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CE550 captain reports flying in rvsm airspace and discovering after the fact that the aircraft is not rvsm certified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 863548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZTL.ARTCC |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo (C550) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
The aircraft was flight planned and operated into rvsm airspace even though the aircraft had never been approved for such operation. I was made aware of this problem after I had landed the aircraft. The flight was uneventful and there were no conflicts with other traffic. I was advised and the company has now posted the fact that the aircraft was not supposed to be operated above fl 280. I have learned that the books for rvsm approval have been submitted but not yet approved. I will stay alert to the problem and will not operate again above fl 280 until I have seen the approved op specs for the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE550 Captain reports flying in RVSM airspace and discovering after the fact that the aircraft is not RVSM certified.
Narrative: The aircraft was flight planned and operated into RVSM airspace even though the aircraft had never been approved for such operation. I was made aware of this problem after I had landed the aircraft. The flight was uneventful and there were no conflicts with other traffic. I was advised and the company has now posted the fact that the aircraft was not supposed to be operated above FL 280. I have learned that the books for RVSM approval have been submitted but not yet approved. I will stay alert to the problem and will not operate again above FL 280 until I have seen the approved Op Specs for the aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.