[GMAs]

first we check to see if we are current... as it show the name address make and model engine and date of last transfer...

N-number Database Search Result

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N-number : N456TL
Aircraft Serial Number : 0019
Aircraft Manufacturer : REIMS AVIATION
Model : CESSNA FT337GP
Engine Manufacturer : CONT MOTOR
Model : TSIO-360 SER
Aircraft Year : 1977
Owner Name : AIRCRAFT CHARTER INC
Owner Address : SILVERSIDE RD
WILMINGTON, DE, 19810-4902
Registration Date : 06-Jan-1994
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard
Approved Operations : Normal


so now we have some more info about the plane... this is also copied into the current folder... (note that the aircraft manufacture is not CESSNA but, REIMS AVIATION.. so we go to that manufacture to get the data... also note it is the FT337GP... not a G337... etc... with the S/n that is listed... not any other.. this is the certs for the plane.) and also we need to know what engine is in the plane... sure we know its a cont engine but, it could be someone else like Rolls Royce or someone else... leaving nothing to chance... (right ERNIE)... we also can confirm the engine from the data plate and s/n on the aircraft... making sure we note what position its in.. along with its appliances...

We also want to make sure that the person who brought the plane in is the agent or current ownere and that his address is correct and current... if not we need to go back to the FAA web site and download some forms for the owner/operator to fill out and get the paper work right... again it is a rule that is often over looked.. but, your insurance agent isn't going to miss... nor is the FAA ... besides if the club wanted to contact you... and invite you to a meeting this is the data that they go by... or if the plane goes down.. here is where they will send the person to notify the next of kin or survivors...etc... or if the FAA wanted to let you know about a problem with the series of aircraft... they mail out a warning... if its not right.. you miss out on the data... so its kinda important

So from here we go to the TCDS.... now ya their is
the old one.. but, wait look at the bottom of the TCDS... and see all them little no's... well each time the manufacture makes a modification or change to the aircraft... they change the numbers... and the highest one wins... so you want to go look before each annual at the TCDS for your particular plane and make sure it hasn't changed ... if it has.. you want to download the newest version and then compair and find out what was changed.. highlight it with a marker and put it in the record file... as the mechanic just might want to see what changed also... like something important... also it list out the placards that are supposed to be in the plane... at the end of the TCD... but, you have to make sure your make and model are what you are looking at...

So were off to the TCDS... oh wait... how do we know what Type certificate our plane is listed under... after all I gave you a present by showing you that yours is under the A23EU cert... most of the others that cessna made are under the A6CE... yes they are different... and they were issued to different manufactures... but, what if we didn't know what type certificate they were issued under... well we can go to the TCDS and do a search or look up the manufacture and find the model of the plane.. after all we found that yours is a FT337GP... from the first listing above.. so we can look at that first.. then after locating it... go to that TCD and pull it up.. locate the S/N and see that it is listed and applies...

Next info on the TCDS as it applies to the mechanic...