Originally Posted by
80emb145
No matter the purchase or where the plane came from, mx has their own ops specs that have been specifically certified for each airline. You can’t transfer an aircraft from delta to swa and fly it without swa mx go from nose to tail. I can’t speak if that would be a d check, but it wouldn’t take merely hours either.
A lot of it's a paperwork drill for a US 121 airplane, just make sure part S/N's match Mx records, etc. As opposed to replacing all parts which don't have an adequate FAA paper trail.