An small transport overflew a time-change maintenance requirement.

Attributes
ACN	269339
Time
Date	199404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rst
State Reference	MN
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 980
ASRS Report	269339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was to re-establish landing currency and begin training for far 135 PIC qualification. PIC/instructor is line captain. Pilot under training is new director of operations. PIC also a&P mechanic. PIC had been keeping track of time-change engine mounts being used under an extension. Certificate holder allowed overflt of extension time by 65 plus hours. New director of operations (trainee) discovered violation and reported under AC 120-56 voluntary disclosure program. Lesson learned: don't let pilots track maintenance by themselves. Guaranteed problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT OVERFLEW A TIME-CHANGE MAINT REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: FLT WAS TO RE-ESTABLISH LNDG CURRENCY AND BEGIN TRAINING FOR FAR 135 PIC QUALIFICATION. PIC/INSTRUCTOR IS LINE CAPT. PLT UNDER TRAINING IS NEW DIRECTOR OF OPS. PIC ALSO A&P MECH. PIC HAD BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF TIME-CHANGE ENG MOUNTS BEING USED UNDER AN EXTENSION. CERTIFICATE HOLDER ALLOWED OVERFLT OF EXTENSION TIME BY 65 PLUS HRS. NEW DIRECTOR OF OPS (TRAINEE) DISCOVERED VIOLATION AND RPTED UNDER AC 120-56 VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM. LESSON LEARNED: DON'T LET PLTS TRACK MAINT BY THEMSELVES. GUARANTEED PROBS.

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.