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Part 135 operator had FAA inspection of his aircraft. Found C172 unairworthy account maintenance had failed to properly sign off the logbook reference airworthiness directive compliance. Director of maintenance checked the airworthiness directive requirements and the aircraft for compliance and signed it off the same day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 365386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 6 flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 365390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During a routine FAA part 135 inspection, an aircraft which I am responsible for as director of maintenance, was found by an FAA maintenance inspector to be unairworthy because another mechanic, who had recently signed off the annual inspection on the aircraft, had not signed off airworthiness directives as having been complied with. I immediately took corrective action that same day and reviewed all applicable airworthiness directives and inspected the aircraft for compliance, then signed off the logbooks myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PART 135 OPERATOR HAD FAA INSPECTION OF HIS ACFT. FOUND C172 UNAIRWORTHY ACCOUNT MAINT HAD FAILED TO PROPERLY SIGN OFF THE LOGBOOK REF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE. DIRECTOR OF MAINT CHKED THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REQUIREMENTS AND THE ACFT FOR COMPLIANCE AND SIGNED IT OFF THE SAME DAY.
Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE FAA PART 135 INSPECTION, AN ACFT WHICH I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR AS DIRECTOR OF MAINT, WAS FOUND BY AN FAA MAINT INSPECTOR TO BE UNAIRWORTHY BECAUSE ANOTHER MECH, WHO HAD RECENTLY SIGNED OFF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE ACFT, HAD NOT SIGNED OFF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES AS HAVING BEEN COMPLIED WITH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT SAME DAY AND REVIEWED ALL APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES AND INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR COMPLIANCE, THEN SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOKS MYSELF.
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.