Fri, Apr 27, 2007
Buyers Told To Verify STC Documents
The Experimental Aircraft Association tells ANN several recent
instances have come to light where aircraft sellers have attempted
to pass their aircraft off as having an autofuel supplementary type
certificate (STC). Subsequent records checks with the two STC
holders (EAA and Peterson Aviation) did not confirm this, and there
were no placards on the aircraft.
There have also been more ramp checks for autofuel STC documents
at airports recently, according to the EAA.
EAA and Peterson are the only organizations that issue these
placards, since the program began in the early 1980s. Aircraft
purchasers are cautioned that if they are buying an aircraft that
has been advertised, or if they were verbally told that the
aircraft has an autofuel STC -- and that is a factor in determining
the final purchase decision -- check to make sure the aircraft does
indeed have the STC.
The EAA states buyers may contact Petersen Aviation or the EAA
at the FMI links below, to see if the records are on file. Also,
buyers are asked to check to see if the aircraft has placards on
the wings next to the fuel inlets. If there are no placards, it's
possible someone fraudulently used a copy of an STC, or has
misrepresented the aircraft to a potential buyer.
The autofuel STC today costs a minimum $1.50 per horsepower of
the engine. A complete set of standard documents can include an
information packet, possibly with Field Information, Instructions,
an Authorization Page, Airplane Flight Manual Supplement (required
to stay in the aircraft), Instructions for Continued Airworthiness,
STC for the airframe, and STC for the engine. There are also
Service Bulletins and other information that are sometimes included
with the placards in the packets.
An autofuel STC can save a lot of money over the years and can
add to the value of your aircraft when you want to sell... a
powerful enticement for some unscrupulous sellers to make fradulent
claims.
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