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An atx pilot reports that he flew an aircraft that was not yet on his company's operation specifications but it supposedly had a verbal ok from the FAA to use the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 241746 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft used for flight, in question, for air taxi use. Verbal agreement to use aircraft by flight operations. Told at later date aircraft not on operation specifications for air taxi. Check ride and inspection done but not added to certificate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX PLT RPTS THAT HE FLEW AN ACFT THAT WAS NOT YET ON HIS COMPANY'S OP SPECS BUT IT SUPPOSEDLY HAD A VERBAL OK FROM THE FAA TO USE THE ACFT.
Narrative: ACFT USED FOR FLT, IN QUESTION, FOR AIR TAXI USE. VERBAL AGREEMENT TO USE ACFT BY FLT OPS. TOLD AT LATER DATE ACFT NOT ON OP SPECS FOR AIR TAXI. CHK RIDE AND INSPECTION DONE BUT NOT ADDED TO CERTIFICATE.
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.