Would the approved repair be with the city or only the builder would have it? Thanks for the quick response!
If the repair was done during construction, the builder should have it.
You want a fix that was done IAW the engineered or truss mfg repair, I always tell my clients that the fix should be bought off by the engineer stating it was done per his/her order with their PE stamp on the paperwork.
In my area it SHOULD be on file with the records/building dept. But the Builder should have it too. And if done properly they should be happy to provide that for you for your records. If you go to sell the house and an inspector calls out the damaged trusses, you should have the Engineer approved document proving the repair is legit.
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Show some views from the sides.
If someone just slapped some 2x on the broken pieces with their trusty nail gun, then it’s not correct.
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That does not look like an engineer designed repair. The proper procedure around here is to post a copy of the engineer’s instructions on the truss (they might staple the paperwork to the 2x4 web) so anyone can easily verify that the repair matches the specification that was signed and stamped by the engineer. If an engineer did not specify the repair, then automatically it is not an approved repair and you should ask your builder again for documentation. Of course they will not have it. So they have to get an engineer to write a procedure, and a carpenter will need to come to your house and do a proper repair to satisfy the engineer’s instructions. For example, it likely will involve sistering the fracture on both sides with 2x4s overlapping at least 2 ft each direction and using construction adhesive AND a specific grade/size screw every 4” or so. Your local engineer may have a slightly different requirement, but that’s an example. Your attic looks nothing like an engineer designed repair.
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^^^Listen to the guys above.^^^
If it is done correctly, the builder would be happy to share the engineer’s fix.
Especially listen to Bert. He talks like an engineer.
Oh wait, he is an engineer! 
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Great information, i’ll let you know how it turns out. Thanks!!
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Yeahhhh…normally an SE repair protocol is going to have a specific nailing pattern contained in the protocol. I’m not seeing that. Never fails they use pneumatic a nailer and blow the nails halfway through the truss!
We always tell folks (especially on a new build or 11 month) you need to have a copy of that SE repair for your files. You want the builder to have to pay his SE to write the report. If you don’t find out until after the fact and go to sell the place another inspector calls that out and now the homeowner is paying to have an SE write a protocol. (Of course just because they have an SE repair protocol doesn’t necessarily mean that Larry, Daryl, and Daryl followed it…or even know how to read it…but that’s another story for another time.)
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Hey!!! If I was repairing something, I could read the protocols and I followed them.
I don’t know about Daryl and Daryl though. 
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LOL!! Present company excepted
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Let’s be honest, nowadays it’s more like Juan, Jorge, Pedro or the like. I’ve got a local engineer that only writes in English…Words…on their repair letters. No pictures or diagrams either. On some of the slightly complex repairs, I know it’s done wrong before even looking at it.
One time I’m reading one of their letters and I’m like I can’t even figure out how you want this repair done and I’ve seen a bazillion different engineered repairs. How do you expect the guys actually doing the repair to? If this company is in the business of making money off of charging trip fees for getting called back to look at a fucked up repair then they are making bank.
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