Reporter makes logbook entries which FAA deems illegal, thus aircraft not airworthy.

Attributes
ACN	280300
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f54
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 140
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1750 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	280300
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An FAA representative examined the aircraft and engine logbooks on my cessna 140, they found that during the period of 12/xx/93 through 12/xx/93 I had made entries that in their opinion were illegal and thus rendered the aircraft not airworthy. These entries involved legal pilot -- performed maintenance entries such as oil changes and ELT batteries. However, I had inadvertently not put my pilot certificate number on the entries. Also I had made entries referring to 'installing' a LORAN when I had, in fact, 'inserted' it in its appropriate rack on the instrument panel. Finally I had performed a non-mandatory test of an ignition switch described in a service bulletin. Since it was not a required airworthiness directive, I incorrectly assumed I could do so. I did not knowingly or intentionally perform illegal maintenance on my airplane. Thus I did not realize that I was operating an aircraft that this FAA official deems 'unairworthy.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR MAKES LOGBOOK ENTRIES WHICH FAA DEEMS ILLEGAL, THUS ACFT NOT AIRWORTHY.

Narrative: AN FAA REPRESENTATIVE EXAMINED THE ACFT AND ENG LOGBOOKS ON MY CESSNA 140, THEY FOUND THAT DURING THE PERIOD OF 12/XX/93 THROUGH 12/XX/93 I HAD MADE ENTRIES THAT IN THEIR OPINION WERE ILLEGAL AND THUS RENDERED THE ACFT NOT AIRWORTHY. THESE ENTRIES INVOLVED LEGAL PLT -- PERFORMED MAINT ENTRIES SUCH AS OIL CHANGES AND ELT BATTERIES. HOWEVER, I HAD INADVERTENTLY NOT PUT MY PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ON THE ENTRIES. ALSO I HAD MADE ENTRIES REFERRING TO 'INSTALLING' A LORAN WHEN I HAD, IN FACT, 'INSERTED' IT IN ITS APPROPRIATE RACK ON THE INST PANEL. FINALLY I HAD PERFORMED A NON-MANDATORY TEST OF AN IGNITION SWITCH DESCRIBED IN A SVC BULLETIN. SINCE IT WAS NOT A REQUIRED AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE, I INCORRECTLY ASSUMED I COULD DO SO. I DID NOT KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY PERFORM ILLEGAL MAINT ON MY AIRPLANE. THUS I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I WAS OPERATING AN ACFT THAT THIS FAA OFFICIAL DEEMS 'UNAIRWORTHY.'

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.