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0 Advisory
U.S. Department of Tronsportat10'1
Circular
Federal Aviation Administration Subject: USE OF AU'TOM)BILE G\SOLINE IN Date: 8 /24 / 84 AC No: 21-21 Change: Initialed by: AWS-200 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAIT 1. PURPOSE. This advisory circular (AC) sets forth acceptable conditions under which autarobile gasoline (autogas) may be used in restricted category agricultural aircraft p::,.,.rered by Pratt and Whitney R-985 and R-1340 radial engines, and being used in agricultural q:>erations under Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 137.
2. CANCELLATION. AC 21-8, Aircraft Airworthiness: Restricted Category: Certification of Aircraft with Uncertificated or Altered Engines or Propellers, dated May 21, 1969, is canc~led.
3. REFERENCES. FAR 21.25; Civil Air Regulations (CAR) Part 8; Civil Aeronautics Manual (CAM) 8.10; and AC 20-33B, Technical Information Regarding Civil Aeronautics Manuals 1, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, and 14.
4. BACKGROUND. Under current FM policy in AC 20-33B and CAM 8.10-4(d)(2), it is permissible to use uncertificated engines in restricted category a;;ricult~ral aircraft, under operating limitations in addition to those prescribed in FAR 91.39. The use of autogas in a type certificated engin~, without FAA approval, w::,ul~ be an unapproved irajor alteration of the type design, rendering it, in effect, tote decertificated. This AC provides guidance and cnnditions acceptable to the FAA under which restricted category ~ricultural aircraft may be cperated if autogas is to be used i~ certain type certificated engines t~at may be installed in such aircraft.
5. APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this AC awly ooly to restricted category aircraft equipped with Pratt and Whitney R-985 or R-1340 engines t~at are used in agricultural aircraft cperations under FAR Part 137.
6. PID:EDURES. Any ~rson operating an aircraft that meets the applicability provision of paragraph 5 of this AC may use autogas for operation of that aircraft under the following ronditions: a. An FM Fom 337, Major Repair and Alteration, must te rompleted for each aircraft, including identification of the p:,werplant in Item 4 of the form, and indicating "alteration" in Item 5.
b. On the reverse side of the FAA.Form 337, in Item 8, the following entries must te made, with each of the blank spaces filled in as ~ropriate: AC 21-21 8/24/84 "The procedures and nodif ications rovered by this FM Form 337 have teen found acceptable to the Administrator in Advisory Circular 21-21, Use of Autorrobile Gasoline in Agricultural Aircraft, for the p.1qx>se of oompliance with FAR 43.13. The aircraft and engine identiried in Itans land 4 on this form may be approved for return to service by a person authorized by FAR 43. 7 when the following conditions have been rret: A. The following placard is displayed en the instrument panel: NOTICE: 'IliIS AIR:RAIT Mi\Y BE OPERATED WI'Ili AI.J'IOM:JITVE FUEL OR MIXTURES OF A!J'IDM:JI'IVE AND AVIATirn FUEL.
B. The following placards are displayed in the rockpit in clear view of the pilot: THIS AIRCRAIT IS l'DT ELIGIBLE FOR AN APPIUJAL FOR OPERATION OJER \.XN8ESTED AREAS UNDER FAR 137. 51 OR FOR A WZ\IVER OF ~ LIMITATIOOS IN FAR 91.39(d).
EN3INE SERIAL NUMBER --c---- INSTALLED IN 'IHIS
AIRCRAIT AND OPERATED WI'lli AU'Il»UI'IVE TYPE FUEL IS Nor ELIGIBLE FOR INSTALI..ATIOO IN PN AIRCRAFT HAVIN8 A STANDARD AIIM'lRI'HINESS CERTIFICATE lNI'IL IT HAS BEEN SUBJECTED 'IO A MA.TOR CNERHAUL.
C. The following placard is permanently affixed in the specificat/ section of the engine logb:x>k(s): THIS EN:;INE, SERIAL NUMBER ____ , HAS BEEN OPERATED WI'lli AU'IDM)TIVE 1YPE FUEL AND IS ITTI' ELIGIBLE FOR INSTALLATIOO IN A NJRMAL !JI.TEGORY AIRCRAIT HAVI!~ A STANDARD AifW:>RI'HINE.5S CERI'IF'IO\TE UNI'IL IT HAS BEEN SUBJECTED 'IO A MAJOR OvERHAUL.
D. A placard is cdded at or near the fuel filler rover to reaa:· AUID ruEL - 87 OL""TANE MINIMUM.
E. The autarotive fuel used cbes rot contain alcoh61 additives.
F. The following certification rrust b2 cnrnpleted by a certificated rilot properly rated for the aircraft (reference FAR 137.19): I certify this aircraft/engine combination has been flight checked through all anticipated agricultural type maneuvers using 87 octane (R+M/2 rnethoo) autorrotive fuel and the engine has performed without evidence of malfunctioning and within the limitations specified in the Type Certificate Data Sheets: Aircraft TC ~. ___ : Engine TC N'.:>. __ _ Pilot Name ___________ Certificate No.
Par 6 8/24/84 AC 21-21 G. A copy of this FAA Form 337 must be affixed in a prominent place in the logtook for the aircraft and in the logtxx>k for the engine, in addition to the maintenance record entries required by FAR 43 .9.
H. This approval will be invalidated if the engine identified in Item 4 is rerroved from the aircraft and replaced with another engine.
If the replacenent engine is to be q:>erated with aut03as, conditions A through G must re net for the replacement engine and a rew FAA Form 337 must be mrrpleted.
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