PA41 pilot overflies airworthiness directive requirement in otz airspace.

Attributes
ACN	415750
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : otz
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-31P Navajo P
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10150 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	415750
Events
Anomaly	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 overlooked an airworthiness directive inspection required on janitrol heater on aircraft. Inspection due at 5871.2, listed as item #5 down aircraft maintenance status report. Status report date sep/wed/98, date of occurrence was sep/sun/98. New status report overdue. I assumed that airworthiness directive compliance had been met since aircraft had recent 100 hour inspection. As items are met they move up to top of list, however, since the only list available to me was sep/sun/98, status report it did not occur to me that it was due since it was still 5 lines down on the list (below 100 hour inspection). I realize that as PIC I am responsible for this oversight, however, it would be easier to catch such discrepancies if I had current status report. Oversight was found by fellow pilot who also overflew this airworthiness directive inspection. I will certainly be more diligent in the future regarding items on status report. I will utilize a current status report and verify with maintenance department.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA41 PLT OVERFLIES AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REQUIREMENT IN OTZ AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I OVERLOOKED AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED ON JANITROL HEATER ON ACFT. INSPECTION DUE AT 5871.2, LISTED AS ITEM #5 DOWN ACFT MAINT STATUS RPT. STATUS RPT DATE SEP/WED/98, DATE OF OCCURRENCE WAS SEP/SUN/98. NEW STATUS RPT OVERDUE. I ASSUMED THAT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE HAD BEEN MET SINCE ACFT HAD RECENT 100 HR INSPECTION. AS ITEMS ARE MET THEY MOVE UP TO TOP OF LIST, HOWEVER, SINCE THE ONLY LIST AVAILABLE TO ME WAS SEP/SUN/98, STATUS RPT IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT IT WAS DUE SINCE IT WAS STILL 5 LINES DOWN ON THE LIST (BELOW 100 HR INSPECTION). I REALIZE THAT AS PIC I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OVERSIGHT, HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO CATCH SUCH DISCREPANCIES IF I HAD CURRENT STATUS RPT. OVERSIGHT WAS FOUND BY FELLOW PLT WHO ALSO OVERFLEW THIS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE INSPECTION. I WILL CERTAINLY BE MORE DILIGENT IN THE FUTURE REGARDING ITEMS ON STATUS RPT. I WILL UTILIZE A CURRENT STATUS RPT AND VERIFY WITH MAINT DEPT.

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.