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alan(at)kestrel-insurance
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: Urgent Help with Customs Officials

Hi Guys, still trying to get our europa through customs at Jacksonville. I am trying to finish filling in the EPA form. I have put in the obvious stuff like date of build and serial number but I have to choose a box to check under certified and non certified engines. Well I think un certified is the way to go but it is a sheer guess since I do not have any paperwork from Rotax saying it is certified.  So, if I go for uncertified is it “other non road compression- ignition engines. See 40CFR part 89 or parts 1039 and 1068” ?? This is a Rotax 914 engine. It started life in our Europa and has always been there.. I just do not know what to list it as on the EPA form 3520-21.  

I would really appreciate any help forthcoming.  

Thanks  

Alan  

     

  

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acrojim(at)cfl.rr.com
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:52 am Post subject: Urgent Help with Customs Officials

Alan

  

 It should be a 914UL (non certified) as all the  engines supplied by Europa were for experimential aircraft. The certified  engines were installed in certified airplanes, the Katana is one  example.

  

 I would say its "other non road  compression-ignition engine" but thats just an assumption on my part. I do not  know what customs want or need.

  

 One other thing, here in the states, when a  certified engine, such as a Lycoming IO360 is installed in a experimential  airplane then the engine is considered "Experimential" and no longer a  certified engine. by the FAA.

  

 Jim Brown

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rowil(at)clara.net
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:18 am Post subject: Urgent Help with Customs Officials

At 2006-12-28 03:11 +0000 Alan Burrows wrote:



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		  if I go for uncertified is it "other non road compression- ignition 

engines. See 40CFR part 89 or parts 1039 and 1068"


	


Alan - compression-ignition is another way of saying diesel, so that 

does not fit with a Rotax, which is spark-ignition. Aren't there any 

other choices?



regards



Rowland

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alan(at)kestrel-insurance
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:23 am Post subject: Urgent Help with Customs Officials

There are lots of choices, other ones that are not marine or atv related

include "non-road spark ignition engine above 19kW( or above 30kWif

displacement is at or below 1000cc) see 40CFR parts 1048 and 1068." I think

that is closest.

Other choices are including national security...manufacturer

owned...replacement engine,...extraordinary hardship...identical

configuration,...ancient engine ( I think this one will be by the time we

get it through customs!) Then there are temporary exemptions which I have

ignored and engines excluded from US EPA standards.



Today I think I will call EAA or AOPA ( lockwood aviation are closed) and

see if they have any ideas.



Regards



ALan



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m.j.gregory(at)talk21.com
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: Urgent Help with Customs Officials

Alan,



I don't think anything on that form applies to aircraft.  It actually says

"This form does not apply to aircraft engines" at the end of the first

paragraph.  However, there isn't a clue as to what form might apply to

aircraft, or indeed that any form is needed for spark-ignition aircraft

engines.  The EPA section relating to aircraft clearly refers to turbine

engines.



I'm glad you've owned your aircraft for over one year, so that you won't

have to pay import duty as a part-time resident of the US.



Good luck with your further research!



Mike



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