Facility maintenance procedure policy in violation of FARS pertaining to part 135 operators.

Attributes
ACN	210927
Time
Date	199205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ida
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	210927
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

2 smts owned by same operator based at 10A were leased back to 135 operator. Both aircraft were rptdly operated extensively for 135 purposes with engine hour meters disconnected. Aircraft Y required unexpected double engine change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAC MAINT PROC POLICY IN VIOLATION OF FARS PERTAINING TO PART 135 OPERATORS.

Narrative: 2 SMTS OWNED BY SAME OPERATOR BASED AT 10A WERE LEASED BACK TO 135 OPERATOR. BOTH ACFT WERE RPTDLY OPERATED EXTENSIVELY FOR 135 PURPOSES WITH ENG HR METERS DISCONNECTED. ACFT Y REQUIRED UNEXPECTED DOUBLE ENG CHANGE.

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.