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Hello KYates,
You've touched upon one of my pet peeves as an IA. Mechanics (or IA's) who can't or won't communicate absolutely critical information to an aircraft logbook. I come across this kind of thing all the time. Without an 8130 tag for the part, an invoice from Piper listing the part number, or the mechanics certification that he installed part number "XXX", I don't think there would be any way to identify the part that would satisfy the requirements of the AD. As an IA, I would have to advise you to continue the dye penetrant inspections in accordance with the AD until such time that you purchase (and can show proof of purchase) the part required to terminate the inspections. Expensive and unnecessary? Absolutely. I wish there was some way of making the installing mechanic pay for his lack of communication rather than to have you pay for it.
Good luck with it.
Jim M

<blockquote data-quote="Jim_M" data-source="post: 14277" data-attributes="member: 222">Hello KYates,You&#039;ve touched upon one of my pet peeves as an IA. Mechanics (or IA&#039;s) who can&#039;t or won&#039;t communicate absolutely critical information to an aircraft logbook. I come across this kind of thing all the time. Without an 8130 tag for the part, an invoice from Piper listing the part number, or the mechanics certification that he installed part number &quot;XXX&quot;, I don&#039;t think there would be any way to identify the part that would satisfy the requirements of the AD. As an IA, I would have to advise you to continue the dye penetrant inspections in accordance with the AD until such time that you purchase (and can show proof of purchase) the part required to terminate the inspections. Expensive and unnecessary? Absolutely. I wish there was some way of making the installing mechanic pay for his lack of communication rather than to have you pay for it.Good luck with it.Jim M</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jim_M, post: 14277, member: 222"] Hello KYates, You've touched upon one of my pet peeves as an IA. [b]Mechanics (or IA's) who can't or won't communicate absolutely critical information to an aircraft logbook.[/b] I come across this kind of thing all the time. Without an 8130 tag for the part, an invoice from Piper listing the part number, or the mechanics certification that he installed part number "XXX", I don't think there would be any way to identify the part that would satisfy the requirements of the AD. As an IA, I would have to advise you to continue the dye penetrant inspections in accordance with the AD until such time that you purchase (and can show proof of purchase) the part required to terminate the inspections. Expensive and unnecessary? Absolutely. I wish there was some way of making the installing mechanic pay for his lack of communication rather than to have you pay for it. Good luck with it. Jim M [/QUOTE]

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