Aircraft equipment problem ignored by PIC of corp jet.

Attributes
ACN	267482
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : amn
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	267482
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

PIC taxied back to hangar with power brake and anti-skid system inoperative. After verifying the power brake accumulator pump was not working the PIC elected to proceed with the trip against the recommendation of the maintenance department.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB IGNORED BY PIC OF CORP JET.

Narrative: PIC TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR WITH PWR BRAKE AND ANTI-SKID SYS INOP. AFTER VERIFYING THE PWR BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PUMP WAS NOT WORKING THE PIC ELECTED TO PROCEED WITH THE TRIP AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAINT DEPT.

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.