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Airworthiness standard. The flight crew did not notice that the airworthiness block in the aircraft logbook had not been signed off before the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 303412 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 303425 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:
On apr/fri/95 I was the first officer on an air carrier A-320. We flew from phx-stl-las without incident. Later it was brought to the attention of the captain that the airworthiness signoff in the logbook had expired. According to our flight operation manual, it states that a daily check will satisfy the requirements of an airworthiness signoff. The aircraft had a current daily check so we thought we had met all the requirements of our flight operation manual (it actually had had an airworthiness check also, they had just neglected to enter it into the appropriate line). In the preparation for and/or during a government inspection of the airline, this was discovered and questioned. Now there is some question whether a daily check will satisfy the requirements of the actual airworthiness entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRWORTHINESS STANDARD. THE FLC DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS BLOCK IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK HAD NOT BEEN SIGNED OFF BEFORE THE FLT.
Narrative: ON APR/FRI/95 I WAS THE FO ON AN ACR A-320. WE FLEW FROM PHX-STL-LAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. LATER IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE CAPT THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS SIGNOFF IN THE LOGBOOK HAD EXPIRED. ACCORDING TO OUR FLT OP MANUAL, IT STATES THAT A DAILY CHK WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN AIRWORTHINESS SIGNOFF. THE ACFT HAD A CURRENT DAILY CHK SO WE THOUGHT WE HAD MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR FLT OP MANUAL (IT ACTUALLY HAD HAD AN AIRWORTHINESS CHK ALSO, THEY HAD JUST NEGLECTED TO ENTER IT INTO THE APPROPRIATE LINE). IN THE PREPARATION FOR AND/OR DURING A GOV INSPECTION OF THE AIRLINE, THIS WAS DISCOVERED AND QUESTIONED. NOW THERE IS SOME QUESTION WHETHER A DAILY CHK WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACTUAL AIRWORTHINESS ENTRY.
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.