C172 mechanic and ia inspector was informed by an FAA pmi that he had not performed the biannual ins...

Attributes
ACN	550912
Time
Date	200206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : inspector
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	550912
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Consequence	faa : investigated
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

At approximately the beginning of may, a C172P came into our shop for rudder repairs and an annual inspection. This aircraft was a 'project plane.' we worked on it off and on for the rest of the month. After considerable pressure from the owner, we set aside our flight school planes and focused on this plane to finish it up in june. On jun/tue/02, I signed the aircraft off as airworthy after an annual inspection. The aircraft was ferried to ZZZ1 to be put on a flight school 06/fri/02. On jun/thu/02, I was informed that the pmi of the flight school found that the pitot static certification and altimeter certification were overdue by 1 yr 3 months. In the rush to finally finish the plane, I was negligent in my research and missed looking up this date. By doing this, I signed off an aircraft falsely as being airworthy. To remedy the situation next time, I will not rush paperwork procedures to satisfy the customer's demand to finish the aircraft quickly. I will also pay closer attention to squawks and checklist signoffs when dealing with a 'project plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 MECH AND IA INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED BY AN FAA PMI THAT HE HAD NOT PERFORMED THE BIANNUAL INSPECTION AND TESTING OF THE ACFT ALTIMETER AND PITOT STATIC SYS.

Narrative: AT APPROX THE BEGINNING OF MAY, A C172P CAME INTO OUR SHOP FOR RUDDER REPAIRS AND AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THIS ACFT WAS A 'PROJECT PLANE.' WE WORKED ON IT OFF AND ON FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH. AFTER CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE FROM THE OWNER, WE SET ASIDE OUR FLT SCHOOL PLANES AND FOCUSED ON THIS PLANE TO FINISH IT UP IN JUNE. ON JUN/TUE/02, I SIGNED THE ACFT OFF AS AIRWORTHY AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED TO ZZZ1 TO BE PUT ON A FLT SCHOOL 06/FRI/02. ON JUN/THU/02, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PMI OF THE FLT SCHOOL FOUND THAT THE PITOT STATIC CERTIFICATION AND ALTIMETER CERTIFICATION WERE OVERDUE BY 1 YR 3 MONTHS. IN THE RUSH TO FINALLY FINISH THE PLANE, I WAS NEGLIGENT IN MY RESEARCH AND MISSED LOOKING UP THIS DATE. BY DOING THIS, I SIGNED OFF AN ACFT FALSELY AS BEING AIRWORTHY. TO REMEDY THE SIT NEXT TIME, I WILL NOT RUSH PAPERWORK PROCS TO SATISFY THE CUSTOMER'S DEMAND TO FINISH THE ACFT QUICKLY. I WILL ALSO PAY CLOSER ATTN TO SQUAWKS AND CHKLIST SIGNOFFS WHEN DEALING WITH A 'PROJECT PLANE.

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.

C172 mechanic and ia inspector was informed by an FAA pmi that he had not performed the biannual inspection and testing of the aircraft altimeter and pitot static system.