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FAA inspector on en route check of atx single pilot operator found pilot aircraft operating handbook not current and believed that the pilot was violating the sterile cockpit rule by briefing passenger during taxi for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 270715 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spn |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 201 flight time total : 2772 flight time type : 575 |
| ASRS Report | 270715 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On taxi out, passenger briefing was accomplished in accordance with far 135.117 (preflight briefing). FAA inspector stated his belief that such a briefing violated far 135.100 (sterile cockpit) in that he felt the pilot could not legally brief the passenger during taxi. I believe the brief, as required by law, contributes to safe operation of aircraft in accordance with far 135.100 and is not in violation of sterile cockpit. Also, pilot operating handbook for this aircraft was preflted and its presence in aircraft ensured, but cessna (manufacturer) manuals are difficult to tell if most recent revision is in place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR ON ENRTE CHK OF ATX SINGLE PLT OPERATOR FOUND PLT ACFT OPERATING HANDBOOK NOT CURRENT AND BELIEVED THAT THE PLT WAS VIOLATING THE STERILE COCKPIT RULE BY BRIEFING PAX DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.
Narrative: ON TAXI OUT, PAX BRIEFING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 135.117 (PREFLT BRIEFING). FAA INSPECTOR STATED HIS BELIEF THAT SUCH A BRIEFING VIOLATED FAR 135.100 (STERILE COCKPIT) IN THAT HE FELT THE PLT COULD NOT LEGALLY BRIEF THE PAX DURING TAXI. I BELIEVE THE BRIEF, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, CONTRIBUTES TO SAFE OP OF ACFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 135.100 AND IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF STERILE COCKPIT. ALSO, PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR THIS ACFT WAS PREFLTED AND ITS PRESENCE IN ACFT ENSURED, BUT CESSNA (MANUFACTURER) MANUALS ARE DIFFICULT TO TELL IF MOST RECENT REVISION IS IN PLACE.
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.