Ferry flight may not have met airworthiness standards. FAA not happy with it.

Attributes
ACN	242253
Time
Date	199305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tvc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1960 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	242253
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Met by FAA safety inspector upon arrival at dfw for routine ramp check. At this time inspector brought to my attention possible maintenance item. This item was a small crack in the left hand propeller spinner. Conferred with chief pilot and maintenance personnel to determine if this was a write-up item (i.e., in an inoperable condition). In my opinion it was not, and this was confirmed by maintenance personnel. Aircraft was then flown by me to arlington, tx (F54) so maintenance personnel could remove the spinner to prevent further cracking. The following night I was informed by safety inspector at dfw that this was possibly a violation of FARS. All operations were conducted with safety in mind, and at no time was the aircraft operated in a dangerous manner. In the future, I will not fly any aircraft about which there is any maintenance question until maintenance personnel have inspected the aircraft in person and I have been informed that it is in an operable condition, thus avoiding any question of either safety or legality. There was no intent to violate any far. That the flight was legal was not in question in my mind at the time it occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FERRY FLT MAY NOT HAVE MET AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS. FAA NOT HAPPY WITH IT.

Narrative: MET BY FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR UPON ARR AT DFW FOR ROUTINE RAMP CHK. AT THIS TIME INSPECTOR BROUGHT TO MY ATTN POSSIBLE MAINT ITEM. THIS ITEM WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE L HAND PROP SPINNER. CONFERRED WITH CHIEF PLT AND MAINT PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A WRITE-UP ITEM (I.E., IN AN INOPERABLE CONDITION). IN MY OPINION IT WAS NOT, AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MAINT PERSONNEL. ACFT WAS THEN FLOWN BY ME TO ARLINGTON, TX (F54) SO MAINT PERSONNEL COULD REMOVE THE SPINNER TO PREVENT FURTHER CRACKING. THE FOLLOWING NIGHT I WAS INFORMED BY SAFETY INSPECTOR AT DFW THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLY A VIOLATION OF FARS. ALL OPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH SAFETY IN MIND, AND AT NO TIME WAS THE ACFT OPERATED IN A DANGEROUS MANNER. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT FLY ANY ACFT ABOUT WHICH THERE IS ANY MAINT QUESTION UNTIL MAINT PERSONNEL HAVE INSPECTED THE ACFT IN PERSON AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS IN AN OPERABLE CONDITION, THUS AVOIDING ANY QUESTION OF EITHER SAFETY OR LEGALITY. THERE WAS NO INTENT TO VIOLATE ANY FAR. THAT THE FLT WAS LEGAL WAS NOT IN QUESTION IN MY MIND AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED.

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.