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              The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it will no longer be a requirement to routinely carry out a check flight to qualify for the renewal of an expiring National Certificate of Airworthiness; annual EASA Permit to Fly; National Airworthiness Review Certificate; or Certificate of Validity. However, a check flight for the initial issue of these certificates and permits will still be required.          This  policy  change reflects a more proportionate and risk based approach to continuing airworthiness management and comes into effect immediately. The responsibility for deciding when a check flight is required will rest with the aircraft pilot-owner, maintainer or continuing airworthiness management organisation, as applicable, as part of the continuing airworthiness oversight of the aircraft.             This change will reduce the time and cost requi...

 DGCA/Cessna 172/33 R1  FAA AD 2013-11-11  E ngine oil pressure switch  life limit- 3000 hrs     (c) Applicability     :  Cessna 172R, (S/N) 17280001  through 17281618;                                                  172S, S/N 172S8001 through 172S11256;                  Due to   internal failure of the  engine oil pressure  switch, which could result in complete loss of engine oil with consequent partial or complete loss of  engine power or fire. FAA  place a life limit  of  3,000 hours time-in-service (TIS)  on the engine oil pressure switch, requiring replacement  when the engine oil pressure switch reaches its life limit.                   Compliance through ...

                 SAFETY NOTICE  Number: SN–2013/011  Issued: 01 July 2013 Policy change to CAA requirements for check flights      3. Individual Responsibilities      3.1 With the change in CAA policy detailed in this SN the responsibility of deciding when a check flight is required, as part of the continuing airworthiness oversight of the aircraft, falls upon the aircraft pilot-owner, maintainer or continuing airworthiness management organisation (as applicable). Guidance material to assist in the decision making process can be found on web page at www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx? .     3.2 At the time of the Airworthiness Review, the signatory or CAA Surveyor shall ensure that any required check flight has been satisfactorily completed, the results recorded in the CFS and any necessary action taken. Should it be identified that either a required check flight has not been performed or satisf...

               It is now no longer mandatory for a check flight to be conducted for the renewal of an Expiring Certificate of Airworthiness , a National Airworthiness Review Certificate or Certificate of Validity. The responsibility for deciding when a check flight is required is described in Section 3 of SN 2013/11.                     The current requirement for a check flight to be carried out for the initial issue of an Expiring Certificate of Airworthiness, a National Certificate of Airworthiness or National Permit to Fly remains unchanged.                   The CAA has issued an exemption (www.caa.co.uk/ors4 No. 975); from the requirement of Article 36K of the Air Navigation Order (ANO) for the determination of a satisfactory check flight as part of the airworthiness review for the renewal of the National Airworthiness Review Ce...

        The latest revision of the McCauley MPC-26 Owners/Operators Manual now encompasses all instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA).           This includes ICA information formerly published in overhaul manuals, component maintenance manuals, SB137 (TBO), SL1995-4 (blade repair) and other various documents.                  The MPC-26 also contains Airworthiness Limitations, Time Between Overhaul (TBO), and instructions for Removal/Installation, Troubleshooting, Preventive Maintenance and Repair.         The new revision provides “one-stop” shopping for all McCauley ICA information on current production constant speed reciprocating and turbine propellers, fixed pitch propellers, governors and accumulators.

Cessna Aircraft Company: FAA AD 2013-11-11 (a) Effective Date :  August 1, 2013. (b) Affected ADs   : This AD supersedes AD 2000-04-01 (c) Applicability     :  Cessna 172R, (S/N) 17280001  through 17281618;                                                  172S, S/N 172S8001 through 172S11256;                                                  182S, S/N 18280001 through  18280944;                                                  182T, S/N 18280945 through 18282357;                                ...