What is an "appliance" on an aircraft?

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One of the questions on the Commercial Pilot Written Exam is

Q. Aircraft maintenance records must include the current status of the

A. Life-limited parts of each airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance.​


Can someone provide some examples of what appliance is in this context?
 
Riddle me this: what do you use to make your espresso at FL180? :D

From the FAA glossary: Any instrument, mechanism, equipment, part, apparatus, appurtenance, or accessory, including communications equipment, that is used or intended to be used in operating or controlling an aircraft in flight, is installed in or attached to the aircraft and is not part of an airframe, engine or propeller.

Basically, everything in the panel.

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/fli...dtraining/CBIChg29/AVN300WEB/Glossarytems.htm
 
AggieMike88 said:
Just for that, I'm gonna get my CFI initial from you... so if the inspector starts ranting, "Why the eff are you doing it that way?" I can point him your direction.
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I’ll give you your first lesson for free. Know thy FARs.

Never take your initial CFI from a CFI who doesn’t yet meet the requirements of 61.195. ;)

At the rate I’m going to the day job office instead of teaching, I’ll probably qualify by say, 2023 or so.

Maybe 2030 if things keep going badly.

Work for you? :)

This schedule could accelerate if something ultra stupid just comes up and up and quit my job. Or if you’ve got a million bucks you want to part with.

Or could get cancelled altogether if I decide to go sit in some 135 right seat for a while and enjoy the view.

Anything could happen. The “plan” is severely screwed up right now, but no plan survives initial contact with the enemy.
 
bnt83 said:
I don't see any wrong answers so you guys were helping.
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An aircraft appliance is any component that is not an airframe or engine or propeller. It includes things like the magnetos, carb or fuel injection system, alternator, turbo, governor, radios, instruments, ELTs, wheels and brakes, ignition switches, fire extinguishers, seat belts, and so forth. Appliances are things for which airworthiness directives are often overlooked, since the online aircraft-specific AD searches don't usually pick them up. I have found numerous such outstanding ADs. When doing an AD history check, you have to really dig beyond the airframe-engine-prop stuff the search engine might give you. If it's an annual check, one can run through the AD biweeklies for the last year and spot anything of concern.
 
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