FAA Inspection Authorization (IA) case studies
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Inspection Authorization, usually called IA, is an additional rating the FAA issues to an experienced airframe and powerplant mechanic. It widens what the holder may sign off: an IA can perform annual inspections, conduct and approve progressive inspections, and approve major repairs and major alterations for return to service. The FAA Inspection Authorization (IA) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,258 words.
1The Cracked Step Bracket, the Dead Attitude Indicator, and the Untagged Doubler
A Cessna 182P, normal category, privately operated under Part 91, arrives for its annual inspection at 4,120 hours total time. The owner needs the airplane Friday for a business trip.
691 words, about 3 min2The 100-Hour That Is Not Due and the Annual That Is
A flying club's Cessna 172N is used for instruction and rental, carrying persons for compensation. The last annual inspection was signed 11 months and 3 weeks ago at 6,890 hours; the airplane now shows 6,952 hours.
584 words, about 3 min3A Camera Pod, a Borrowed Field Approval, and a Hole in the Skin
A Cessna 182Q owner wants a belly-mounted camera pod installed. The pod weighs 14 pounds, mounts with six 3/16-inch screws into fuselage skin and two bolts to a seat-rail frame member, and requires a 4-inch hole cut in the skin for the wiring pass-through.
673 words, about 3 min4An Overdue Screen Inspection and an Unidentified Oil Cooler
A Piper PA-28-181 arrives for its annual inspection. The Lycoming O-360-A4M, serial L-31245-36A, shows 1,180 hours since major overhaul.
669 words, about 3 min5Prop Strike, TBO, and What Makes an Engine Airworthy
During the annual inspection of a Cessna T210M, you learn the airplane suffered a propeller strike last month. The propeller was removed, overhauled by a propeller shop, and reinstalled.
641 words, about 3 min