<< >> NASA ASRS Report 351602, October 1996

2 far part 135 pilots report that they were unable to take a chkride because their aircraft had a service bulletin that had not been complied with.

Attributes
ACN	351602
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jan
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 2115 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	351602
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	351603
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were scheduled for an far 135 check ride. After having carefully reviewed the aircraft and advisory logs for our airplane, we found it complied with all advisories and had gone through all the necessary inspections. It had recently gone through an engine overhaul and the yellow tag was attached. Upon completion of our orals, the airplane was not approved for flight by an aviation safety inspector. It had not complied with a service bulletin at engine overhaul. This service bulletin had to do with the crankshaft needing to be inspected. The inspector noted that this was something that pilots should be aware of. The airplane was determined unairworthy and we discontinued our chkride and returned with another plane. This whole thing could maybe have been prevented had the maintenance records reflected this fact in a clrer fashion. Another note to be made is how detailed and how much is a pilot expected to know about the maintenance records.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 FAR PART 135 PLTS RPT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO TAKE A CHKRIDE BECAUSE THEIR ACFT HAD A SVC BULLETIN THAT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR AN FAR 135 CHK RIDE. AFTER HAVING CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE ACFT AND ADVISORY LOGS FOR OUR AIRPLANE, WE FOUND IT COMPLIED WITH ALL ADVISORIES AND HAD GONE THROUGH ALL THE NECESSARY INSPECTIONS. IT HAD RECENTLY GONE THROUGH AN ENG OVERHAUL AND THE YELLOW TAG WAS ATTACHED. UPON COMPLETION OF OUR ORALS, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT APPROVED FOR FLT BY AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR. IT HAD NOT COMPLIED WITH A SVC BULLETIN AT ENG OVERHAUL. THIS SVC BULLETIN HAD TO DO WITH THE CRANKSHAFT NEEDING TO BE INSPECTED. THE INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT PLTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF. THE AIRPLANE WAS DETERMINED UNAIRWORTHY AND WE DISCONTINUED OUR CHKRIDE AND RETURNED WITH ANOTHER PLANE. THIS WHOLE THING COULD MAYBE HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD THE MAINT RECORDS REFLECTED THIS FACT IN A CLRER FASHION. ANOTHER NOTE TO BE MADE IS HOW DETAILED AND HOW MUCH IS A PLT EXPECTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAINT RECORDS.

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.