<< >> NASA ASRS Report 204090, March 1992

Corp aircraft flight crew discovered non compliance with a continuing aircraft heater airworthiness directive (ad).

Attributes
ACN	204090
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	204090
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1070
ASRS Report	203921
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Small transport was being operated and maintained by a certificated repair station in accordance with FARS 61, 91 and 135. The heater was reported to be in compliance with the ad. The information provided to the flight crew by maintenance was incorrect. Maintenance had not been updating the hobbs hour meter reading which is located in the nose baggage compartment, with the maintenance printout. To prevent the recurrence, I feel that as a PIC, I should have been checking the heater total time myself to make sure it was being maintained properly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT FLC DISCOVERED NON COMPLIANCE WITH A CONTINUING ACFT HEATER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD).

Narrative: SMT WAS BEING OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY A CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FARS 61, 91 AND 135. THE HEATER WAS RPTED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AD. THE INFO PROVIDED TO THE FLC BY MAINT WAS INCORRECT. MAINT HAD NOT BEEN UPDATING THE HOBBS HR METER READING WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, WITH THE MAINT PRINTOUT. TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE, I FEEL THAT AS A PIC, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHKING THE HEATER TOTAL TIME MYSELF TO MAKE SURE IT WAS BEING MAINTAINED PROPERLY.

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.