Narrative:

After the departure of our maintenance chief from the employ of XXX drilling, we learned of various maintenance discrepancies with 3 aircraft operated byxx drilling: 1) light transport model a, 2) light transport model B, and 3) small transport. During the short period of time after the departure of our maintenance chief, the 3 aircraft were operated on various flts west/O knowledge of these discrepancies until we realized on 2/thu/90, that these discrepancies existed. Since that time, the 3 aircraft have been grounded for maintenance, or have been inspected in such a fashion as to comply with the requirements of the current inspection program recommended by their respective manufacturers, and under which they have been maintained. No accident or incident is involved. We assume that the situation occurred through the lack of understanding or mistaken interpretation of the far's by our former chief of maintenance. Since he has already left our employment, we have not attempted to take actin insofar as he is concerned,but intend to institute a new logbook program in the future, which will, when coupled with an outside maintenance audit program, hopefully prevent the situation from recurring.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR OPERATOR DISCOVERED MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES ON 3 COMPANY ACFT AFTER THEY HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. A FORMER MAINTENANCE CHIEF IS SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE ALBEIT UNINTENTIONAL.

Narrative: AFTER THE DEP OF OUR MAINT CHIEF FROM THE EMPLOY OF XXX DRILLING, WE LEARNED OF VARIOUS MAINT DISCREPANCIES WITH 3 ACFT OPERATED BYXX DRILLING: 1) LTT MODEL A, 2) LTT MODEL B, AND 3) SMT. DURING THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE DEP OF OUR MAINT CHIEF, THE 3 ACFT WERE OPERATED ON VARIOUS FLTS W/O KNOWLEDGE OF THESE DISCREPANCIES UNTIL WE REALIZED ON 2/THU/90, THAT THESE DISCREPANCIES EXISTED. SINCE THAT TIME, THE 3 ACFT HAVE BEEN GNDED FOR MAINT, OR HAVE BEEN INSPECTED IN SUCH A FASHION AS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CURRENT INSPECTION PROGRAM RECOMMENDED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS, AND UNDER WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED. NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT IS INVOLVED. WE ASSUME THAT THE SITUATION OCCURRED THROUGH THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OR MISTAKEN INTERP OF THE FAR'S BY OUR FORMER CHIEF OF MAINT. SINCE HE HAS ALREADY LEFT OUR EMPLOYMENT, WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE ACTIN INSOFAR AS HE IS CONCERNED,BUT INTEND TO INSTITUTE A NEW LOGBOOK PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE, WHICH WILL, WHEN COUPLED WITH AN OUTSIDE MAINT AUDIT PROGRAM, HOPEFULLY PREVENT THE SITUATION FROM RECURRING.

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.