Where can I find a list of everything that a passenger plane contains? E.g. seats, t.v.s, lights EVERYTHING?

Question

Where can I find a list of everything that a passenger plane contains? E.g. seats, t.v.s, lights EVERYTHING?

Answer 1

Comprehensive Equipment List for a specfic aircraft.

Every aircraft has different equipment installed, and a specfic list is in the Pilots Operating Handbook.

Answer 2

I can only suggest that you decide which aircraft you have in mind and contact the manufacturer.

Bear in mind that new aircraft are built to a basic standard but equipped to suit the customers requirements, that's why their are so many sub-types. Boeing is a good example.

Ian M

Answer 3

The first place to look is the Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) available for down load at http://www.faa.gov scroll down to TCDS and click or go to http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and...

Just type in the aircraft you want and search for it.  Now I want to explain the equipment list to you.  I know it a little long, but you will have a better understanding of what is involved.

A equipment list is an list of items approved by the FAA for installation in a particular aircraft.  The list includes the name, part number, weight, and arm of the component.  An equipment list is furnished with the aircraft, which specifies all the required equipment, and all equipment approved for installation in the aircraft.  The weight and arm of each item is included on the list, and all equipment installed when the aircraft left the factory is checked.

When an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic adds or removes any item on the equipment list, he or she must change the weight and balance record to indicate the new empty weight and EWCG, and the equipment list is revised to show which equipment is actually installed.  A comprehensive equipment list which includes all of the items of equipment approved for an particular model of aircraft.  The POH for each individual aircraft includes an aircraft specific equipment list of the items from this master list.  When any item is added to or removed from the aircraft, its weight and arm are determined in the equipment list and used to update the weight and balance record.

An airplane-specific list is provided with each individual airplane at delivery, and is typically inserted at the rear of this Pilot’s Operating Handbook.

The comprehensive equipment list provides the following information in column form:  In the Item No column, each item is assigned a coded number.  The first two digits of the code represent the assignment of item within the ATA Specification 100 breakdown  (Chapter 11 for Placards, Chapter 21 for Air Conditioning, Chapter 77 for Engine Indicating, etc...). These assignments also correspond to the Maintenance Manual chapter breakdown for the airplane.  After the first two digits (and hyphen), items receive a unique sequence number (01, 02, 03, etc...).  After the sequence number (and hyphen), a suffix letter is assigned to identify equipment as a required item, a standard item or an optional item. Suffix letters are as follows:

-R = required items or equipment for FAA certification

-S = standard equipment items

-O = optional equipment items replacing required or standard items

-A = optional equipment items which are in addition to required or standard items

In the Equipment List Description column, each item is assigned a descriptive name to help identify its function.

In the Ref Drawing column, a drawing number is provided which corresponds to the item.

If additional equipment is to be installed, it must be done in accordance with the reference drawing, service bulletin or a separate FAA approval.  In the Wt Lbs and Arm Ins columns, information is provided on the weight (in pounds) and arm (in inches).

Addition or removal of equipment included in this list is considered by the FAA to be a minor alteration.  The weights and arms are included with the items in the equipment list, and these minor alterations can be done and the aircraft approved for return to service by an appropriately rated mechanic.  The only documentation required is an entry in the aircraft maintenance records and the appropriate change to the weight and balance record in the POH/AFM.

Any major alteration or repair requires the work to be done by an appropriately rated mechanic or facility.  The work must be checked for conformity to FAA-approved data and signed off by an mechanic holding an Inspection Authorization, or by an authorized agent of an appropriately rated FAA-approved repair station.   A repair station record or an FAA Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration, must be completed which describes the work.  A dated and signed revision to the weight and balance record is made and kept with the maintenance records, and the airplane's new empty weight and empty weight arm or moment index are entered in the POH/AFM.