 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A beech 90 was sold to a buyer who discovered numerous logbook discrepancies. Scheduled time replacement items and unit overhauls were not accomplished and overdue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456611 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech F90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | maintenance : inspector oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 456611 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Our company operates aircraft part 135 air taxi air ambulance. During a sale of one of our aircraft, the buyer discovered logbook discrepancies. Scheduled time replacement items were not overhauled or replaced on time. A run-over of 100 hours or less was discovered. Manufacturer does allow 10% run-over, but this was not discovered on time. Aircraft was sold hastily before items could be looked over. Contributing factors: 1) workload too high. 2) record bookkeeping needs to be organized better. 3) pressure to have aircraft 'in service' before all items have been looked over and requirements satisfied. Corrective actions: all logbooks will be gone over again to insure compliance with all requirements -- time, hour, calendar, etc. A new tracking system will be used. Communication between maintenance and owners will be improved. All fleet aircraft will be subject to logbook review and all items will be addressed -- workload eased.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 90 WAS SOLD TO A BUYER WHO DISCOVERED NUMEROUS LOGBOOK DISCREPANCIES. SCHEDULED TIME REPLACEMENT ITEMS AND UNIT OVERHAULS WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED AND OVERDUE.
Narrative: OUR COMPANY OPERATES ACFT PART 135 AIR TAXI AIR AMBULANCE. DURING A SALE OF ONE OF OUR ACFT, THE BUYER DISCOVERED LOGBOOK DISCREPANCIES. SCHEDULED TIME REPLACEMENT ITEMS WERE NOT OVERHAULED OR REPLACED ON TIME. A RUN-OVER OF 100 HRS OR LESS WAS DISCOVERED. MANUFACTURER DOES ALLOW 10% RUN-OVER, BUT THIS WAS NOT DISCOVERED ON TIME. ACFT WAS SOLD HASTILY BEFORE ITEMS COULD BE LOOKED OVER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WORKLOAD TOO HIGH. 2) RECORD BOOKKEEPING NEEDS TO BE ORGANIZED BETTER. 3) PRESSURE TO HAVE ACFT 'IN SVC' BEFORE ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN LOOKED OVER AND REQUIREMENTS SATISFIED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: ALL LOGBOOKS WILL BE GONE OVER AGAIN TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS -- TIME, HR, CALENDAR, ETC. A NEW TRACKING SYS WILL BE USED. COM BTWN MAINT AND OWNERS WILL BE IMPROVED. ALL FLEET ACFT WILL BE SUBJECT TO LOGBOOK REVIEW AND ALL ITEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED -- WORKLOAD EASED.
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.