NotarPilot Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 If I wanted to install a USB plug or two in the rear for rear seat passengers as well as a powered baggage compartment light with it’s own dedicated switch directly to the battery do you think I’d need a field approval for this or just a liberal A&P? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 3 hours ago, NotarPilot said: If I wanted to install a USB plug or two in the rear for rear seat passengers as well as a powered baggage compartment light with it’s own dedicated switch directly to the battery do you think I’d need a field approval for this or just a liberal A&P? Mine was done as a minor mod, no 337. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Taylor Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Not a modern Mooney owner, but we had a cigarette lighter socket installed in the rear wall of the baggage area. That was a minor mod...log book entry. We plug our battery maintainer in there, when in the hangar, and in flight we can plug a dual USB charger in there to provide power to my daughter's tablet...and we also had a cable plugged in to charge the Garmin GDL 50 in flight. This socket is hot all the time and is fused. While we've not needed a light back there, there are some cool map lights that could plug in there to light the space...but I've never thought of that need, since I seem to always be holding a flashlight in my teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 The back wall next to the battery is an easy spot to add things like sockets and switches... I just rotated Matt’s pic that had a toggle switch mounted there... Discuss details with your mechanic... proper wire, routing, Circuit breaker/fuse, or copy something from somebody else... Back in the day, a lot of ADSB-in devices got put in the hat rack... and got power locally... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotarPilot Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 Thanks for the responses. Seems like a minor mod to me too. I don’t see the need to involve the FAA in such a minor addition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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