Narrative:

Picked up aircraft at swf maintenance facility. Logbook had airworthiness release signed off at X30, jun/xx/94. After flying (3) legs (1 repo, 2 revenue). We arrived at mdt and were told to notify flight operations iad. Maintenance control advised us that an ad on the aircraft was not in compliance as the work had not been done at the maintenance facility even though the airworthiness release had been signed off. Contacted chief pilot's office who told me FAA had been voluntarily notified of non-compliance and pilots would not be held responsible! Aircraft was grounded at mdt. Crew was dead-headed home on a later flight. With the airworthiness release signed and dated, I don't know how else the crew could determine that the airworthiness directive had not been complied with.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT FLOWN WITH NON COMPLIANCE OF AD.

Narrative: PICKED UP ACFT AT SWF MAINT FACILITY. LOGBOOK HAD AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE SIGNED OFF AT X30, JUN/XX/94. AFTER FLYING (3) LEGS (1 REPO, 2 REVENUE). WE ARRIVED AT MDT AND WERE TOLD TO NOTIFY FLT OPS IAD. MAINT CTL ADVISED US THAT AN AD ON THE ACFT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AS THE WORK HAD NOT BEEN DONE AT THE MAINT FACILITY EVEN THOUGH THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF. CONTACTED CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE WHO TOLD ME FAA HAD BEEN VOLUNTARILY NOTIFIED OF NON-COMPLIANCE AND PLTS WOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE! ACFT WAS GNDED AT MDT. CREW WAS DEAD-HEADED HOME ON A LATER FLT. WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE SIGNED AND DATED, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE THE CREW COULD DETERMINE THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

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.