Narrative:

A part 91 flight was scheduled and flown from addison, tx, to savannah, GA, in an mdt. The purpose of the flight was to deliver the aircraft to the factory for a pre-buy inspection. A part 91 maintenance release was obtained from the far 135 certificate holder. This release indicated that the aircraft had no open or outstanding maintenance items. A review of the aircraft logbook concurred. A very thorough preflight was conducted and no discrepancies were found. The flight was made and there were no failures or discrepancies as a result of the flight. Subsequent to the flight, however, it had been reported that there were numerous maintenance problems. All efforts by the flight crew to assure the maintenance status of the aircraft was in compliance with all FARS were done and the flight crew was totally unaware of any problems prior to and during the flight or in the post-flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MDT CPR ACFT MAY HAVE FERRIED THE ACFT IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION.

Narrative: A PART 91 FLT WAS SCHEDULED AND FLOWN FROM ADDISON, TX, TO SAVANNAH, GA, IN AN MDT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO DELIVER THE ACFT TO THE FACTORY FOR A PRE-BUY INSPECTION. A PART 91 MAINT RELEASE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE FAR 135 CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS RELEASE INDICATED THAT THE ACFT HAD NO OPEN OR OUTSTANDING MAINT ITEMS. A REVIEW OF THE ACFT LOGBOOK CONCURRED. A VERY THOROUGH PREFLT WAS CONDUCTED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE FLT WAS MADE AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES OR DISCREPANCIES AS A RESULT OF THE FLT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FLT, HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN RPTED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS MAINT PROBS. ALL EFFORTS BY THE FLC TO ASSURE THE MAINT STATUS OF THE ACFT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FARS WERE DONE AND THE FLC WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF ANY PROBS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FLT OR IN THE POST-FLT.

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.