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EngineProblems
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So the engine on my old PA-28 has run its course and is starting to make major metal. My new mechanic, switched shops, recommended a rebuilt engine and I started the process.
Well....
He discovered the Data Plate was defaced by a mechanic 25 years ago who did an engine swap. The Model ID had been removed but everything else is present including the serial number. Apparently, the engine was pulled from a crashed aircraft, overhauled, variant changed, and placed on my aircraft. The mechanic is worried Lycoming will reject the core exchange as well as getting the FAA involved for a tampered Data Plate.
This started the mechanic on a hunt and he found that the last several annuals were competed by a non IA as a 100hr and pencil whipped by a IA as a separate sign off entry. Which explains why we found several items lose in the cowling or not fixed.
What’s my options and should I be worried?
Well....
He discovered the Data Plate was defaced by a mechanic 25 years ago who did an engine swap. The Model ID had been removed but everything else is present including the serial number. Apparently, the engine was pulled from a crashed aircraft, overhauled, variant changed, and placed on my aircraft. The mechanic is worried Lycoming will reject the core exchange as well as getting the FAA involved for a tampered Data Plate.
This started the mechanic on a hunt and he found that the last several annuals were competed by a non IA as a 100hr and pencil whipped by a IA as a separate sign off entry. Which explains why we found several items lose in the cowling or not fixed.
What’s my options and should I be worried?