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An air carrier mechanic reports that an aci found that the temporary registration certificate had expired by 2 days on an MD83. Ramp inspection operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 351835 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On oct/mon/96 at ord, nxyz of leasing company a in which is leased to air carrier B was ramp inspected by the FAA, 45 mins till departure time. The inspector found that the temporary certificate of registration had expired by 2 days on oct/sat/96. He questioned me if anyone was aware of the expired certificate. I told him that I did not think so and that I would notify my director of maintenance and ask. Seeing that we had just taken delivery of the MD83. All the paperwork had been applied for through our operations branch of leasing company a and that I was not aware of the certificate being so close to expiring.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MECH RPTS THAT AN ACI FOUND THAT THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED BY 2 DAYS ON AN MD83. RAMP INSPECTION OP.
Narrative: ON OCT/MON/96 AT ORD, NXYZ OF LEASING COMPANY A IN WHICH IS LEASED TO ACR B WAS RAMP INSPECTED BY THE FAA, 45 MINS TILL DEP TIME. THE INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION HAD EXPIRED BY 2 DAYS ON OCT/SAT/96. HE QUESTIONED ME IF ANYONE WAS AWARE OF THE EXPIRED CERTIFICATE. I TOLD HIM THAT I DID NOT THINK SO AND THAT I WOULD NOTIFY MY DIRECTOR OF MAINT AND ASK. SEEING THAT WE HAD JUST TAKEN DELIVERY OF THE MD83. ALL THE PAPERWORK HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR THROUGH OUR OPS BRANCH OF LEASING COMPANY A AND THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CERTIFICATE BEING SO CLOSE TO EXPIRING.
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.