Narrative:

In sum: corporate pilot tells of aircraft equipment problem that was reported to his maintenance facility after the ferry flight. Reporter had failed to place the items in the logbook for correction and called them in to the head of maintenance just prior to leaving on vacation. The aircraft discrepancies included a flap synchronization problem. A right engine fire detect light that would only test intermittently and a landing gear warning horn that would not self test. After repeated calls to the company and an early return from vacation for his annual check ride. The reporter realized that the aircraft was not going to be repaired in accord with his verbal requests and searched for the paper work he thought existed. The previous manager of maintenance had been terminated. Reporter took the aircraft up for a check and found that the system had not been corrected but later took the aircraft on a commercial operation with passenger. He felt pressured to take this flight. Later, his chkride was canceled because the aircraft was not acceptable to the CFI examiner. The reporter finally realized the aircraft was not going to be repaired. He finally called the local FSDO and received a ferry permit for flight to an authority/authorized facility for repairs. The previous facility was determined by the FAA to be unqualified for this service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI FLT FLOWN WITH PAX WHILE NOT AIRWORTHY.

Narrative: IN SUM: CORPORATE PLT TELLS OF ACFT EQUIP PROB THAT WAS RPTED TO HIS MAINT FACILITY AFTER THE FERRY FLT. RPTR HAD FAILED TO PLACE THE ITEMS IN THE LOGBOOK FOR CORRECTION AND CALLED THEM IN TO THE HEAD OF MAINT JUST PRIOR TO LEAVING ON VACATION. THE ACFT DISCREPANCIES INCLUDED A FLAP SYNCHRONIZATION PROB. A R ENG FIRE DETECT LIGHT THAT WOULD ONLY TEST INTERMITTENTLY AND A LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN THAT WOULD NOT SELF TEST. AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO THE COMPANY AND AN EARLY RETURN FROM VACATION FOR HIS ANNUAL CHK RIDE. THE RPTR REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPAIRED IN ACCORD WITH HIS VERBAL REQUESTS AND SEARCHED FOR THE PAPER WORK HE THOUGHT EXISTED. THE PREVIOUS MGR OF MAINT HAD BEEN TERMINATED. RPTR TOOK THE ACFT UP FOR A CHK AND FOUND THAT THE SYS HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED BUT LATER TOOK THE ACFT ON A COMMERCIAL OP WITH PAX. HE FELT PRESSURED TO TAKE THIS FLT. LATER, HIS CHKRIDE WAS CANCELED BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CFI EXAMINER. THE RPTR FINALLY REALIZED THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPAIRED. HE FINALLY CALLED THE LCL FSDO AND RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT FOR FLT TO AN AUTH FACILITY FOR REPAIRS. THE PREVIOUS FACILITY WAS DETERMINED BY THE FAA TO BE UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS SVC.

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.