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A piper PA32 was operated in non compliance with a failed engine operating time indicator that was neither deferred nor cleared in the logbook.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478941 |
| 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 | Other |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : fcc |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 478941 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Hobbs meter sticking. Entry made on status board. Sticker placed on panel saying inoperative. Status board says inoperative. Understood that part 91 single engine equipment and non essential equipment can be inoperative without affecting airworthiness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA32 WAS OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A FAILED ENG OPERATING TIME INDICATOR THAT WAS NEITHER DEFERRED NOR CLRED IN THE LOGBOOK.
Narrative: HOBBS METER STICKING. ENTRY MADE ON STATUS BOARD. STICKER PLACED ON PANEL SAYING INOP. STATUS BOARD SAYS INOP. UNDERSTOOD THAT PART 91 SINGLE ENG EQUIP AND NON ESSENTIAL EQUIP CAN BE INOP WITHOUT AFFECTING AIRWORTHINESS.
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.