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Flight crew of an air carrier large transport aircraft operated contrary to the aircraft airworthiness provisions due to an FAA inspector not apprising them of the status of the aircraft equipment condition he observed prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : clt tower : gla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 241813 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During taxi out, our FAA inspector observed a transient status message. He waited until landing to inform us. FAA has a responsibility to not keep little secrets in the cockpit so they have a gotcha for later. If the discrepancy was involving safety of flight he should say something.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR LGT ACFT OPERATED CONTRARY TO THE ACFT AIRWORTHINESS PROVISIONS DUE TO AN FAA INSPECTOR NOT APPRISING THEM OF THE STATUS OF THE ACFT EQUIP CONDITION HE OBSERVED PRIOR TO TKOF.
Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT, OUR FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED A TRANSIENT STATUS MESSAGE. HE WAITED UNTIL LNDG TO INFORM US. FAA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT KEEP LITTLE SECRETS IN THE COCKPIT SO THEY HAVE A GOTCHA FOR LATER. IF THE DISCREPANCY WAS INVOLVING SAFETY OF FLT HE SHOULD SAY SOMETHING.
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.