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Commuter small transport flight crew fails to get repairs on mode C prior to departing on third leg of trip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 255178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ogg |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ogg tracon : ont |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 255178 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were operating an small transport for air carrier en route from hnl to lanai- kahului (maui)-hana-kahului-molokai-hnl. Departing hnl's class B airspace we were advised that our mode C was intermittent and handed off to honolulu center. The WX in the lanai area was IFR causing us to miss approach on the VOR runway 3 approach. This leg we were on an IFR flight plan. Lanai is an uncontrolled field, so we contacted our previous center controller and requested IFR routing to kahului. At some point in time, we were again advised of our malfunctioning mode C, and told to report reaching certain altitudes. Approaching kahului we were handed off to maui approach. Maui was marginal VFR, so we were pretty busy again preparing for an instrument arrival. I'm not sure if we were questioned by maui approach about our mode C. In our quick turnaround in kahului I was busy with calculating our refueling amount, weight and balance, and, most importantly, the WX for our 30 NM trip to hana (hana on the northeast corner of maui has no instrument approach). We departed kahului at approximately XX30 bound for hana and when tower held on to us for longer than normal we then remembered the problem with our mode C. Tower switched us to the same controller who was working us in on approach. He advised us of not receiving our mode C at which time we requested an far deviation to fly to hana and return to kahului. Our request was approved on the condition that we have it repaired in kahului before we departed to molokai. In hana I called hnl maintenance and was able to defer the mode C according to our MEL. The stipulation in the MEL allowed us to operate in this condition as long as we get an ATC authority/authorized deviation per far 91.215. We also called our company and they worked out the deviation with ATC. From that point on we were technically legal to operate without the mode C, but the problem should have been taken care of in kahului before our hana flight. Hopefully, the next time before the WX or any other factors overload me, I'll slow down and make sure all business is taken care of before departing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER SMT FLC FAILS TO GET REPAIRS ON MODE C PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON THIRD LEG OF TRIP.
Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING AN SMT FOR ACR ENRTE FROM HNL TO LANAI- KAHULUI (MAUI)-HANA-KAHULUI-MOLOKAI-HNL. DEPARTING HNL'S CLASS B AIRSPACE WE WERE ADVISED THAT OUR MODE C WAS INTERMITTENT AND HANDED OFF TO HONOLULU CTR. THE WX IN THE LANAI AREA WAS IFR CAUSING US TO MISS APCH ON THE VOR RWY 3 APCH. THIS LEG WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. LANAI IS AN UNCTLED FIELD, SO WE CONTACTED OUR PREVIOUS CTR CTLR AND REQUESTED IFR ROUTING TO KAHULUI. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE WERE AGAIN ADVISED OF OUR MALFUNCTIONING MODE C, AND TOLD TO RPT REACHING CERTAIN ALTS. APCHING KAHULUI WE WERE HANDED OFF TO MAUI APCH. MAUI WAS MARGINAL VFR, SO WE WERE PRETTY BUSY AGAIN PREPARING FOR AN INST ARR. I'M NOT SURE IF WE WERE QUESTIONED BY MAUI APCH ABOUT OUR MODE C. IN OUR QUICK TURNAROUND IN KAHULUI I WAS BUSY WITH CALCULATING OUR REFUELING AMOUNT, WT AND BAL, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE WX FOR OUR 30 NM TRIP TO HANA (HANA ON THE NE CORNER OF MAUI HAS NO INST APCH). WE DEPARTED KAHULUI AT APPROX XX30 BOUND FOR HANA AND WHEN TWR HELD ON TO US FOR LONGER THAN NORMAL WE THEN REMEMBERED THE PROB WITH OUR MODE C. TWR SWITCHED US TO THE SAME CTLR WHO WAS WORKING US IN ON APCH. HE ADVISED US OF NOT RECEIVING OUR MODE C AT WHICH TIME WE REQUESTED AN FAR DEV TO FLY TO HANA AND RETURN TO KAHULUI. OUR REQUEST WAS APPROVED ON THE CONDITION THAT WE HAVE IT REPAIRED IN KAHULUI BEFORE WE DEPARTED TO MOLOKAI. IN HANA I CALLED HNL MAINT AND WAS ABLE TO DEFER THE MODE C ACCORDING TO OUR MEL. THE STIPULATION IN THE MEL ALLOWED US TO OPERATE IN THIS CONDITION AS LONG AS WE GET AN ATC AUTH DEV PER FAR 91.215. WE ALSO CALLED OUR COMPANY AND THEY WORKED OUT THE DEV WITH ATC. FROM THAT POINT ON WE WERE TECHNICALLY LEGAL TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE MODE C, BUT THE PROB SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN KAHULUI BEFORE OUR HANA FLT. HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT TIME BEFORE THE WX OR ANY OTHER FACTORS OVERLOAD ME, I'LL SLOW DOWN AND MAKE SURE ALL BUSINESS IS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE DEPARTING.
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.