<< >> NASA ASRS Report 235578, March 1993

Air carrier PIC accepts aircraft out of maintenance without logbook and takes supervisor's word that aircraft met airworthiness standards. Flies aircraft on test flight.

Attributes
ACN	235578
Time
Date	199303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	235578
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Prior to the maintenance test flight for a 'C' check, I questioned the maintenance supervisor as to the airworthiness of the aircraft and was assured that it was and all documentation was in order. I ended up questioning this point twice because the logbook for the aircraft was inadvertently not placed onboard and I asked via radio prior to moving the aircraft if we were 'legal.' again, I was assured that we were. Subsequent to the flight, I discovered that the proper entries had not been made in accordance with maintenance procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PIC ACCEPTS ACFT OUT OF MAINT WITHOUT LOGBOOK AND TAKES SUPVR'S WORD THAT ACFT MET AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS. FLIES ACFT ON TEST FLT.

Narrative: PRIOR TO THE MAINT TEST FLT FOR A 'C' CHK, I QUESTIONED THE MAINT SUPVR AS TO THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE ACFT AND WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS AND ALL DOCUMENTATION WAS IN ORDER. I ENDED UP QUESTIONING THIS POINT TWICE BECAUSE THE LOGBOOK FOR THE ACFT WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT PLACED ONBOARD AND I ASKED VIA RADIO PRIOR TO MOVING THE ACFT IF WE WERE 'LEGAL.' AGAIN, I WAS ASSURED THAT WE WERE. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FLT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PROPER ENTRIES HAD NOT BEEN MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT PROCS.

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.