Flight crew of F900 fly from vny to teb with aircraft not certified for flight by maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	616635
Time
Date	200404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Falcon 900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 6200
ASRS Report	616635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 13100
ASRS Report	616636
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying a part 91 flight. I asked company maintenance if the aircraft was airworthy and received an affirmative answer. I flew the aircraft from vny to teb safe and uneventfully. Days later, I was informed company maintenance wrote a grounding report, not issuing a return to airworthiness as they had indicated before departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF F900 FLY FROM VNY TO TEB WITH ACFT NOT CERTIFIED FOR FLT BY MAINT.

Narrative: FLYING A PART 91 FLT. I ASKED COMPANY MAINT IF THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY AND RECEIVED AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER. I FLEW THE ACFT FROM VNY TO TEB SAFE AND UNEVENTFULLY. DAYS LATER, I WAS INFORMED COMPANY MAINT WROTE A GNDING RPT, NOT ISSUING A RETURN TO AIRWORTHINESS AS THEY HAD INDICATED BEFORE DEP.

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.