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He didn't drop the ball--he said new is difficult to find but he could send out for overhaul with about a 2 week turn around. Then I started to look around for new. I think I still agree with him.
I saw what you refer to there, but when you go to the eligibility list, it does not include models before Echo. Even though Spruce and others say that 18000-(x) replaces 291504, it only means it replaces it where the 18000 has a PMA. I went on the FAA site and saw that it too only mentions Echo onward. I wondered if it "really mattered" since hey--same old part--why not same replacement part? Nope. If it ain't PMA'd for your aircraft it ain't legal. And while we all know it "won't matter" in any practical sense, again, it could become a liability some day if the FAA ever found their noses in my (likely wreck of an) aircraft. I called both Textron and McFarlane (who also carries the Weldon 18000) to ask if I can just use the 18000, and both said not legally.
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