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FAA inspector found during an inspection of a piper PA23- 235 aircraft and logbook records that an unauthorized repair had been made to one of the propeller spinners and fraudulent records of 100 hour required inspections. In addition, there were irrelevant log entries of airworthiness directive compliance notations due to previous compliance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384382 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 384382 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 384380 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
3 issues have arisen with respect to a flight check given per far 135.293 on oct/thu/97. A pilot presented himself for examination under the cited regulation. The examining poi asked to receive the aircraft maintenance logbooks for the subject aircraft for routine inspection. After approximately 3 hours of opportunity to examine the aircraft logbooks, a pmi asked questions about logbook entries. The first issue was 'falsification' or 'fraudulent' entry of aircraft times. The second issue was 'unairworthy' repair of the right propeller spinner. Third, airworthiness directive compliance notations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION OF A PIPER PA23- 235 ACFT AND LOGBOOK RECORDS THAT AN UNAUTH REPAIR HAD BEEN MADE TO ONE OF THE PROP SPINNERS AND FRAUDULENT RECORDS OF 100 HR REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE IRRELEVANT LOG ENTRIES OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE NOTATIONS DUE TO PREVIOUS COMPLIANCE.
Narrative: 3 ISSUES HAVE ARISEN WITH RESPECT TO A FLT CHK GIVEN PER FAR 135.293 ON OCT/THU/97. A PLT PRESENTED HIMSELF FOR EXAMINATION UNDER THE CITED REG. THE EXAMINING POI ASKED TO RECEIVE THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOKS FOR THE SUBJECT ACFT FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION. AFTER APPROX 3 HRS OF OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE ACFT LOGBOOKS, A PMI ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LOGBOOK ENTRIES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS 'FALSIFICATION' OR 'FRAUDULENT' ENTRY OF ACFT TIMES. THE SECOND ISSUE WAS 'UNAIRWORTHY' REPAIR OF THE R PROP SPINNER. THIRD, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE NOTATIONS.
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.