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An ATP pilot is taken to task by an FAA inspector for installing 3 seats in his PA34, saying he was not qualified to do the installation, at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509605 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : isn.airport |
| State Reference | ND |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 509605 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : inspector 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Seneca was parked on the general ramp in williston, md. FAA inspector noticed that 2 or 3 passenger seats were loose. Inspector was inside the aircraft while I was away from the airport. So upon return to the airport, inspector inquired about who installed passenger seats. I told him I installed the seats, in which the inspector informed me I wasn't qualified. I didn't know that installing a seat was in violation of crash fire rescue equipment part 135.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATP PLT IS TAKEN TO TASK BY AN FAA INSPECTOR FOR INSTALLING 3 SEATS IN HIS PA34, SAYING HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO THE INSTALLATION, AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: SENECA WAS PARKED ON THE GENERAL RAMP IN WILLISTON, MD. FAA INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT 2 OR 3 PAX SEATS WERE LOOSE. INSPECTOR WAS INSIDE THE ACFT WHILE I WAS AWAY FROM THE ARPT. SO UPON RETURN TO THE ARPT, INSPECTOR INQUIRED ABOUT WHO INSTALLED PAX SEATS. I TOLD HIM I INSTALLED THE SEATS, IN WHICH THE INSPECTOR INFORMED ME I WASN'T QUALIFIED. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT INSTALLING A SEAT WAS IN VIOLATION OF CFR PART 135.
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.