Narrative:

On aug/xa/96, another PF aircraft wrote up 2 discrepancies, ie, 'ADF hard to read' and 'battery mount loose.' I began flying this same aircraft as of aug/xd/96. At that time after reviewing all the inspection times and currency of the aircraft I did note the 2 open discrepancies that were not written off or deferred. As PIC, I addressed both squawks to be untrue or bogus, written up by a new pilot fresh with the company. From both the FAA and the manufacturer (cessna), I am required to address both these items 1 to 2 times daily in my preflight inspection. I then at those times have to determine from the manufacturer preflight checklist if they meet the appropriate criteria. For example: battery -- attached and secured and power cable connected. I found that the airplane was not airworthy. On sep/xq/96 via an FAA ramp check it was noted that these discrepancies were not appropriately signed off, by an authority/authorized person this airplane is flown under regulation part 135 for scheduled cargo operations. All items as of sep/xq/96. Have been signed off by the appropriate a&P.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN ATX FLT NOTICED 2 DISCREPANCIES IN THE LOGS. NOTING THAT THESE DISCREPANCIES WERE NOT WRITTEN OFF OR DEFERRED, HE TREATED THEM AS 'BOGUS' WRITE-UPS. OVER A MONTH LATER, VIA AN FAA RAMP CHK, CAPT DISCOVERED THAT THE DISCREPANCIES WERE NOT APPROPRIATELY SIGNED OFF.

Narrative: ON AUG/XA/96, ANOTHER PF ACFT WROTE UP 2 DISCREPANCIES, IE, 'ADF HARD TO READ' AND 'BATTERY MOUNT LOOSE.' I BEGAN FLYING THIS SAME ACFT AS OF AUG/XD/96. AT THAT TIME AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE INSPECTION TIMES AND CURRENCY OF THE ACFT I DID NOTE THE 2 OPEN DISCREPANCIES THAT WERE NOT WRITTEN OFF OR DEFERRED. AS PIC, I ADDRESSED BOTH SQUAWKS TO BE UNTRUE OR BOGUS, WRITTEN UP BY A NEW PLT FRESH WITH THE COMPANY. FROM BOTH THE FAA AND THE MANUFACTURER (CESSNA), I AM REQUIRED TO ADDRESS BOTH THESE ITEMS 1 TO 2 TIMES DAILY IN MY PREFLT INSPECTION. I THEN AT THOSE TIMES HAVE TO DETERMINE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PREFLT CHKLIST IF THEY MEET THE APPROPRIATE CRITERIA. FOR EXAMPLE: BATTERY -- ATTACHED AND SECURED AND PWR CABLE CONNECTED. I FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. ON SEP/XQ/96 VIA AN FAA RAMP CHK IT WAS NOTED THAT THESE DISCREPANCIES WERE NOT APPROPRIATELY SIGNED OFF, BY AN AUTH PERSON THIS AIRPLANE IS FLOWN UNDER REG PART 135 FOR SCHEDULED CARGO OPS. ALL ITEMS AS OF SEP/XQ/96. HAVE BEEN SIGNED OFF BY THE APPROPRIATE A&P.

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.