Air carrier captain complains about FAA inspector's ramp checks at smf.

Attributes
ACN	214056
Time
Date	199206
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	214056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	214574
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On 2 occasions, an FAA inspector at smf looked at our aircraft during turn around flts. On jun/thu/92 he told me -- and I went to look with him -- that he thought it was possible that a pitot tube was starting to pit -- I could see no evidence of this, but told him I would have maintenance staff in lax check it on arrival -- this was done -- they saw nothing of concern. 12 days later, the same aci walked around our aircraft and said a static wick was missing from our left horizontal stabilizer. Since we were boarding passenger for departure, we checked the MEL/cdl for the aircraft and found not only did we not need that one, but the aircraft does not require any wicks unless operating HF or LORAN (we don't have either on board). Again, I told him I would write it up for maintenance in lax. When we arrived in lax, I made an entry in the log -- maintenance was taking care of it. The problem is that this aci is writing us up for departing with discrepancies. We had no grounding discrepancies and nothing was in the logbook until arrival in lax. This particular individual is well-known by all operations of all carriers to be a trouble maker. He seems to take personnel delight in trying to ground or delay flts by major carriers. He needs to be removed or retrained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT FAA INSPECTOR'S RAMP CHKS AT SMF.

Narrative: ON 2 OCCASIONS, AN FAA INSPECTOR AT SMF LOOKED AT OUR ACFT DURING TURN AROUND FLTS. ON JUN/THU/92 HE TOLD ME -- AND I WENT TO LOOK WITH HIM -- THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT A PITOT TUBE WAS STARTING TO PIT -- I COULD SEE NO EVIDENCE OF THIS, BUT TOLD HIM I WOULD HAVE MAINT STAFF IN LAX CHK IT ON ARR -- THIS WAS DONE -- THEY SAW NOTHING OF CONCERN. 12 DAYS LATER, THE SAME ACI WALKED AROUND OUR ACFT AND SAID A STATIC WICK WAS MISSING FROM OUR L HORIZ STABILIZER. SINCE WE WERE BOARDING PAX FOR DEP, WE CHKED THE MEL/CDL FOR THE ACFT AND FOUND NOT ONLY DID WE NOT NEED THAT ONE, BUT THE ACFT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY WICKS UNLESS OPERATING HF OR LORAN (WE DON'T HAVE EITHER ON BOARD). AGAIN, I TOLD HIM I WOULD WRITE IT UP FOR MAINT IN LAX. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN LAX, I MADE AN ENTRY IN THE LOG -- MAINT WAS TAKING CARE OF IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS ACI IS WRITING US UP FOR DEPARTING WITH DISCREPANCIES. WE HAD NO GNDING DISCREPANCIES AND NOTHING WAS IN THE LOGBOOK UNTIL ARR IN LAX. THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL IS WELL-KNOWN BY ALL OPS OF ALL CARRIERS TO BE A TROUBLE MAKER. HE SEEMS TO TAKE PERSONNEL DELIGHT IN TRYING TO GND OR DELAY FLTS BY MAJOR CARRIERS. HE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED OR RETRAINED.

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.