Captain of air carrier light transport aircraft complains that he has operated aircraft in unairworthy condition due to lack of appropriate company maintenance 'fix' or response.

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Attributes
ACN	227996
Time
Date	199212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvn
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sln
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	227996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We have operated light transport aircraft models for about a yr now. The EFIS auxiliary power test required by the before engine start checklist always comes out bad (it fails test) but maintenance won't fix it so we fly or don't get paid. Have never had a test passed! Aircraft trip log and data reference books and operations manual, etc, are loose in the cockpit with no storage racks. They are a missile hazard and could jam the controls. I have told the company about these problems over and over, but nothing gets done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LTT ACFT COMPLAINS THAT HE HAS OPERATED ACFT IN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION DUE TO LACK OF APPROPRIATE COMPANY MAINT 'FIX' OR RESPONSE.

Narrative: WE HAVE OPERATED LTT ACFT MODELS FOR ABOUT A YR NOW. THE EFIS AUX PWR TEST REQUIRED BY THE BEFORE ENG START CHKLIST ALWAYS COMES OUT BAD (IT FAILS TEST) BUT MAINT WON'T FIX IT SO WE FLY OR DON'T GET PAID. HAVE NEVER HAD A TEST PASSED! ACFT TRIP LOG AND DATA REF BOOKS AND OPS MANUAL, ETC, ARE LOOSE IN THE COCKPIT WITH NO STORAGE RACKS. THEY ARE A MISSILE HAZARD AND COULD JAM THE CTLS. I HAVE TOLD THE COMPANY ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER, BUT NOTHING GETS DONE.

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.