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Pilot of government flight in BE90C learns after the fact that an airworthiness directive on the flap was due.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 384840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While flying the BE90C we were told that the flap was out of an airworthiness directive note. Previously, we were told that the airworthiness directive was good through the end of the month. Clearly, pilots need to have a means to verify maintenance airworthiness directives.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF GOV FLT IN BE90C LEARNS AFTER THE FACT THAT AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ON THE FLAP WAS DUE.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE BE90C WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FLAP WAS OUT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOTE. PREVIOUSLY, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS GOOD THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH. CLRLY, PLTS NEED TO HAVE A MEANS TO VERIFY MAINT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES.
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.