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PIC accepts aircraft for revenue flight when it should have been test flown first. Missed log book write-up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 174901 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 174901 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Maintenance had cleared an item on 4/wed/91, 'left torque remains 22% at flight idle.' mechanic subsequently entered new item on 4/thu/91, 'flight check required to check engine parameter--see previous item above.' inspectors subsequently wrote up several pages of squawks. All were cleared, as well as all deferred maintenance items. Anyway, in studying the maintenance log before preflight, I failed to detect the 'flight check required...' item. Perhaps the pages stuck together or perhaps I looked at and didn't perceive. I unintentionally missed the item. No one else knew about it. Crew scheduler never called to notify me that a maintenance flight check was required. Dispatch never said a word and did not have it on their turnover sheet. I was not on the mechanics sign out sheet, nor on pilot assignment sheet at flight operations. Pilots must not be complacent, but better procedures are needed for maintenance test operations. Better notice and a detailed sheet for flight check requirement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC ACCEPTS ACFT FOR REVENUE FLT WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TEST FLOWN FIRST. MISSED LOG BOOK WRITE-UP.
Narrative: MAINT HAD CLRED AN ITEM ON 4/WED/91, 'LEFT TORQUE REMAINS 22% AT FLT IDLE.' MECH SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED NEW ITEM ON 4/THU/91, 'FLT CHK REQUIRED TO CHK ENG PARAMETER--SEE PREVIOUS ITEM ABOVE.' INSPECTORS SUBSEQUENTLY WROTE UP SEVERAL PAGES OF SQUAWKS. ALL WERE CLRED, AS WELL AS ALL DEFERRED MAINT ITEMS. ANYWAY, IN STUDYING THE MAINT LOG BEFORE PREFLT, I FAILED TO DETECT THE 'FLT CHK REQUIRED...' ITEM. PERHAPS THE PAGES STUCK TOGETHER OR PERHAPS I LOOKED AT AND DIDN'T PERCEIVE. I UNINTENTIONALLY MISSED THE ITEM. NO ONE ELSE KNEW ABOUT IT. CREW SCHEDULER NEVER CALLED TO NOTIFY ME THAT A MAINT FLT CHK WAS REQUIRED. DISPATCH NEVER SAID A WORD AND DID NOT HAVE IT ON THEIR TURNOVER SHEET. I WAS NOT ON THE MECHS SIGN OUT SHEET, NOR ON PLT ASSIGNMENT SHEET AT FLT OPS. PLTS MUST NOT BE COMPLACENT, BUT BETTER PROCS ARE NEEDED FOR MAINT TEST OPS. BETTER NOTICE AND A DETAILED SHEET FOR FLT CHK REQUIREMENT.
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.