Cpr small transport flown without complying with minimum equipment list requirement.

Attributes
ACN	166604
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6890 flight time type : 462
ASRS Report	166604
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Removed (cvr) cockpit voice recorder to be modified. No spare available. Consulted MEL later and found to be in violation. If not operable or removed (cvr) must have good (fdr) flight data recorder. This (no fdr installed) is ridiculous since it's not required until 10/91. Change MEL or far's to give corporate a break. Now I am sorry I did it early (installed cvr). It's not safety of flight item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT FLOWN WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: REMOVED (CVR) COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER TO BE MODIFIED. NO SPARE AVAILABLE. CONSULTED MEL LATER AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION. IF NOT OPERABLE OR REMOVED (CVR) MUST HAVE GOOD (FDR) FLT DATA RECORDER. THIS (NO FDR INSTALLED) IS RIDICULOUS SINCE IT'S NOT REQUIRED UNTIL 10/91. CHANGE MEL OR FAR'S TO GIVE CORPORATE A BREAK. NOW I AM SORRY I DID IT EARLY (INSTALLED CVR). IT'S NOT SAFETY OF FLT ITEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.