An SA227 was dispatched and operated pt 2 hours over the required maintenance check time.

Attributes
ACN	423659
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	423659
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My airline has a scheduled preflight inspection done by our mechanics on a 30 hour schedule. Normal procedure is to call in remaining hours till preflight is due. I took over the airplane at abc airport. The preceding crew did not call in the times. I was PIC for the flight, and when reviewing the logbook before the flight I did not notice the aircraft was due for a preflight inspection by .2 hours. I took the plane (with passenger) to ZZZ, where the plane terminated for the day. I totaled the logbook times, and discovered that the airplane was overdue for inspection. I called maintenance and was able to correct the situation by performing the inspection myself, and noting all paperwork of such action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SA227 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED PT 2 HRS OVER THE REQUIRED MAINT CHK TIME.

Narrative: MY AIRLINE HAS A SCHEDULED PREFLT INSPECTION DONE BY OUR MECHS ON A 30 HR SCHEDULE. NORMAL PROC IS TO CALL IN REMAINING HRS TILL PREFLT IS DUE. I TOOK OVER THE AIRPLANE AT ABC ARPT. THE PRECEDING CREW DID NOT CALL IN THE TIMES. I WAS PIC FOR THE FLT, AND WHEN REVIEWING THE LOGBOOK BEFORE THE FLT I DID NOT NOTICE THE ACFT WAS DUE FOR A PREFLT INSPECTION BY .2 HRS. I TOOK THE PLANE (WITH PAX) TO ZZZ, WHERE THE PLANE TERMINATED FOR THE DAY. I TOTALED THE LOGBOOK TIMES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OVERDUE FOR INSPECTION. I CALLED MAINT AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE SIT BY PERFORMING THE INSPECTION MYSELF, AND NOTING ALL PAPERWORK OF SUCH ACTION.

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.