Aircraft in need of ferry permit. FSDO closed so pilot flew it anyway.

Attributes
ACN	267550
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	267550
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On mar/tue/94 flew C340 from dallas love field to dallas redbird. The aircraft was known to have an out of limit fuel flow meter and cylinder head temperature gauge. I did not request a special flight permit because it was after XA00 pm and the FSDO was closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT IN NEED OF FERRY PERMIT. FSDO CLOSED SO PLT FLEW IT ANYWAY.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/94 FLEW C340 FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD TO DALLAS REDBIRD. THE ACFT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE AN OUT OF LIMIT FUEL FLOW METER AND CYLINDER HEAD TEMP GAUGE. I DID NOT REQUEST A SPECIAL FLT PERMIT BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER XA00 PM AND THE FSDO WAS CLOSED.

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.