Helicopter pilot flies aircraft with questionable maintenance log entry.

Attributes
ACN	318550
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptn
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lhbp
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7650 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	318550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A possible violation occurred through an inadvertent overflt of a company required inspection listed in the far 135 operations specifications. 4 pilots overflew a 50 hour pmi inspection on aircraft xyz. A logbook entry was made on oct/xx/95 reflecting the inspection completed. However, at some point, the mechanic crossed out the entry and marked it 'entered in error.' it is apparent the mechanic conducted the inspection, listed it in the logbooks, then upon second review misread the inspection date and opted to eliminate the write-up in favor of the future date when he would re-enter the inspection. Events: I was directed to fly a replacement aircraft to garden banks 189, gulf of mexico, and return with aircraft xyz to patterson, la, for major maintenance. On arrival at GB189, I spoke with the offshore pilot who was flying xyz that day for 1.2 hours. A check of the logbook entries appeared valid. Preflight, and talk with pilot showed no problems with aircraft xyz. I departed for patterson 1.8 hour flight. On oct/fri/95 I was advised of a possible violation along with the other pilots. The situation is under review.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT FLIES ACFT WITH QUESTIONABLE MAINT LOG ENTRY.

Narrative: A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OCCURRED THROUGH AN INADVERTENT OVERFLT OF A COMPANY REQUIRED INSPECTION LISTED IN THE FAR 135 OPS SPECS. 4 PLTS OVERFLEW A 50 HR PMI INSPECTION ON ACFT XYZ. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE ON OCT/XX/95 REFLECTING THE INSPECTION COMPLETED. HOWEVER, AT SOME POINT, THE MECH CROSSED OUT THE ENTRY AND MARKED IT 'ENTERED IN ERROR.' IT IS APPARENT THE MECH CONDUCTED THE INSPECTION, LISTED IT IN THE LOGBOOKS, THEN UPON SECOND REVIEW MISREAD THE INSPECTION DATE AND OPTED TO ELIMINATE THE WRITE-UP IN FAVOR OF THE FUTURE DATE WHEN HE WOULD RE-ENTER THE INSPECTION. EVENTS: I WAS DIRECTED TO FLY A REPLACEMENT ACFT TO GARDEN BANKS 189, GULF OF MEXICO, AND RETURN WITH ACFT XYZ TO PATTERSON, LA, FOR MAJOR MAINT. ON ARR AT GB189, I SPOKE WITH THE OFFSHORE PLT WHO WAS FLYING XYZ THAT DAY FOR 1.2 HRS. A CHK OF THE LOGBOOK ENTRIES APPEARED VALID. PREFLT, AND TALK WITH PLT SHOWED NO PROBS WITH ACFT XYZ. I DEPARTED FOR PATTERSON 1.8 HR FLT. ON OCT/FRI/95 I WAS ADVISED OF A POSSIBLE VIOLATION ALONG WITH THE OTHER PLTS. THE SIT IS UNDER REVIEW.

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.