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Aircraft equipment problem - the student rented an aircraft for an instrument lesson and the instructor questioned the aircraft's airworthiness, but the student assured him based on the FBO employee's statements. The instructor was informed that the aircraft was grounded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : w32 |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 302783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The person renting the aircraft presented the aircraft for his instrument lesson which he had scheduled with me. He said that the cylinder head temperature gauge was inoperative and the DME, is intermittent. I said are you sure this aircraft isn't grounded. He said that the FAA had said it was ok to fly like this. Due to the additional installation for cht (gem) the engine monitor, I flew the lesson. On apr/tue/95 I was informed that the aircraft was grounded on the day of my flight. Although I didn't see a grounding sign on it. Because the person furnishing the aircraft was PIC, and renting the aircraft. I didn't see any discrepancies from a discrepancy sheet. I feel the FBO failed to ensure that they didn't rent an aircraft which had been supposedly grounded. I didn't see any evidence of this grounding.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB - THE STUDENT RENTED AN ACFT FOR AN INST LESSON AND THE INSTRUCTOR QUESTIONED THE ACFT'S AIRWORTHINESS, BUT THE STUDENT ASSURED HIM BASED ON THE FBO EMPLOYEE'S STATEMENTS. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACFT WAS GNDED.
Narrative: THE PERSON RENTING THE ACFT PRESENTED THE ACFT FOR HIS INST LESSON WHICH HE HAD SCHEDULED WITH ME. HE SAID THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMP GAUGE WAS INOP AND THE DME, IS INTERMITTENT. I SAID ARE YOU SURE THIS ACFT ISN'T GNDED. HE SAID THAT THE FAA HAD SAID IT WAS OK TO FLY LIKE THIS. DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION FOR CHT (GEM) THE ENG MONITOR, I FLEW THE LESSON. ON APR/TUE/95 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACFT WAS GNDED ON THE DAY OF MY FLT. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T SEE A GNDING SIGN ON IT. BECAUSE THE PERSON FURNISHING THE ACFT WAS PIC, AND RENTING THE ACFT. I DIDN'T SEE ANY DISCREPANCIES FROM A DISCREPANCY SHEET. I FEEL THE FBO FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THEY DIDN'T RENT AN ACFT WHICH HAD BEEN SUPPOSEDLY GNDED. I DIDN'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF THIS GNDING.
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.