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On arrival of a ferry flight from an international departure station customs stated they had not been properly notified and thus threatened enforcement action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 107449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 107449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was the captain on air carrier flight xx from toronto to pittsburgh. The flight was a ferry flight (no passenger) as the aircraft was pulled out of service earlier in the day for repair. Upon landing in pittsburgh, we were directed to park the aircraft over at our hangar facility. After waiting more than 30 minutes, keeping the crew on board, customs finally arrived. They indicated to me that they had not been notified of our flight and that this omission would result in a $10000 fine. Although it is my understanding that customs notification is a dispatch function, I was advised that it would be in my best interest to file this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON ARRIVAL OF A FERRY FLT FROM AN INTERNATIONAL DEP STATION CUSTOMS STATED THEY HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED AND THUS THREATENED ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON ACR FLT XX FROM TORONTO TO PITTSBURGH. THE FLT WAS A FERRY FLT (NO PAX) AS THE ACFT WAS PULLED OUT OF SVC EARLIER IN THE DAY FOR REPAIR. UPON LNDG IN PITTSBURGH, WE WERE DIRECTED TO PARK THE ACFT OVER AT OUR HANGAR FAC. AFTER WAITING MORE THAN 30 MINUTES, KEEPING THE CREW ON BOARD, CUSTOMS FINALLY ARRIVED. THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF OUR FLT AND THAT THIS OMISSION WOULD RESULT IN A $10000 FINE. ALTHOUGH IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION IS A DISPATCH FUNCTION, I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE IN MY BEST INTEREST TO FILE THIS RPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.