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Pilot discovers bent propeller blades and damaged flap during preflight inspection, elects to depart on flight upon assurance from company personnel that condition is acceptable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114093 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 81j |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 114093 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I discovered a bend in 2 of my propeller blades during my preflight inspection. After a mechanic checked the blades, I was told that it was not recommended to fly with it. The mechanic did not tell me that the aircraft was not airworthy. The aircraft also had a dent in the left flap, but my chief flight instructor told me it was alright to fly with it in such a condition. Knowing these facts, I did not assume that the aircraft was not airworthy, so I flew with it that night to protect the freight and my job. The next day the FAA grounded the aircraft and we replaced the propeller blades and the left flap. To avoid these problems next time I will contact the FAA when I am in doubt about the airworthiness of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT DISCOVERS BENT PROPELLER BLADES AND DAMAGED FLAP DURING PREFLT INSPECTION, ELECTS TO DEPART ON FLT UPON ASSURANCE FROM COMPANY PERSONNEL THAT CONDITION IS ACCEPTABLE.
Narrative: I DISCOVERED A BEND IN 2 OF MY PROP BLADES DURING MY PREFLT INSPECTION. AFTER A MECHANIC CHECKED THE BLADES, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO FLY WITH IT. THE MECHANIC DID NOT TELL ME THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. THE ACFT ALSO HAD A DENT IN THE LEFT FLAP, BUT MY CHIEF FLT INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME IT WAS ALRIGHT TO FLY WITH IT IN SUCH A CONDITION. KNOWING THESE FACTS, I DID NOT ASSUME THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY, SO I FLEW WITH IT THAT NIGHT TO PROTECT THE FREIGHT AND MY JOB. THE NEXT DAY THE FAA GNDED THE ACFT AND WE REPLACED THE PROP BLADES AND THE LEFT FLAP. TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS NEXT TIME I WILL CONTACT THE FAA WHEN I AM IN DOUBT ABOUT THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.