cheers
Ian
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Simplified from EASA 21A.307. "Any part other than a standad part (ms bolts etc) must be acompanied by an EASA Form 1".
No choice - if you have a type-certified aircraft in EASA-land, your radio needs a Form 1 before you can install it. An FAA8130-3 from an EASA-approved FAA repair station or a new part with a manufacturer's 8130-3 is acceptable as equivalent to the EASA Form 1.
No choice - if you have a type-certified aircraft in EASA-land, your radio needs a Form 1 before you can install it. An FAA8130-3 from an EASA-approved FAA repair station or a new part with a manufacturer's 8130-3 is acceptable as equivalent to the EASA Form 1.
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Wigglyamp - would you have the reference to that requirement?
I've done a bit of googling but cannot find a definitive "law" on it. I can find various proceedings and EASA opinions...
The ability to use an 8130-3 form with a new (not used or overhauled, even if it was yours from new and you sent it off for an overhaul) part is a long standing concession, and vitally enables parts to be purchased from the USA directly, usually saving a lot of money.
But the requirement for the 8130-3 to be issued by the manufacturer seems to be a new thing. What if one buys a new and unused part and it has an 8130-3 from the manufacturer's authorised dealer?
I've done a bit of googling but cannot find a definitive "law" on it. I can find various proceedings and EASA opinions...
The ability to use an 8130-3 form with a new (not used or overhauled, even if it was yours from new and you sent it off for an overhaul) part is a long standing concession, and vitally enables parts to be purchased from the USA directly, usually saving a lot of money.
But the requirement for the 8130-3 to be issued by the manufacturer seems to be a new thing. What if one buys a new and unused part and it has an 8130-3 from the manufacturer's authorised dealer?
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8130-3 on new parts will normally be directly from the manufacturer. Dealers in the US don't normally get an 8130-3 when they buy a part domestically so if they then sell it abroad how do they issue an 8130-3: they inspect the unit and issue the document against their EASA/FAA repair station approval, so it won't be as new - it will say Inspected.
