PVT PLT OWNER OF AN SMA SEL HAS THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT REPLACED WITH AN UNAPPROVED AUTOMOTIVE BELT.

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THE FOLLOWING FACTS RELATE TO THE UNAUTH INSTALLATION OF UNAPPROVED PARTS BY THE OWNER/PLT ON A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA; H MODEL; AND THE SUBSEQUENT FLT OF AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT AT TITUSVILLE-COCOA SPACE CTR EXECUTIVE ARPT ON APR/SUN/95. ON APR/SAT/95 I WAS ENGAGED BY PVT PLT TO FURNISH FLT INSTRUCTION TO HIM IN A 1959 H MODEL BONANZA. THE SAID FLT INSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE MORNING OF APR/SAT/95 AND COMMENCED WITH VERY BASIC AIRWORK GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE ACFT AND SYS FAMILIARIZATION IN AND AROUND THE TIX ARPT AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS FIRST PERIOD; THE ACFT WAS LANDED AND AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DEBRIEFING; THE ACFT WAS RESTARTED WHEREUPON IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS NO OUTPUT FROM THE ACFT ALTERNATOR/CHARGING SYS. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED A BROKEN ALTERNATOR BELT. MR. X PRODUCED A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR BELT WHICH HAD; AT SOME EARLIER DATE; BEEN PURCHASED FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE. HE REQUESTED THAT I INSTALL THIS BELT AND; AS AN IA; PROCLAIM THE ACFT TO BE AIRWORTHY AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SVC. I DECLINED THIS ACTION AND ADVISED HIM TO OBTAIN AN APPROVED PART FROM 1 OF THE 2 FBO'S ON THE ARPT. I FURTHER ADVISED HIM THAT I WOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO GO TO LUNCH AND ACCOMPLISH OTHER PERSONAL ERRANDS. HE COULD EXPECT MY RETURN IN 3 HRS OR APPROX XC00. UPON MY RETURN THE ACFT WAS REPRESENTED TO BE REPAIRED WITH AN APPROVED PART AND FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. AN OPERATIONAL CHK INDICATED A NORMALLY OPERATING CHARGING SYS. 2 SUBSEQUENT FLTS WERE MADE THIS DATE. NO FURTHER PROBS WERE ENCOUNTERED. ON APR/SUN/95 I AGAIN FLEW AS INSTRUCTOR. ALL ACFT SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS DAY'S FLYING; I CONDUCTED A CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF PREFLT ITEMS TO BE CHKED DURING HIS DAILY PREFLT INSPECTIONS. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD MISREPRESENTED THE TRUE NATURE OF HIS REPAIR. HE HAD IN FACT NOT OBTAINED AN APPROVED ALTERNATOR BELT BUT HAD INSTALLED THE AUTOMOTIVE BELT IN ITS PLACE AND MISREPRESENTED HIS REPAIRS AS ACCOMPLISHED WITH APPROVED PARTS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO ITS HOME BASE OF PAGE FIELD AT FORT MYERS AND IS STILL BEING OPERATED WITH THIS SAME AUTOMOTIVE BELT.