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A piper 24 was dispatched and operated in non compliance after being returned to service by maintenance with no logbook maintenance entry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597525 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3.7 flight time total : 1518 flight time type : 71 |
| ASRS Report | 597525 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | FAR |
Narrative:
I performed a maintenance flight then later in the same aircraft did a training flight for a high performance signoff. The aircraft was released to me by the mechanic who stated the aircraft was legal to fly. Later I found out that the logbooks hadn't been endorsed for the work performed. It appears that at ZZZ airport it is common practice to mail out the logbook endorsements at a later date.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER 24 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER BEING RETURNED TO SVC BY MAINT WITH NO LOGBOOK MAINT ENTRY.
Narrative: I PERFORMED A MAINT FLT THEN LATER IN THE SAME ACFT DID A TRAINING FLT FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE SIGNOFF. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED TO ME BY THE MECH WHO STATED THE ACFT WAS LEGAL TO FLY. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE LOGBOOKS HADN'T BEEN ENDORSED FOR THE WORK PERFORMED. IT APPEARS THAT AT ZZZ ARPT IT IS COMMON PRACTICE TO MAIL OUT THE LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS AT A LATER DATE.
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.