Narrative:

Our part 135 operations manual requires PIC to write up any irregularity of aircraft mechanical components in aircraft maintenance log, or if the discrepancy is uncertain by the PIC, PIC discusses with mechanic and then write-up in the log. This discussing with mechanic part is followed at our company, but write-up part may sometimes be overlooked. One reasons is small items, such as passenger reading light out, may compile creating a paper work nightmare. Another reason could be that unnecessary equipment downing aircraft from flying. Although this issue normally does not create any safety hazard as anything safety related is written up by pilots, but there might be some differences among pilots what's safety item and what's not. The intent of regulation exists in this area and I don't care to do something which is not legal. There are many factors involved in this issue, but part 135 carriers should provide consistent and 100 percent legal procedure in this matter. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter is a foreign language speaker flying the be-99 for a grand canyon tour operator. He states that both of the problems that he listed in his reports have been corrected. His company management insists that all mechanical discrepancies be put into the logbook to be fixed immediately and that no passenger is now allowed to walk in front of any aircraft to take pictures. He is now aware of the FAA aviation safety hotline. He plans to continue a career flying in the united states rather than going home to work. No complaints had been made to the local FSDO regarding these sits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FAR PART 135 SIGHTSEEING TOUR PLT WAS UNHAPPY WITH HIS COMPANY'S LOGBOOK PROCS.

Narrative: OUR PART 135 OPS MANUAL REQUIRES PIC TO WRITE UP ANY IRREGULARITY OF ACFT MECHANICAL COMPONENTS IN ACFT MAINT LOG, OR IF THE DISCREPANCY IS UNCERTAIN BY THE PIC, PIC DISCUSSES WITH MECH AND THEN WRITE-UP IN THE LOG. THIS DISCUSSING WITH MECH PART IS FOLLOWED AT OUR COMPANY, BUT WRITE-UP PART MAY SOMETIMES BE OVERLOOKED. ONE REASONS IS SMALL ITEMS, SUCH AS PAX READING LIGHT OUT, MAY COMPILE CREATING A PAPER WORK NIGHTMARE. ANOTHER REASON COULD BE THAT UNNECESSARY EQUIP DOWNING ACFT FROM FLYING. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE NORMALLY DOES NOT CREATE ANY SAFETY HAZARD AS ANYTHING SAFETY RELATED IS WRITTEN UP BY PLTS, BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME DIFFERENCES AMONG PLTS WHAT'S SAFETY ITEM AND WHAT'S NOT. THE INTENT OF REG EXISTS IN THIS AREA AND I DON'T CARE TO DO SOMETHING WHICH IS NOT LEGAL. THERE ARE MANY FACTORS INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE, BUT PART 135 CARRIERS SHOULD PROVIDE CONSISTENT AND 100 PERCENT LEGAL PROC IN THIS MATTER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR IS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKER FLYING THE BE-99 FOR A GRAND CANYON TOUR OPERATOR. HE STATES THAT BOTH OF THE PROBS THAT HE LISTED IN HIS RPTS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. HIS COMPANY MGMNT INSISTS THAT ALL MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES BE PUT INTO THE LOGBOOK TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY AND THAT NO PAX IS NOW ALLOWED TO WALK IN FRONT OF ANY ACFT TO TAKE PICTURES. HE IS NOW AWARE OF THE FAA AVIATION SAFETY HOTLINE. HE PLANS TO CONTINUE A CAREER FLYING IN THE UNITED STATES RATHER THAN GOING HOME TO WORK. NO COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE LCL FSDO REGARDING THESE SITS.

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.