Pilot owner of an small aircraft sel operated the aircraft after it was found to have several unairworthy discrepancies found during an annual inspection.

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Attributes
ACN	286572
Time
Date	199410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n81
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	286572
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During an annual inspection I found a missing exhaust pipe connector -- not in stock, I wrote a list of unairworthy items on the engine. Ie, missing exhaust connector. I also found an ELT battery 20 yrs out of date. I removed the ELT and logged same. The owner flew the aircraft to his home airport or at least he flew away. Note: the aircraft received an annual for the last 20 yrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OWNER OF AN SMA SEL OPERATED THE ACFT AFTER IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL UNAIRWORTHY DISCREPANCIES FOUND DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Narrative: DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION I FOUND A MISSING EXHAUST PIPE CONNECTOR -- NOT IN STOCK, I WROTE A LIST OF UNAIRWORTHY ITEMS ON THE ENG. IE, MISSING EXHAUST CONNECTOR. I ALSO FOUND AN ELT BATTERY 20 YRS OUT OF DATE. I REMOVED THE ELT AND LOGGED SAME. THE OWNER FLEW THE ACFT TO HIS HOME ARPT OR AT LEAST HE FLEW AWAY. NOTE: THE ACFT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL FOR THE LAST 20 YRS.

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.