A C150 was returned to service with airworthiness item not accomplished due to aircraft owner's refu...

Attributes
ACN	357950
Time
Date	199701
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n81
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	357950
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft owner has refused to comply with airworthiness directive 93-24-15 due to owner never flying at night. I disconnected the rheostat and placarded the aircraft for day VFR only. This aircraft flew only 13 hours this past yr and a total of 25 hours from the airworthiness directive all at day. The aircraft is based at my home field. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the owner refused to have airworthiness directive 93-24-15 accomplished because of the cost of the part. The approved rheostat cost was $60.00 plus installation. The rheostat controls the headliner light intensity and is not used in daylight. The owner only flies in daylight. Reporter disconnected the wiring to the rheostat, insulated and tied back the wiring. The reporter has not been contacted by the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 WAS RETURNED TO SVC WITH AIRWORTHINESS ITEM NOT ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO ACFT OWNER'S REFUSAL.

Narrative: ACFT OWNER HAS REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 93-24-15 DUE TO OWNER NEVER FLYING AT NIGHT. I DISCONNECTED THE RHEOSTAT AND PLACARDED THE ACFT FOR DAY VFR ONLY. THIS ACFT FLEW ONLY 13 HRS THIS PAST YR AND A TOTAL OF 25 HRS FROM THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ALL AT DAY. THE ACFT IS BASED AT MY HOME FIELD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE OWNER REFUSED TO HAVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 93-24-15 ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE PART. THE APPROVED RHEOSTAT COST WAS $60.00 PLUS INSTALLATION. THE RHEOSTAT CTLS THE HEADLINER LIGHT INTENSITY AND IS NOT USED IN DAYLIGHT. THE OWNER ONLY FLIES IN DAYLIGHT. RPTR DISCONNECTED THE WIRING TO THE RHEOSTAT, INSULATED AND TIED BACK THE WIRING. THE RPTR HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE FAA.

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.

A C150 was returned to service with airworthiness item not accomplished due to aircraft owner's refusal.