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C172 owner and a&P has FAA inspection of maintenance work. Poor paperwork and incomplete forms are found.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o56 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 275 |
| ASRS Report | 331816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cessna 172 was undergoing an FAA conformity inspection. The inspectors wrote up many discrepancies involving the aircraft's paperwork. These included a transponder and encoder installed without proper paperwork. An rst 504 audio panel and narco mk 12D navigation communication with an FAA form 337 that the inspectors felt was incomplete. A brackett air filter and dorne and margolin ELT that were installed without a form 337. Numerous smaller items were also written up. These included missing placards, one loose wire tie under the instrument panel and several incomplete logbook entries. None of the noted items were intentional falsifications. The aircraft is mechanically safe and very well maintained. All items are being corrected as soon as possible. I think more time needs to be spent in a&P training in proper record keeping.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 OWNER AND A&P HAS FAA INSPECTION OF MAINT WORK. POOR PAPERWORK AND INCOMPLETE FORMS ARE FOUND.
Narrative: CESSNA 172 WAS UNDERGOING AN FAA CONFORMITY INSPECTION. THE INSPECTORS WROTE UP MANY DISCREPANCIES INVOLVING THE ACFT'S PAPERWORK. THESE INCLUDED A XPONDER AND ENCODER INSTALLED WITHOUT PROPER PAPERWORK. AN RST 504 AUDIO PANEL AND NARCO MK 12D NAV COM WITH AN FAA FORM 337 THAT THE INSPECTORS FELT WAS INCOMPLETE. A BRACKETT AIR FILTER AND DORNE AND MARGOLIN ELT THAT WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT A FORM 337. NUMEROUS SMALLER ITEMS WERE ALSO WRITTEN UP. THESE INCLUDED MISSING PLACARDS, ONE LOOSE WIRE TIE UNDER THE INST PANEL AND SEVERAL INCOMPLETE LOGBOOK ENTRIES. NONE OF THE NOTED ITEMS WERE INTENTIONAL FALSIFICATIONS. THE ACFT IS MECHANICALLY SAFE AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I THINK MORE TIME NEEDS TO BE SPENT IN A&P TRAINING IN PROPER RECORD KEEPING.
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.