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From: ark@rabbit.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: certificate number
Message-ID: <2791@rabbit.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-May-84 14:06:02 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 11 14:06:02 1984
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When I got my instrument ticket, I decided I did not want my
SS number on it (it had been on my original private license).
I told this to the examiner.  She was very courteous about it:
where the form said "certificate number," she wrote "PENDING,"
and sent it off to the FAA.  When my permanent license finally
came back, it had a brand new number.

Just make sure you make a record somewhere of your certificate
number.  If you ever lose it, you may not be able to get another
one without the number.  When I moved, I sent a letter to the
FAA to that effect, enclosing a check for $2, and saying that I
wanted a new certificate with my new address.  I got back a
form letter saying that they could not find me in their files
and could not issue a new certificate without my social security
number.  I sent back a letter giving my certificate number, saying
that my certificate number was NOT my social security number.
I didn't bother to tell them that I had put my certificate number
on my original request, figuring they had overlooked it.
I figured right: a new certificate came back almost by return mail.