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Far. Air carrier flew a recently purchased aircraft with the old airworthiness certificate reflecting the old registration (tail) number.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 303409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After flying aircraft X 2 or 3 times, the last of which was on apr/fri/95, it was discovered by the crew flying aircraft X on may/fri/95 that the airworthiness certificate still had the old tail number from when the aircraft was in service with another air carrier. I was told that the process of getting a new airworthiness certificate was 'in the works' and that it was 'just a formality' to get the new airworthiness certificate to read the new tail number, namely aircraft X. Be this as it may, a hard copy should be with the aircraft prior to future flight, and this operation is reflected in the company, now, not flying the aircraft until the problem can be resolved. I was also told that this is a maintenance and company function. However, this notification is made out of the concern for other pilots not to make the same mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAR. ACR FLEW A RECENTLY PURCHASED ACFT WITH THE OLD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE REFLECTING THE OLD REGISTRATION (TAIL) NUMBER.
Narrative: AFTER FLYING ACFT X 2 OR 3 TIMES, THE LAST OF WHICH WAS ON APR/FRI/95, IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE CREW FLYING ACFT X ON MAY/FRI/95 THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE STILL HAD THE OLD TAIL NUMBER FROM WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN SVC WITH ANOTHER ACR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROCESS OF GETTING A NEW AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS 'IN THE WORKS' AND THAT IT WAS 'JUST A FORMALITY' TO GET THE NEW AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE TO READ THE NEW TAIL NUMBER, NAMELY ACFT X. BE THIS AS IT MAY, A HARD COPY SHOULD BE WITH THE ACFT PRIOR TO FUTURE FLT, AND THIS OP IS REFLECTED IN THE COMPANY, NOW, NOT FLYING THE ACFT UNTIL THE PROB CAN BE RESOLVED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A MAINT AND COMPANY FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THIS NOTIFICATION IS MADE OUT OF THE CONCERN FOR OTHER PLTS NOT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.
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.