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A part 135 air carrier PIC discovers that he has flown his aircraft in revenue service for 3 days, accumulating 8 hours over and past due the required 100 hour inspection. Bet, ak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bet.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 456960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flying part 135 in alaska, I came to work on dec/fri/99. The night before I spoke with the mechanic about the status of the airplane. He said everything was fine. The next morning I questioned dispatch about a 100 hour due in 2 hours on the old status sheet dated nov/thu/99. He said the plane had just completed 100 hour. I flew dec/fri/99, dec/tue/99 and dec/wed/99. On dec/tue/99 I questioned the mechanic whose signature appeared by the 100 hour status. He said it was completed 30 hours before I flew it. On dec/wed/99 the paperwork could not be found on the 100 hour and the mechanic revised his statement that it wasn't done but a 50 hour was. The problem was that the status sheet in the maintenance log was old. In retrospect, I should have requested a new status report on dec/fri/99 before flying. I flew about 8 hours over the 100 hour.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PART 135 ACR PIC DISCOVERS THAT HE HAS FLOWN HIS ACFT IN REVENUE SVC FOR 3 DAYS, ACCUMULATING 8 HRS OVER AND PAST DUE THE REQUIRED 100 HR INSPECTION. BET, AK.
Narrative: FLYING PART 135 IN ALASKA, I CAME TO WORK ON DEC/FRI/99. THE NIGHT BEFORE I SPOKE WITH THE MECH ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE AIRPLANE. HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT MORNING I QUESTIONED DISPATCH ABOUT A 100 HR DUE IN 2 HRS ON THE OLD STATUS SHEET DATED NOV/THU/99. HE SAID THE PLANE HAD JUST COMPLETED 100 HR. I FLEW DEC/FRI/99, DEC/TUE/99 AND DEC/WED/99. ON DEC/TUE/99 I QUESTIONED THE MECH WHOSE SIGNATURE APPEARED BY THE 100 HR STATUS. HE SAID IT WAS COMPLETED 30 HRS BEFORE I FLEW IT. ON DEC/WED/99 THE PAPERWORK COULD NOT BE FOUND ON THE 100 HR AND THE MECH REVISED HIS STATEMENT THAT IT WASN'T DONE BUT A 50 HR WAS. THE PROB WAS THAT THE STATUS SHEET IN THE MAINT LOG WAS OLD. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A NEW STATUS RPT ON DEC/FRI/99 BEFORE FLYING. I FLEW ABOUT 8 HRS OVER THE 100 HR.
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.