<< >> NASA ASRS Report 245912, July 1993

Mechanic voices concern in error admitted aircraft incident wherein he was unable to make logbook entry to verify airworthiness standards after aircraft equipment problem corrected, maybe.

Attributes
ACN	245912
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gck
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	245912
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Based aircraft came in to FBO at garden city, ks, without alternator. Found voltage regulator to be bad and replaced it in accordance with service manual. I tested system, found ok. Looked for logbook and could not find it in aircraft. I keep yellow card so I could make entry on return trip. Aircraft was bellied in at colorado springs, co, 3 days later and was discovered that no logbook entry was made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH VOICES CONCERN IN ERROR ADMITTED ACFT INCIDENT WHEREIN HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE LOGBOOK ENTRY TO VERIFY AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS AFTER ACFT EQUIP PROB CORRECTED, MAYBE.

Narrative: BASED ACFT CAME IN TO FBO AT GARDEN CITY, KS, WITHOUT ALTERNATOR. FOUND VOLTAGE REGULATOR TO BE BAD AND REPLACED IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SVC MANUAL. I TESTED SYS, FOUND OK. LOOKED FOR LOGBOOK AND COULD NOT FIND IT IN ACFT. I KEEP YELLOW CARD SO I COULD MAKE ENTRY ON RETURN TRIP. ACFT WAS BELLIED IN AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 3 DAYS LATER AND WAS DISCOVERED THAT NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE.

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.