Unauthorized test flight activity.

Attributes
ACN	261600
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	261600
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

This maintenance facility located at the pie airport asked me if I would test fly a lear 24D. They recently completed a 12 yr inspection. Unknown to me at the time, they (the shop) removed the leading edge of the wing. According to the maintenance manual (wing mod), the airplane must be flown by a factory test pilot to check out stall characteristics before any one else flies the airplane. This was brought to my attention after the fact by a friend.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH TEST FLT ACTIVITY.

Narrative: THIS MAINT FACILITY LOCATED AT THE PIE ARPT ASKED ME IF I WOULD TEST FLY A LEAR 24D. THEY RECENTLY COMPLETED A 12 YR INSPECTION. UNKNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME, THEY (THE SHOP) REMOVED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. ACCORDING TO THE MAINT MANUAL (WING MOD), THE AIRPLANE MUST BE FLOWN BY A FACTORY TEST PLT TO CHK OUT STALL CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE ANY ONE ELSE FLIES THE AIRPLANE. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN AFTER THE FACT BY A FRIEND.

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.