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A C500 flight crew departed for a maintenance base with a known hydraulic problem that required them to fly with the landing gear extended. The reporter correctly believes that he should have obtained a ferry permit beforehand.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 399495 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After work had been done on the aircraft, I was told there was a small leak in the right main gear actuator. This not being the aircraft's home base, myself and the maintenance shop felt the aircraft would be safe to fly as long as I left the gear down because there would be no pressure on the actuator. I flew the plane to rsw to have the rest of the repairs done with no problem. After thinking over what I did, I feel I should have gotten a ferry permit and let the FAA know what I was doing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C500 FLC DEPARTED FOR A MAINT BASE WITH A KNOWN HYD PROB THAT REQUIRED THEM TO FLY WITH THE LNDG GEAR EXTENDED. THE RPTR CORRECTLY BELIEVES THAT HE SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT BEFOREHAND.
Narrative: AFTER WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE ACFT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE R MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. THIS NOT BEING THE ACFT'S HOME BASE, MYSELF AND THE MAINT SHOP FELT THE ACFT WOULD BE SAFE TO FLY AS LONG AS I LEFT THE GEAR DOWN BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO PRESSURE ON THE ACTUATOR. I FLEW THE PLANE TO RSW TO HAVE THE REST OF THE REPAIRS DONE WITH NO PROB. AFTER THINKING OVER WHAT I DID, I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A FERRY PERMIT AND LET THE FAA KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
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.