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Atx pilot complains of aci threatening to violate him for taking him up in an unairworthy aircraft. Temperature was -15 degrees F and pilot has asked to postpone checkride account temperature. Certain aircraft equipment items did not perform as anticipated. Pilot lays blame on WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 131650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf tower : sdf tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 131650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I took a check ride in an small transport with the local FAA inspector. I asked to put the ride off until the next day, because of the sub-0 temperature. He did not want to. I could not get the small transport to start. After preheat we got airborne. Things started going wrong right away. Trim tab (pitch) froze up. Auxiliary fuel gauges went dead. Altimeter started reading 100+' off. Radio was very weak in transmitting. Very good on receiving. After we returned to bowman field, louisville, ky. The FAA inspector told me I had taken him up in an unairworthy airplane and he was going to violate me. I don't feel this is fair to me. The temperature was -15 degrees F.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX PLT COMPLAINS OF ACI THREATENING TO VIOLATE HIM FOR TAKING HIM UP IN AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT. TEMPERATURE WAS -15 DEGREES F AND PLT HAS ASKED TO POSTPONE CHECKRIDE ACCOUNT TEMPERATURE. CERTAIN ACFT EQUIPMENT ITEMS DID NOT PERFORM AS ANTICIPATED. PLT LAYS BLAME ON WX.
Narrative: I TOOK A CHK RIDE IN AN SMT WITH THE LCL FAA INSPECTOR. I ASKED TO PUT THE RIDE OFF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, BECAUSE OF THE SUB-0 TEMP. HE DID NOT WANT TO. I COULD NOT GET THE SMT TO START. AFTER PREHEAT WE GOT AIRBORNE. THINGS STARTED GOING WRONG RIGHT AWAY. TRIM TAB (PITCH) FROZE UP. AUX FUEL GAUGES WENT DEAD. ALTIMETER STARTED READING 100+' OFF. RADIO WAS VERY WEAK IN XMITTING. VERY GOOD ON RECEIVING. AFTER WE RETURNED TO BOWMAN FIELD, LOUISVILLE, KY. THE FAA INSPECTOR TOLD ME I HAD TAKEN HIM UP IN AN UNAIRWORTHY AIRPLANE AND HE WAS GOING TO VIOLATE ME. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS FAIR TO ME. THE TEMP WAS -15 DEGS F.
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.