A small aircraft operated with components or a component overhaul overdue.

Attributes
ACN	357532
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	357532
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
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:

Aircraft was brought in for routine maintenance. After service, the aircraft status sheet was updated. The times forwarded included a date that had passed. The aircraft was flown in that condition. Lack of attention on behalf of the mechanic was a contributing factor. Also, no xchk (quality control) was performed. This xchk system is in place at the maintenance facility, but was not used. Steps taken to ensure against future system failures: 1) an emergency staff/personnel meeting was held addressing this problem and how to avoid similar problems, 2) an amplified checklist has been adopted, denoting special attention to time/life sensitive components, and 3) additional personnel have been assigned in aircraft supervisory capacity to audit aircraft information as it relates to charter aircraft and time/life components.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMA OPERATED WITH COMPONENTS OR A COMPONENT OVERHAUL OVERDUE.

Narrative: ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINT. AFTER SVC, THE ACFT STATUS SHEET WAS UPDATED. THE TIMES FORWARDED INCLUDED A DATE THAT HAD PASSED. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN IN THAT CONDITION. LACK OF ATTN ON BEHALF OF THE MECH WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ALSO, NO XCHK (QUALITY CTL) WAS PERFORMED. THIS XCHK SYS IS IN PLACE AT THE MAINT FACILITY, BUT WAS NOT USED. STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE AGAINST FUTURE SYS FAILURES: 1) AN EMER STAFF/PERSONNEL MEETING WAS HELD ADDRESSING THIS PROB AND HOW TO AVOID SIMILAR PROBS, 2) AN AMPLIFIED CHKLIST HAS BEEN ADOPTED, DENOTING SPECIAL ATTN TO TIME/LIFE SENSITIVE COMPONENTS, AND 3) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED IN ACFT SUPERVISORY CAPACITY TO AUDIT ACFT INFO AS IT RELATES TO CHARTER ACFT AND TIME/LIFE COMPONENTS.

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.