Late reporter indicates facility maintenance procedures fall outside established guidelines and FARS...

Attributes
ACN	239625
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n81
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bzn
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	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 3400
ASRS Report	239625
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft has had poor maintenance records and engines are due overhaul, needs spark plugs soon, needs engine overhaul soon, needs airframe overhaul, and owner does maintenance without logbook entry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LATE RPTR INDICATES FACILITY MAINT PROCS FALL OUTSIDE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES AND FARS.

Narrative: ACFT HAS HAD POOR MAINT RECORDS AND ENGS ARE DUE OVERHAUL, NEEDS SPARK PLUGS SOON, NEEDS ENG OVERHAUL SOON, NEEDS AIRFRAME OVERHAUL, AND OWNER DOES MAINT WITHOUT LOGBOOK ENTRY.

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.