Airline captain discovers he has flown several flts on an expired temporary airman's certificate.

Attributes
ACN	489300
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	489300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

I completed MD80 transition training and was issued a temporary airman certificate on may/xa/00. I sent a written change of address to the FAA airman certification branch in july with my new address and gave 1 copy to the chief pilot's office and placed 1 copy with my temporary certificate. I moved to a new home in virginia oct/xa/00. I pulled out my certificate and medical today while starting my FAA class one medical, and saw that my temporary airman certificate expired september. I have flown 3 scheduled sequences in this condition. I kept both the flight office and the FAA informed of my address. I have received FAA airman's information circulars forwarded to my new address. I have no idea why I have not received the permanent airman certificate. I was obviously distracted somewhat with 2 house closings, 2 moves, 1 cross country, and learning a new base and aircraft. I expected the system to work and the check I had to remind me, a note in my computer for a date in july, was somehow erased.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRLINE CAPT DISCOVERS HE HAS FLOWN SEVERAL FLTS ON AN EXPIRED TEMPORARY AIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: I COMPLETED MD80 TRANSITION TRAINING AND WAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY AIRMAN CERTIFICATE ON MAY/XA/00. I SENT A WRITTEN CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO THE FAA AIRMAN CERTIFICATION BRANCH IN JULY WITH MY NEW ADDRESS AND GAVE 1 COPY TO THE CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE AND PLACED 1 COPY WITH MY TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE. I MOVED TO A NEW HOME IN VIRGINIA OCT/XA/00. I PULLED OUT MY CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL TODAY WHILE STARTING MY FAA CLASS ONE MEDICAL, AND SAW THAT MY TEMPORARY AIRMAN CERTIFICATE EXPIRED SEPTEMBER. I HAVE FLOWN 3 SCHEDULED SEQUENCES IN THIS CONDITION. I KEPT BOTH THE FLT OFFICE AND THE FAA INFORMED OF MY ADDRESS. I HAVE RECEIVED FAA AIRMAN'S INFO CIRCULARS FORWARDED TO MY NEW ADDRESS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PERMANENT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE. I WAS OBVIOUSLY DISTRACTED SOMEWHAT WITH 2 HOUSE CLOSINGS, 2 MOVES, 1 XCOUNTRY, AND LEARNING A NEW BASE AND ACFT. I EXPECTED THE SYS TO WORK AND THE CHK I HAD TO REMIND ME, A NOTE IN MY COMPUTER FOR A DATE IN JULY, WAS SOMEHOW ERASED.

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.