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A canadair CL604 captain reports the aircraft was grounded due to required inspection programs that were not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 622422 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During an FAA base inspection on jun/mon/04, we were made aware of a few incorrect pages in the afm. We made those changes and confirmed the aircraft's airworthiness with mr X, one of the FAA inspectors. On jun/wed/04, upon arrival at ZZZ1 our office advised us that we were grounded due to a few 'maintenance concerns.' apparently our company was never made aware of some inspection programs on CL604 aircraft. Inspection programs on things such as the latches in the forward galley. The director of operations and chief pilot say that 'we' grounded the plane, but I have been lied to before and am concerned that the FAA may have been the one to ground the plane. I have made a call to the FSDO office in my area to get a 'straight' answer. I am happy that the inspectors told the director of operations he must begin to manage the company from the office not from the road. It's hard to work for companies run by dishonest people.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CANADAIR CL604 CAPT RPTS THE ACFT WAS GNDED DUE TO REQUIRED INSPECTION PROGRAMS THAT WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: DURING AN FAA BASE INSPECTION ON JUN/MON/04, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF A FEW INCORRECT PAGES IN THE AFM. WE MADE THOSE CHANGES AND CONFIRMED THE ACFT'S AIRWORTHINESS WITH MR X, ONE OF THE FAA INSPECTORS. ON JUN/WED/04, UPON ARR AT ZZZ1 OUR OFFICE ADVISED US THAT WE WERE GNDED DUE TO A FEW 'MAINT CONCERNS.' APPARENTLY OUR COMPANY WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF SOME INSPECTION PROGRAMS ON CL604 ACFT. INSPECTION PROGRAMS ON THINGS SUCH AS THE LATCHES IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE DIRECTOR OF OPS AND CHIEF PLT SAY THAT 'WE' GNDED THE PLANE, BUT I HAVE BEEN LIED TO BEFORE AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE FAA MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO GND THE PLANE. I HAVE MADE A CALL TO THE FSDO OFFICE IN MY AREA TO GET A 'STRAIGHT' ANSWER. I AM HAPPY THAT THE INSPECTORS TOLD THE DIRECTOR OF OPS HE MUST BEGIN TO MANAGE THE COMPANY FROM THE OFFICE NOT FROM THE ROAD. IT'S HARD TO WORK FOR COMPANIES RUN BY DISHONEST PEOPLE.
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.