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Pilot of an EMS helicopter atx aircraft inadvertently operated the aircraft past required alert service bulletin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260663 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter 222 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 260663 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
An asb requiring a component change was published by the aircraft manufacturer. The deadline for compliance was dec/fri/93. My company has voluntarily agreed to comply with manufacturer's asb's and has so stated in the approved aircraft inspection program for my aircraft. We operate at a remote contract site away from the home office. Our mechanic contacted the maintenance department at the home office several weeks prior to the deadline and was told that compliance was not required. I assured myself of the company's position on compliance with this asb before accepting any flts. I have now been told that we are, in fact, required to comply, and that the 2 flts carrying passenger under part 135 on jan/X/94 were not legal. Additionally, I flew a ferry flight on jan/Y/94 under part 91, the legal status of which I am not certain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN EMS HELI ATX ACFT INADVERTENTLY OPERATED THE ACFT PAST REQUIRED ALERT SVC BULLETIN.
Narrative: AN ASB REQUIRING A COMPONENT CHANGE WAS PUBLISHED BY THE ACFT MANUFACTURER. THE DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WAS DEC/FRI/93. MY COMPANY HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO COMPLY WITH MANUFACTURER'S ASB'S AND HAS SO STATED IN THE APPROVED ACFT INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR MY ACFT. WE OPERATE AT A REMOTE CONTRACT SITE AWAY FROM THE HOME OFFICE. OUR MECH CONTACTED THE MAINT DEPT AT THE HOME OFFICE SEVERAL WKS PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT COMPLIANCE WAS NOT REQUIRED. I ASSURED MYSELF OF THE COMPANY'S POS ON COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ASB BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY FLTS. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT WE ARE, IN FACT, REQUIRED TO COMPLY, AND THAT THE 2 FLTS CARRYING PAX UNDER PART 135 ON JAN/X/94 WERE NOT LEGAL. ADDITIONALLY, I FLEW A FERRY FLT ON JAN/Y/94 UNDER PART 91, THE LEGAL STATUS OF WHICH I AM NOT CERTAIN.
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.