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An aircraft maintenance technician (amt) reports automotive detailing companies are performing cleaning/washing/ waxing/polishing duties without any certificated airframe-powerplant (a/P) supervision; and are not making entries of work accomplished into the aircraft logbooks. Also; pitot and static ports are not being protected (covered) during the washing/waxing phases on numerous corporate and fractional aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1200227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pitot-Static System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Avionics 15 Maintenance Technician 32 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
There are a number of automotive detailing companies that are infiltrating with aviation and are performing cleaning/washing/polishing duties without any airframe and powerplant (a/P) certificated supervision and with no entries into the aircraft logbooks. Cleaning of aircraft is covered in the FAA's a/P handbook chapter 6-19 thru 6-25. Both interior cleaning and exterior cleaning are listed! Also; all aircraft being cleaned by these companies at ZZZ and ZZZ1 have aircraft washing procedures listed in their aircraft maintenance manuals (amm) which alone makes it an a/P ticket item. Three companies that are in violation of not using [certificated] a/P's and not having any logbook entries made about it; perform aircraft detailing; cleaning and waxing at both airports for numerous corporate and fractional owners.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) reports automotive detailing companies are performing cleaning/washing/ waxing/polishing duties without any certificated airframe-powerplant (A/P) supervision; and are not making entries of work accomplished into the aircraft logbooks. Also; pitot and static ports are not being protected (covered) during the washing/waxing phases on numerous corporate and fractional aircraft.
Narrative: There are a number of automotive detailing companies that are infiltrating with aviation and are performing cleaning/washing/polishing duties without any Airframe and Powerplant (A/P) Certificated supervision and with no entries into the aircraft Logbooks. Cleaning of aircraft is covered in the FAA's A/P Handbook Chapter 6-19 thru 6-25. Both interior cleaning and exterior cleaning are listed! Also; all aircraft being cleaned by these companies at ZZZ and ZZZ1 have aircraft washing procedures listed in their Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM) which alone makes it an A/P ticket item. Three companies that are in violation of not using [Certificated] A/P's and not having any Logbook entries made about it; perform aircraft detailing; cleaning and waxing at both airports for numerous corporate and fractional owners.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.