A piper seminole was dispatched and operated in non compliance with a maintenance ferry inspection accomplished by an unlicensed technician with no logbook documentation.

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Attributes
ACN	482241
Time
Date	200008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 610 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	482241
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : +
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was asked by the school's mechanic to fly to ZZZ to retrieve the school's twin. The twin had a nick in the propeller. When we arrived, we examined the propeller. It appeared to have 2 nicks in the propeller. No cracks were found. The engine ran smoothly. No vibration at any RPM. The mechanic said 'the propeller looks good enough to fly.' we flew the plane back to XXX. The next day, when the propeller was disassembled, a crack in the other blade was found. It turns out the mechanic giving the advice was not an a&P.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER SEMINOLE WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A MAINT FERRY INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED BY AN UNLICENSED TECHNICIAN WITH NO LOGBOOK DOCUMENTATION.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED BY THE SCHOOL'S MECH TO FLY TO ZZZ TO RETRIEVE THE SCHOOL'S TWIN. THE TWIN HAD A NICK IN THE PROP. WHEN WE ARRIVED, WE EXAMINED THE PROP. IT APPEARED TO HAVE 2 NICKS IN THE PROP. NO CRACKS WERE FOUND. THE ENG RAN SMOOTHLY. NO VIBRATION AT ANY RPM. THE MECH SAID 'THE PROP LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO FLY.' WE FLEW THE PLANE BACK TO XXX. THE NEXT DAY, WHEN THE PROP WAS DISASSEMBLED, A CRACK IN THE OTHER BLADE WAS FOUND. IT TURNS OUT THE MECH GIVING THE ADVICE WAS NOT AN A&P.

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.