A C310R was operated with a combustion heater that was 6.5 hours overdue for inspection.

Attributes
ACN	361181
Time
Date	199702
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2410 flight time type : 880
ASRS Report	361181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Failure to inspect southwind heater at 250 hours. Went 6.5 hours over. About an 1.5 hour was time flying for inspection. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: aircraft was a C310R used in air taxi service. Cabin heater has a 250 hour period for inspection. This is 250 hours of actual heater operation. It went overtime by 6.5 hours. Heater was inspected and found ok for service. The reporter was not contacted by the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C310R WAS OPERATED WITH A COMBUSTION HEATER THAT WAS 6.5 HRS OVERDUE FOR INSPECTION.

Narrative: FAILURE TO INSPECT SOUTHWIND HEATER AT 250 HRS. WENT 6.5 HRS OVER. ABOUT AN 1.5 HR WAS TIME FLYING FOR INSPECTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ACFT WAS A C310R USED IN AIR TAXI SVC. CABIN HEATER HAS A 250 HR PERIOD FOR INSPECTION. THIS IS 250 HRS OF ACTUAL HEATER OP. IT WENT OVERTIME BY 6.5 HRS. HEATER WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND OK FOR SVC. THE RPTR WAS NOT CONTACTED BY THE FAA.

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.