Pilot of an EMS helicopter atx aircraft inadvertently operated the aircraft past required alert serv...

Attributes
ACN	260663
Time
Date	199401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter 222
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	260663
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An asb requiring a component change was published by the aircraft manufacturer. The deadline for compliance was dec/fri/93. My company has voluntarily agreed to comply with manufacturer's asb's and has so stated in the approved aircraft inspection program for my aircraft. We operate at a remote contract site away from the home office. Our mechanic contacted the maintenance department at the home office several weeks prior to the deadline and was told that compliance was not required. I assured myself of the company's position on compliance with this asb before accepting any flts. I have now been told that we are, in fact, required to comply, and that the 2 flts carrying passenger under part 135 on jan/X/94 were not legal. Additionally, I flew a ferry flight on jan/Y/94 under part 91, the legal status of which I am not certain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN EMS HELI ATX ACFT INADVERTENTLY OPERATED THE ACFT PAST REQUIRED ALERT SVC BULLETIN.

Narrative: AN ASB REQUIRING A COMPONENT CHANGE WAS PUBLISHED BY THE ACFT MANUFACTURER. THE DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WAS DEC/FRI/93. MY COMPANY HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO COMPLY WITH MANUFACTURER'S ASB'S AND HAS SO STATED IN THE APPROVED ACFT INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR MY ACFT. WE OPERATE AT A REMOTE CONTRACT SITE AWAY FROM THE HOME OFFICE. OUR MECH CONTACTED THE MAINT DEPT AT THE HOME OFFICE SEVERAL WKS PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT COMPLIANCE WAS NOT REQUIRED. I ASSURED MYSELF OF THE COMPANY'S POS ON COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ASB BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY FLTS. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT WE ARE, IN FACT, REQUIRED TO COMPLY, AND THAT THE 2 FLTS CARRYING PAX UNDER PART 135 ON JAN/X/94 WERE NOT LEGAL. ADDITIONALLY, I FLEW A FERRY FLT ON JAN/Y/94 UNDER PART 91, THE LEGAL STATUS OF WHICH I AM NOT CERTAIN.

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.

Pilot of an EMS helicopter atx aircraft inadvertently operated the aircraft past required alert service bulletin.