Small aircraft ferried to another airport for maintenance. First mechanic had said 'ok to fly' but p...

Attributes
ACN	260785
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 38s airport : 3s8
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	260785
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mechanic at grants pass was starting a 100 hour routine inspection. He advised that he would probably have to major the engine before checking the compression or other checks. We advised him to stop the work and we would pay him for his time. We picked up the aircraft, a cessna 150, which he advised us was ok to fly. We ferried it to another mechanic to do the inspection and the second mechanic discovered that the first had put a note in the back of the logbook on a separate sheet of paper that the aircraft was not airworthy. Had we known he had done this, we would have obtained a ferry permit. No problems whatsoever were noted on the flight to the new mechanic, who advised that the engine was not even close to needing an overhaul. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the note in back of logbook indicated not airworthy due to not completing the 100 hour inspection. Aircraft was still within its annual time frame and thus legal to fly. Reporter feels the mechanic who was very upset, was protecting himself with the note. Reporter concerned that mechanic might contact the FAA, thus his report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FERRIED TO ANOTHER ARPT FOR MAINT. FIRST MECH HAD SAID 'OK TO FLY' BUT PLACED SHEET IN BACK OF LOG INDICATING NOT AIRWORTHY.

Narrative: MECH AT GRANTS PASS WAS STARTING A 100 HR ROUTINE INSPECTION. HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO MAJOR THE ENG BEFORE CHKING THE COMPRESSION OR OTHER CHKS. WE ADVISED HIM TO STOP THE WORK AND WE WOULD PAY HIM FOR HIS TIME. WE PICKED UP THE ACFT, A CESSNA 150, WHICH HE ADVISED US WAS OK TO FLY. WE FERRIED IT TO ANOTHER MECH TO DO THE INSPECTION AND THE SECOND MECH DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRST HAD PUT A NOTE IN THE BACK OF THE LOGBOOK ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. HAD WE KNOWN HE HAD DONE THIS, WE WOULD HAVE OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT. NO PROBS WHATSOEVER WERE NOTED ON THE FLT TO THE NEW MECH, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENG WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO NEEDING AN OVERHAUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE NOTE IN BACK OF LOGBOOK INDICATED NOT AIRWORTHY DUE TO NOT COMPLETING THE 100 HR INSPECTION. ACFT WAS STILL WITHIN ITS ANNUAL TIME FRAME AND THUS LEGAL TO FLY. RPTR FEELS THE MECH WHO WAS VERY UPSET, WAS PROTECTING HIMSELF WITH THE NOTE. RPTR CONCERNED THAT MECH MIGHT CONTACT THE FAA, THUS HIS RPT.

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.

Small aircraft ferried to another airport for maintenance. First mechanic had said 'ok to fly' but placed sheet in back of log indicating not airworthy.