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I just received this letter Saturday from the FAA stating that there is an error in my registration. I contacted the dealer concerning the error and he said that this is a new required document that has not been required before. I submitted my registration in May 2018 and thought everything was fine, but I forgot how the FAA won't miss an opportunity to make your life miserable.
The FAA doesn't cite any law or regulation that mandates this ridiculous requirement and I have been unable to find any support for their demand. I suspect this is something they just dreamt up. There is obviously one major glaring error in their demand. I did not buy the plane from the manufacturer, but rather I bought it from the U.S. dealer. So, there is nothing wrong with my registration and the error supposedly occurred when the dealer registered the plane to his corp which the FAA had no problem with at the time. What makes this really silly is that my plane was built for me and was brand new when I took possession. It seems that even the intellects at the FAA could figure out that the plane was transferred from the manufacturer to the dealer and there is no possible way another owner could have been involved.
I don't know how far back the FAA is going to go for previous registrations, but I doubt any planes imported have had this document provided by the Country's registration authority. I can't imagine getting this letter for a CT or any imported plane that was purchased years ago and passed through different owners and now having to contact a foreign country to get the document. If that happened to me I would not accept FAA's demand without proof that they have the legal authority to make this demand.
I don't think I'm going to have a problem with this demand because the dealer said he has contacted the manufacturer and will soon provide the letter, but I thought I'd let the members know that there is a possibility that more letters may be going out. The dealer told me I am the second owner that has contacted him about the problem.
I would like to know if any other members have ever had to meet this new requirement or am I and the other owner the only lucky ones.
Thanks.
Rick