Aci discovers that so's temporary airman certificate had expired.

Attributes
ACN	174563
Time
Date	199103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	174563
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While operating between dallas and houston, we were route-checked by a dallas office aci. The aci checked all of our credentials prior to any of our preflight or flight activities. While checking, the aci questioned the F/east about his temporary certificate. It had expired. The F/east had some sort of letter from the company concerning the temporary and the F/east was able to convince the aci that everything was ok. After takeoff, the aci again examined the F/east's certificate and company letter and decided that the F/east's certificate was expired, period. The flight operated normally and uneventfully. Upon landing, the F/east and the captain went to the chief pilot's office and contacted oklahoma city about a replacement for the expired certificate to be telexed or faxed to the chief pilot's office, so the F/east could continue with us. The FAA computers were not operating and so the company provided a replacement F/east for the remainder of the trip. The captain and I (first officer) were current and qualified in every respect in accordance with the far's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACI DISCOVERS THAT SO'S TEMPORARY AIRMAN CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.

Narrative: WHILE OPERATING BTWN DALLAS AND HOUSTON, WE WERE RTE-CHKED BY A DALLAS OFFICE ACI. THE ACI CHKED ALL OF OUR CREDENTIALS PRIOR TO ANY OF OUR PREFLT OR FLT ACTIVITIES. WHILE CHKING, THE ACI QUESTIONED THE F/E ABOUT HIS TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE. IT HAD EXPIRED. THE F/E HAD SOME SORT OF LETTER FROM THE COMPANY CONCERNING THE TEMPORARY AND THE F/E WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE ACI THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. AFTER TKOF, THE ACI AGAIN EXAMINED THE F/E'S CERTIFICATE AND COMPANY LETTER AND DECIDED THAT THE F/E'S CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED, PERIOD. THE FLT OPERATED NORMALLY AND UNEVENTFULLY. UPON LNDG, THE F/E AND THE CAPT WENT TO THE CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE AND CONTACTED OKLAHOMA CITY ABOUT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXPIRED CERTIFICATE TO BE TELEXED OR FAXED TO THE CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE, SO THE F/E COULD CONTINUE WITH US. THE FAA COMPUTERS WERE NOT OPERATING AND SO THE COMPANY PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT F/E FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE CAPT AND I (F/O) WERE CURRENT AND QUALIFIED IN EVERY RESPECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAR'S.

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.