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Communication rated pilot, non a&P rated does own maintenance procedure on his aircraft and flies aircraft prior to certified mechanic clears aircraft discrepancy from logbook.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 232721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slr |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : buf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 232721 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After reinstalling propeller, after it had been svced, aircraft was ground run and shut down for inspection. Found ok. Then flew aircraft around traffic pattern, shut down and again inspected propeller installation. After inspecting ok, I flew the aircraft approximately 30 mins. I later returned the same day for approximately 1 hour of flight. While reviewing propeller installation procedures later in the evening, I noticed that the installation of propeller must be accomplished by an a&P mechanic. I am working under the supervision of an a&I, but have not received an a&P rating yet. Although the work performed was noted in aircraft logbook, the aircraft was not technically airworthy for flight, during the flts noted above. I notified my a&I, who inspected the propeller installation and signed off the work performed in the aircraft logbook, and returned the aircraft to an airworthy flight condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COM RATED PLT, NON A&P RATED DOES OWN MAINT PROC ON HIS ACFT AND FLIES ACFT PRIOR TO CERTIFIED MECH CLRS ACFT DISCREPANCY FROM LOGBOOK.
Narrative: AFTER REINSTALLING PROP, AFTER IT HAD BEEN SVCED, ACFT WAS GND RUN AND SHUT DOWN FOR INSPECTION. FOUND OK. THEN FLEW ACFT AROUND TFC PATTERN, SHUT DOWN AND AGAIN INSPECTED PROP INSTALLATION. AFTER INSPECTING OK, I FLEW THE ACFT APPROX 30 MINS. I LATER RETURNED THE SAME DAY FOR APPROX 1 HR OF FLT. WHILE REVIEWING PROP INSTALLATION PROCS LATER IN THE EVENING, I NOTICED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF PROP MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AN A&P MECH. I AM WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN A&I, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN A&P RATING YET. ALTHOUGH THE WORK PERFORMED WAS NOTED IN ACFT LOGBOOK, THE ACFT WAS NOT TECHNICALLY AIRWORTHY FOR FLT, DURING THE FLTS NOTED ABOVE. I NOTIFIED MY A&I, WHO INSPECTED THE PROP INSTALLATION AND SIGNED OFF THE WORK PERFORMED IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK, AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO AN AIRWORTHY FLT CONDITION.
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.