A FBO opposes the suggestion by 2 FAA safety inspectors to clean up his shop.

Attributes
ACN	458495
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Function	maintenance : inspector maintenance : lead technician maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance lead technician : 14 maintenance technician : 15
ASRS Report	458495
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe technician : inspection authority
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

During an inspector authority/authorized surveillance, an FAA air safety inspector-airworthiness asked when I was going to clean up my shop. His partner also stated it needed to be cleaned. This is a part 91 operation and has no far to back up those comments. My shop is not dirty. However, we do have a lot of items sitting around. But it is my business to determine if it needs cleaning, not FAA's. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter re-stated again that the shop is not dirty but does have various aircraft parts and equipment stashed around the shop. The reporter said the work done in the shop is first class with never any customer complaint. The reporter stated with only part 91 work being done he could work off the back of a pickup truck. The reporter said these 2 inspectors can always be counted on to give somebody a hard time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FBO OPPOSES THE SUGGESTION BY 2 FAA SAFETY INSPECTORS TO CLEAN UP HIS SHOP.

Narrative: DURING AN INSPECTOR AUTH SURVEILLANCE, AN FAA AIR SAFETY INSPECTOR-AIRWORTHINESS ASKED WHEN I WAS GOING TO CLEAN UP MY SHOP. HIS PARTNER ALSO STATED IT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THIS IS A PART 91 OP AND HAS NO FAR TO BACK UP THOSE COMMENTS. MY SHOP IS NOT DIRTY. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS SITTING AROUND. BUT IT IS MY BUSINESS TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDS CLEANING, NOT FAA'S. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR RE-STATED AGAIN THAT THE SHOP IS NOT DIRTY BUT DOES HAVE VARIOUS ACFT PARTS AND EQUIP STASHED AROUND THE SHOP. THE RPTR SAID THE WORK DONE IN THE SHOP IS FIRST CLASS WITH NEVER ANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. THE RPTR STATED WITH ONLY PART 91 WORK BEING DONE HE COULD WORK OFF THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE RPTR SAID THESE 2 INSPECTORS CAN ALWAYS BE COUNTED ON TO GIVE SOMEBODY A HARD TIME.

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.