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A beech 1900D was maintenance ferried in non compliance with the ferry permit dispatcher approval falsified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 463227 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maintenance Ferry Regulations |
Narrative:
After some consideration, I believe my name was used on an illegal part 91 ferry flight. The aircraft (a B1900D) was ferried from ZZZ to XXX on feb/wed/00. A ferry permit is required for such flts which can only be issued by the company maintenance control person on duty. The permit has both pilots listed, the person that issued the permit, and a dispatcher. Though I dispatch our company aircraft under part 121 operations, we only give maintenance control a flight number to put on the permit. There was no flight release issued for this ferry flight. The aircraft was ferried for a left propeller autofeather that would not arm, which is not deferrable for part 121 operations. I believe pressure from upper management may have pressured the issue of the permit along with the pilots to fly the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 1900D WAS MAINT FERRIED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FERRY PERMIT DISPATCHER APPROVAL FALSIFIED.
Narrative: AFTER SOME CONSIDERATION, I BELIEVE MY NAME WAS USED ON AN ILLEGAL PART 91 FERRY FLT. THE ACFT (A B1900D) WAS FERRIED FROM ZZZ TO XXX ON FEB/WED/00. A FERRY PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR SUCH FLTS WHICH CAN ONLY BE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY MAINT CTL PERSON ON DUTY. THE PERMIT HAS BOTH PLTS LISTED, THE PERSON THAT ISSUED THE PERMIT, AND A DISPATCHER. THOUGH I DISPATCH OUR COMPANY ACFT UNDER PART 121 OPS, WE ONLY GIVE MAINT CTL A FLT NUMBER TO PUT ON THE PERMIT. THERE WAS NO FLT RELEASE ISSUED FOR THIS FERRY FLT. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED FOR A L PROP AUTOFEATHER THAT WOULD NOT ARM, WHICH IS NOT DEFERRABLE FOR PART 121 OPS. I BELIEVE PRESSURE FROM UPPER MGMNT MAY HAVE PRESSURED THE ISSUE OF THE PERMIT ALONG WITH THE PLTS TO FLY THE ACFT.
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.