Narrative:

About xx:10 on 01/sun/96 I was flying an EMS BO105 helicopter to a dispatched call. The landing area was going to be dusty and I informed the crew. During the landing, the mast moment indicator light was on because mast limitations were exceeded. The emergency procedures checklist and this item was not included. I informed dispatch that I had a maintenance problem with the mast moment light illuminated, would not be able to transport the patient, and for dispatch to contact maintenance to determine if the inspection would occur at the site or if the aircraft could be moved. A few mins later, I was told by dispatch that mechanic said to return to xyz. I returned to xyz and helped a mechanic in his conducting the inspection, which was satisfactory, and then notified the appropriate persons. I did not have access to appropriate maintenance books and was never asked to clarify to anyone what had occurred. To me, people made a determination that I could fly the aircraft based upon manufacturer's inspection requirements. No ferry permit required in telling me to fly the aircraft. Passenger seats are for nurse and paramedic with a single stretcher for patient transport. Patient was not transported, but crew flew on return flight for the inspection.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS FLC FERRY ACFT FOR MAINT PURPOSES WITH MORE THAN ESSENTIAL CREW ABOARD.

Narrative: ABOUT XX:10 ON 01/SUN/96 I WAS FLYING AN EMS BO105 HELI TO A DISPATCHED CALL. THE LNDG AREA WAS GOING TO BE DUSTY AND I INFORMED THE CREW. DURING THE LNDG, THE MAST MOMENT INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE MAST LIMITATIONS WERE EXCEEDED. THE EMER PROCS CHKLIST AND THIS ITEM WAS NOT INCLUDED. I INFORMED DISPATCH THAT I HAD A MAINT PROB WITH THE MAST MOMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THE PATIENT, AND FOR DISPATCH TO CONTACT MAINT TO DETERMINE IF THE INSPECTION WOULD OCCUR AT THE SITE OR IF THE ACFT COULD BE MOVED. A FEW MINS LATER, I WAS TOLD BY DISPATCH THAT MECH SAID TO RETURN TO XYZ. I RETURNED TO XYZ AND HELPED A MECH IN HIS CONDUCTING THE INSPECTION, WHICH WAS SATISFACTORY, AND THEN NOTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE PERSONS. I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MAINT BOOKS AND WAS NEVER ASKED TO CLARIFY TO ANYONE WHAT HAD OCCURRED. TO ME, PEOPLE MADE A DETERMINATION THAT I COULD FLY THE ACFT BASED UPON MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. NO FERRY PERMIT REQUIRED IN TELLING ME TO FLY THE ACFT. PAX SEATS ARE FOR NURSE AND PARAMEDIC WITH A SINGLE STRETCHER FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT. PATIENT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED, BUT CREW FLEW ON RETURN FLT FOR THE INSPECTION.

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.