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Flight crew is criticized for accepting dispatch of aircraft with minor transient gauge fluctuation by onboard FAA inspector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 112710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv airport : apa |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 112710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
A proving flight was being conducted to add an small transport to a part 135 air carrier certificate. Crew plus 3 FAA personnel were on board. After departing roswell, NM, one FAA personnel (avionics inspector) stated that the #2 engine oil temperature gauge would occasionally fluctuate +/-5 psi. I informed him maintenance had advised me this was normal on the small transport because of the tape display and large scale. I was then informed that he, the inspector, considered any fluctuation rendered the instrument inoperable and therefore, the aircraft should not have been dispatched or flown. He did not inform me of this until after landing apa.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW IS CRITICIZED FOR ACCEPTING DISPATCH OF ACFT WITH MINOR TRANSIENT GAUGE FLUCTUATION BY ONBOARD FAA INSPECTOR.
Narrative: A PROVING FLT WAS BEING CONDUCTED TO ADD AN SMT TO A PART 135 AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE. CREW PLUS 3 FAA PERSONNEL WERE ON BOARD. AFTER DEPARTING ROSWELL, NM, ONE FAA PERSONNEL (AVIONICS INSPECTOR) STATED THAT THE #2 ENGINE OIL TEMP GAUGE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLUCTUATE +/-5 PSI. I INFORMED HIM MAINT HAD ADVISED ME THIS WAS NORMAL ON THE SMT BECAUSE OF THE TAPE DISPLAY AND LARGE SCALE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT HE, THE INSPECTOR, CONSIDERED ANY FLUCTUATION RENDERED THE INSTRUMENT INOPERABLE AND THEREFORE, THE ACFT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED OR FLOWN. HE DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS UNTIL AFTER LNDG APA.
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.