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Pre-purchase inspection - Challenger

11/9/2013

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Thursday I was asked to do a pre-purchase inspection of a Challenger.  Are you available?- Yes.  Price? - agreed upon.  Then, based on this week's other problems (see last entry) I started asking more questions.

I asked for the N# of the aircraft, to request the EDRS (Electronic data retrieval system) of the aircraft.  This, which I didn't explain before...is the SAME record you would get by purchasing on the Registry website, only my access is electronically, within a day or two instead of a week or more to receive on a CD.

The aircraft is located in Cyprus.  This sounds good, I'm interested.  I am to do a complete records and physical inspection, the aircraft is suspect for corrosion and an inspection in the tail tank area.

The prospective buyer emails back- the aircraft is NOT N Registered.  It is M Registered. 

So my answer, in detail, is this.  You should request in your LOI (Letter of Intention- of purchase) and before your down payment...that the aircraft BE DELIVERED WITH AN EXPORT C OF A TO THE US.  Because the aircraft is not US manufactured, and is located on foreign soil, a C of A cannot be issued at its current location, and cannot be issued by me - or any FAA personnel, without an Export C of A from the existing country to the US. 

Another customer in South Africa is stuck with an aircraft they purchased that is French, but located and last registered in Togo, and trying to sell to a customer in West Africa...but cannot get a US C of A, only one from the importing country...if they agree to.

And this is just one little reason you should request a pre-purchase inspection....the aircraft airworthiness and registration files are a grand total of $6.00 per aircraft. 
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C of A in Brazil - DENIED

11/9/2013

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Last week a geographic expansion I requested was denied, 1 of 2 for same owner in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  The aircraft denied was a Baron, which came up on the registry as on "Hold".  Notes were "cancelled/not assigned."

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N898T. 

I advised my client, a middle-man who I had worked with before, of the status, and he believed that they may have had the registration number on hold and in work.  I advised him that the owner would have to ensure the registration process was complete before
I could issue the C of A on the aircraft.

I was advised thru the Miami IFO who sent it to my advisor, that the registration was CANCELLED- due to SCRAP-Total Loss.  This information was located in the EDRS...but my mistake was I didn't do that research at the time of the Application for geographic Expansion...Usually when a registration is not CURRENT/ASSIGNED there is no file in the EDRS. 

So, you learn from mistakes.  My client said he knew the owner had bought the aircraft in a crate and had it shipped to Brazil.  He knew this all along, but hadn't advised me. 

The Miami IFO due to the nature of this aircraft, requested the last 2 years aircraft maintenance history and a list of all major repairs for the 2nd aircraft.  Still waiting for it a week later.  Hopefully the end buyer of the aircraft was an honest person who was hoodwinked...but in any case, the 2nd aircraft will get a complete and thorough inspection, as always. 

Next customer, I requested a written account of the condition of the aircraft...I usually have this on larger aircraft
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    Gina Trussell   

    Maintenance DAR, aircraft Inspector since 1991.  I love what I do, but I try to enjoy travel while I do it.  I pledged long ago to not be one of those people who travels the world and only sees the airports!  Gallery above from work, gallery below from enjoying my traveling.

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