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Pilot of aerostar is informed that aircraft needs maintenance. Seeking a second opinion he flies to another airport. The aircraft had outstanding airworthiness directives.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388195 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dxr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-60 601/601P Aerostar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 388195 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I'm a low time pilot with very little knowledge in aircraft maintenance. I had just purchased my first twin engine aircraft and brought it to a local mechanic shop for an oil change and left it there for a week while I was away. When I returned to the maintenance facility I was then advised that the aircraft required immediate maintenance, I was very skeptical if what they said were true or not. I then began to look for a second opinion from shop that had a reputation of being fair. I found an FBO, and was told that they specialized in aerostars and had a good reputation of being fair. Without much thought I flew the aircraft to danbury airport in danbury, ct. I was aware that the aircraft needed maintenance, but I was not aware of any outstanding airworthiness directives which I later found out there were.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AEROSTAR IS INFORMED THAT ACFT NEEDS MAINT. SEEKING A SECOND OPINION HE FLIES TO ANOTHER ARPT. THE ACFT HAD OUTSTANDING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES.
Narrative: I'M A LOW TIME PLT WITH VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IN ACFT MAINT. I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY FIRST TWIN ENG ACFT AND BROUGHT IT TO A LCL MECH SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND LEFT IT THERE FOR A WK WHILE I WAS AWAY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE MAINT FACILITY I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE ACFT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MAINT, I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL IF WHAT THEY SAID WERE TRUE OR NOT. I THEN BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A SECOND OPINION FROM SHOP THAT HAD A REPUTATION OF BEING FAIR. I FOUND AN FBO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY SPECIALIZED IN AEROSTARS AND HAD A GOOD REPUTATION OF BEING FAIR. WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT I FLEW THE ACFT TO DANBURY ARPT IN DANBURY, CT. I WAS AWARE THAT THE ACFT NEEDED MAINT, BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY OUTSTANDING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WERE.
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.