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A helicopter annual inspection was accomplished but logbook was signed incorrectly using a&P license number and not inspection authority/authorized number.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 492180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 492180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On logbook inspection the FAA found that I did an annual 1300 hour inspection on jun/xa/00 (annual was not due till sep/00). I only signed it a&P, not a&P/ia. They say the annual was not really signed off. End of FAA letter -- nothing further except to respond to the letter. Now after this annual in july, I was out of town. On researching the logbooks on my own on jul/00 to nov/00, there was not another annual performed. Then I am saying that the annual in other words was valid to sep/xa/00 because the last annual was conducted or released for service sep/99, so my discovery and report is that the annual ran out oct/xa/00. In nov/00 the aircraft is not flying and is up for sale. This discovery of mine was not reported or mentioned in any FAA letter or conversation. The not putting of ia/a&P was a non intentional oversight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HELI ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BUT LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED INCORRECTLY USING A&P LICENSE NUMBER AND NOT INSPECTION AUTH NUMBER.
Narrative: ON LOGBOOK INSPECTION THE FAA FOUND THAT I DID AN ANNUAL 1300 HR INSPECTION ON JUN/XA/00 (ANNUAL WAS NOT DUE TILL SEP/00). I ONLY SIGNED IT A&P, NOT A&P/IA. THEY SAY THE ANNUAL WAS NOT REALLY SIGNED OFF. END OF FAA LETTER -- NOTHING FURTHER EXCEPT TO RESPOND TO THE LETTER. NOW AFTER THIS ANNUAL IN JULY, I WAS OUT OF TOWN. ON RESEARCHING THE LOGBOOKS ON MY OWN ON JUL/00 TO NOV/00, THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER ANNUAL PERFORMED. THEN I AM SAYING THAT THE ANNUAL IN OTHER WORDS WAS VALID TO SEP/XA/00 BECAUSE THE LAST ANNUAL WAS CONDUCTED OR RELEASED FOR SVC SEP/99, SO MY DISCOVERY AND RPT IS THAT THE ANNUAL RAN OUT OCT/XA/00. IN NOV/00 THE ACFT IS NOT FLYING AND IS UP FOR SALE. THIS DISCOVERY OF MINE WAS NOT RPTED OR MENTIONED IN ANY FAA LETTER OR CONVERSATION. THE NOT PUTTING OF IA/A&P WAS A NON INTENTIONAL OVERSIGHT.
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.