Charter flight crew learns after the fact they needed a ferry permit to fly aircraft to home base.

Attributes
ACN	261841
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	261841
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We flew into akron, oh, to switch planes with an aircraft that had a disabled broken trim (elevator trim). The crew with the disabled aircraft switched freight from theirs to ours. They ended up finishing their run with our aircraft. We overnighted in akron to have an a&P look at the problem and try to fix it. The aircraft was worked on and the trim tab was secured in the neutral position. The mechanic then advised us and signed the aircraft off as airworthy, and that it was airworthy to fly the aircraft to our home base. After consulting with the mechanic and our home base maintenance facility, we were told it was airworthy to ferry the aircraft to our home base, where further maintenance could be done. The next day we were advised from our director of operations that we had needed a ferry permit. We were under the impression that we had done no wrong. We were told by the mechanic and our maintenance facility that the aircraft was in airworthy condition to fly!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER FLC LEARNS AFTER THE FACT THEY NEEDED A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY ACFT TO HOME BASE.

Narrative: WE FLEW INTO AKRON, OH, TO SWITCH PLANES WITH AN ACFT THAT HAD A DISABLED BROKEN TRIM (ELEVATOR TRIM). THE CREW WITH THE DISABLED ACFT SWITCHED FREIGHT FROM THEIRS TO OURS. THEY ENDED UP FINISHING THEIR RUN WITH OUR ACFT. WE OVERNIGHTED IN AKRON TO HAVE AN A&P LOOK AT THE PROB AND TRY TO FIX IT. THE ACFT WAS WORKED ON AND THE TRIM TAB WAS SECURED IN THE NEUTRAL POS. THE MECH THEN ADVISED US AND SIGNED THE ACFT OFF AS AIRWORTHY, AND THAT IT WAS AIRWORTHY TO FLY THE ACFT TO OUR HOME BASE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE MECH AND OUR HOME BASE MAINT FACILITY, WE WERE TOLD IT WAS AIRWORTHY TO FERRY THE ACFT TO OUR HOME BASE, WHERE FURTHER MAINT COULD BE DONE. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE ADVISED FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF OPS THAT WE HAD NEEDED A FERRY PERMIT. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE HAD DONE NO WRONG. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECH AND OUR MAINT FACILITY THAT THE ACFT WAS IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION TO FLY!

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.