A cessna 172 was dispatched for maintenance with known right wing structural damage without a maintenance ferry permit or required safety inspection.

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Attributes
ACN	490145
Time
Date	200010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rctp.tower
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	490145
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : inspection authority technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : upper wing skin other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On oct/thu/00, one of our flight school's C172's experienced wake turbulence in-flight causing one of the sheet metal panels on the top right wing to crinkle. The plane landed safely at home base (ZZZ) without incident. I inspected the aircraft and read that NTSB part 830 writes that 'dented skin' was not considered 'substantial damage' for the purpose of this part. I called the airframe mechanic at XXX to let him know I would bring the aircraft over for repairs. I expected it would take the mechanic 1-2 weeks to replace the sheet metal work with his backlog of work, but was hoping it could be completed in 1 week. While I did not believe the aircraft should be rented without repair, I felt the aircraft was to fly 45 mi to XXX for repairs due to the fact it had safely landed and the pilot reported it flew fine. In my opinion, the aircraft appeared airworthy for a 1 time flight and I safely completed the flight to XXX. The aircraft flew fine and showed no adverse affects from the wrinkled panel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 172 WAS DISPATCHED FOR MAINT WITH KNOWN R WING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITHOUT A MAINT FERRY PERMIT OR REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION.

Narrative: ON OCT/THU/00, ONE OF OUR FLT SCHOOL'S C172'S EXPERIENCED WAKE TURB INFLT CAUSING ONE OF THE SHEET METAL PANELS ON THE TOP R WING TO CRINKLE. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AT HOME BASE (ZZZ) WITHOUT INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE ACFT AND READ THAT NTSB PART 830 WRITES THAT 'DENTED SKIN' WAS NOT CONSIDERED 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE' FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART. I CALLED THE AIRFRAME MECH AT XXX TO LET HIM KNOW I WOULD BRING THE ACFT OVER FOR REPAIRS. I EXPECTED IT WOULD TAKE THE MECH 1-2 WKS TO REPLACE THE SHEET METAL WORK WITH HIS BACKLOG OF WORK, BUT WAS HOPING IT COULD BE COMPLETED IN 1 WK. WHILE I DID NOT BELIEVE THE ACFT SHOULD BE RENTED WITHOUT REPAIR, I FELT THE ACFT WAS TO FLY 45 MI TO XXX FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT IT HAD SAFELY LANDED AND THE PLT RPTED IT FLEW FINE. IN MY OPINION, THE ACFT APPEARED AIRWORTHY FOR A 1 TIME FLT AND I SAFELY COMPLETED THE FLT TO XXX. THE ACFT FLEW FINE AND SHOWED NO ADVERSE AFFECTS FROM THE WRINKLED PANEL.

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.