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Flight crew of an air carrier light transport aircraft operated aircraft without obtaining a maintenance inspection for an aircraft equipment discrepancy noted by an FAA inspector during a ramp inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : 280 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 242125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 277 flight time total : 3336 flight time type : 739 |
| ASRS Report | 242349 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
We arrived at the ksav airport slightly behind schedule with only 8 mins to turn the aircraft. We were met on the ramp by an FAA inspector who idented himself and presented his credentials. He inspected the crew's credentials and made a brief 'walk-around' of the aircraft. He then commented that the wing deice boots were torn. I inspected them and agreed. The inspector made no attempt to inspect the aircraft records and left the area. I filled out a discrepancy for the wing deice boots and found relief in the MEL. We loaded our passenger and continued, but even farther behind schedule than before because of the inspection. I was notified by my chief pilot 6 days later that the inspector was pursuing the issue in some form. I am not sure, but I think the inspector was not in agreement as to my use of the MEL. I believe he is wrong. Icing conditions were not present and no apparent problems existed because the boots were torn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR LTT ACFT OPERATED ACFT WITHOUT OBTAINING A MAINT INSPECTION FOR AN ACFT EQUIP DISCREPANCY NOTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR DURING A RAMP INSPECTION.
Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT THE KSAV ARPT SLIGHTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE WITH ONLY 8 MINS TO TURN THE ACFT. WE WERE MET ON THE RAMP BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO IDENTED HIMSELF AND PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS. HE INSPECTED THE CREW'S CREDENTIALS AND MADE A BRIEF 'WALK-AROUND' OF THE ACFT. HE THEN COMMENTED THAT THE WING DEICE BOOTS WERE TORN. I INSPECTED THEM AND AGREED. THE INSPECTOR MADE NO ATTEMPT TO INSPECT THE ACFT RECORDS AND LEFT THE AREA. I FILLED OUT A DISCREPANCY FOR THE WING DEICE BOOTS AND FOUND RELIEF IN THE MEL. WE LOADED OUR PAX AND CONTINUED, BUT EVEN FARTHER BEHIND SCHEDULE THAN BEFORE BECAUSE OF THE INSPECTION. I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY CHIEF PLT 6 DAYS LATER THAT THE INSPECTOR WAS PURSUING THE ISSUE IN SOME FORM. I AM NOT SURE, BUT I THINK THE INSPECTOR WAS NOT IN AGREEMENT AS TO MY USE OF THE MEL. I BELIEVE HE IS WRONG. ICING CONDITIONS WERE NOT PRESENT AND NO APPARENT PROBS EXISTED BECAUSE THE BOOTS WERE TORN.
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.