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CFI candidate taking oral examination from FAA inspector learns that certain airworthiness directives for his aircraft had not been complied with when inspector looked at the aircraft log book.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 1918 |
| ASRS Report | 126969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On 10/mon/89, I rented an small aircraft from an FBO, tulsa, ok, for the purpose of taking a CFI chkride with the wichita FSDO. During the oral section of the chkride, the aircraft log books were requested and presented to the examiner for inspection. The review of the log books brought to light that some of the airworthiness directives for this aircraft had not been recorded as being complied with. My concern is about flying an aircraft, as PIC, thinking that the aircraft is in an airworthy condition, then finding out the maintenance records are not up to date. I did check the log books before the flight to make sure that the annual and 100-hour inspections were within the proper times, but did not do an a.D. Search, taking at face value that the airworthiness directives would have been researched and complied with at the time of the annual and 100-hour inspections.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CFI CANDIDATE TAKING ORAL EXAM FROM FAA INSPECTOR LEARNS THAT CERTAIN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FOR HIS ACFT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH WHEN INSPECTOR LOOKED AT THE ACFT LOG BOOK.
Narrative: ON 10/MON/89, I RENTED AN SMA FROM AN FBO, TULSA, OK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING A CFI CHKRIDE WITH THE WICHITA FSDO. DURING THE ORAL SECTION OF THE CHKRIDE, THE ACFT LOG BOOKS WERE REQUESTED AND PRESENTED TO THE EXAMINER FOR INSPECTION. THE REVIEW OF THE LOG BOOKS BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT SOME OF THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FOR THIS ACFT HAD NOT BEEN RECORDED AS BEING COMPLIED WITH. MY CONCERN IS ABOUT FLYING AN ACFT, AS PIC, THINKING THAT THE ACFT IS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION, THEN FINDING OUT THE MAINT RECORDS ARE NOT UP TO DATE. I DID CHK THE LOG BOOKS BEFORE THE FLT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ANNUAL AND 100-HR INSPECTIONS WERE WITHIN THE PROPER TIMES, BUT DID NOT DO AN A.D. SEARCH, TAKING AT FACE VALUE THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED AND COMPLIED WITH AT THE TIME OF THE ANNUAL AND 100-HR INSPECTIONS.
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.