A piper PA32 was operated in non compliance with an open unanswered maintenance report.

Attributes
ACN	478940
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	478940
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Pilot noted spider cracks on nose tire. Could not determine whether good or bad. Placed note on discrepancy board for mechanic. Used aircraft before mechanic signed off. Tire checks ok and signed off. Pilot's intent was not to ground aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA32 WAS OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN UNANSWERED MAINT RPT.

Narrative: PLT NOTED SPIDER CRACKS ON NOSE TIRE. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER GOOD OR BAD. PLACED NOTE ON DISCREPANCY BOARD FOR MECH. USED ACFT BEFORE MECH SIGNED OFF. TIRE CHKS OK AND SIGNED OFF. PLT'S INTENT WAS NOT TO GND ACFT.

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.