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Reporter's beechcraft king air was grounded by an FAA inspector. The propeller and other items were found in an unairworthy state, which pilot disputes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 303356 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A PF king air B90 nxxx had a stone nick, 1 propeller of 3, on the port engine. The nick was filed out by a facility at jamaica, west indies. Aircraft was due to be flown to fll, fl, for a 150 hour inspection. I sought and received the independent opinion of 4 experienced and qualified mechanics as to whether or not the aircraft was safe to be flown in the present condition. All 4 agreed that the plane could be flown, but the propeller damage should be taken care of in the near future. On apr/mon/95, the aircraft was flown by myself to freeport, bahamas, from kingston, jamaica, and onward to fll, fl. On apr/tue/95 an FAA inspector grounded the aircraft having seen the state of the propeller and other items that were not known to me at the time. It is my view that having been advised of no apparent danger the aircraft could have been flown and in fact the aircraft flew in such a manner that I could not notice any difference in its performance from normal. I can only deem the advice of the mechanics to be correct and the aircraft is now in maintenance, addressing all discrepancies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR'S BEECHCRAFT KING AIR WAS GNDED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE PROP AND OTHER ITEMS WERE FOUND IN AN UNAIRWORTHY STATE, WHICH PLT DISPUTES.
Narrative: A PF KING AIR B90 NXXX HAD A STONE NICK, 1 PROP OF 3, ON THE PORT ENG. THE NICK WAS FILED OUT BY A FACILITY AT JAMAICA, WEST INDIES. ACFT WAS DUE TO BE FLOWN TO FLL, FL, FOR A 150 HR INSPECTION. I SOUGHT AND RECEIVED THE INDEPENDENT OPINION OF 4 EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MECHS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE ACFT WAS SAFE TO BE FLOWN IN THE PRESENT CONDITION. ALL 4 AGREED THAT THE PLANE COULD BE FLOWN, BUT THE PROP DAMAGE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ON APR/MON/95, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BY MYSELF TO FREEPORT, BAHAMAS, FROM KINGSTON, JAMAICA, AND ONWARD TO FLL, FL. ON APR/TUE/95 AN FAA INSPECTOR GNDED THE ACFT HAVING SEEN THE STATE OF THE PROP AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE NOT KNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME. IT IS MY VIEW THAT HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF NO APPARENT DANGER THE ACFT COULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN AND IN FACT THE ACFT FLEW IN SUCH A MANNER THAT I COULD NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE IN ITS PERFORMANCE FROM NORMAL. I CAN ONLY DEEM THE ADVICE OF THE MECHS TO BE CORRECT AND THE ACFT IS NOW IN MAINT, ADDRESSING ALL DISCREPANCIES.
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.