An air carrier light transport first officer states that his company has poor maintenance procedures...

Attributes
ACN	232946
Time
Date	199211
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	232946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel 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:

I have been working with this company for 3 yrs and 1 month as a first officer. In the beginning of oct I decided to keep a log of everything that happened at work. The items in this log prior to this are from memory so many things are omitted. After filling out this ASR report I decided to include information from this log to maybe give you a better picture of what is going on in this particular company. I feel that because the regionals fly so much that not only are the crews fatigued, but that the aircraft are not spending enough time in maintenance (we had a crash last yr because all the screws were missing from the top of 1 horizontal stabilizer). Everybody involved feels the pressure to keep on the schedule and keep the planes flying. Keep in mind that this log only covers oct/X to nov/Y. Also that I am only 1 pilot out of XXX pilots. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this reporter is new to the ASRS, this is his first report. He now knows that we cannot solve his employer's problems with maintenance, duty regulations, etc. He will send in more reports as conditions warrant. His log of operational discrepancies is growing daily.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT FO STATES THAT HIS COMPANY HAS POOR MAINT PROCS. CREW SCHEDULING TRIES TO GET PLTS TO FLY ILLEGALLY. AT LEAST 1 FO IS ON WELFARE. FLC MGMNT TRIES TO GET THE PLTS TO FLY WHEN SICK AND FATIGUED.

Narrative: I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS COMPANY FOR 3 YRS AND 1 MONTH AS A FO. IN THE BEGINNING OF OCT I DECIDED TO KEEP A LOG OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AT WORK. THE ITEMS IN THIS LOG PRIOR TO THIS ARE FROM MEMORY SO MANY THINGS ARE OMITTED. AFTER FILLING OUT THIS ASR RPT I DECIDED TO INCLUDE INFO FROM THIS LOG TO MAYBE GIVE YOU A BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE THE REGIONALS FLY SO MUCH THAT NOT ONLY ARE THE CREWS FATIGUED, BUT THAT THE ACFT ARE NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME IN MAINT (WE HAD A CRASH LAST YR BECAUSE ALL THE SCREWS WERE MISSING FROM THE TOP OF 1 HORIZ STABILIZER). EVERYBODY INVOLVED FEELS THE PRESSURE TO KEEP ON THE SCHEDULE AND KEEP THE PLANES FLYING. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS LOG ONLY COVERS OCT/X TO NOV/Y. ALSO THAT I AM ONLY 1 PLT OUT OF XXX PLTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS RPTR IS NEW TO THE ASRS, THIS IS HIS FIRST RPT. HE NOW KNOWS THAT WE CANNOT SOLVE HIS EMPLOYER'S PROBS WITH MAINT, DUTY REGS, ETC. HE WILL SEND IN MORE RPTS AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. HIS LOG OF OPERATIONAL DISCREPANCIES IS GROWING DAILY.

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.

An air carrier light transport first officer states that his company has poor maintenance procedures. Crew scheduling tries to get pilots to fly illegally. At least 1 first officer is on welfare. Flight crew management tries to get the pilots to fly when sick and fatigued.