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A cessna 172 was found to have flown over the 100 hour inspection and the operator owner requested the technician to limit work to the engine only.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540517 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 540517 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
In my flight school under stress of business I relied on a poor system for having shop notified of current aircraft times and inspection scheduling. Local airport tenants who were removed from unsafe hangar by me set out to prove they could run me out of town -- malice. Sep/tue/01, stress, loss of income, on about mar/sat/02, while performing a tire change, my mechanic noted the 100 hour was overdue and when I asked him to only do the engine, and I'd take care of the airframe, he began threatening me with the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CESSNA 172 WAS FOUND TO HAVE FLOWN OVER THE 100 HR INSPECTION AND THE OPERATOR OWNER REQUESTED THE TECHNICIAN TO LIMIT WORK TO THE ENG ONLY.
Narrative: IN MY FLT SCHOOL UNDER STRESS OF BUSINESS I RELIED ON A POOR SYS FOR HAVING SHOP NOTIFIED OF CURRENT ACFT TIMES AND INSPECTION SCHEDULING. LCL ARPT TENANTS WHO WERE REMOVED FROM UNSAFE HANGAR BY ME SET OUT TO PROVE THEY COULD RUN ME OUT OF TOWN -- MALICE. SEP/TUE/01, STRESS, LOSS OF INCOME, ON ABOUT MAR/SAT/02, WHILE PERFORMING A TIRE CHANGE, MY MECH NOTED THE 100 HR WAS OVERDUE AND WHEN I ASKED HIM TO ONLY DO THE ENG, AND I'D TAKE CARE OF THE AIRFRAME, HE BEGAN THREATENING ME WITH THE FAA.
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.