Narrative:

On oct/fri/00, my company, FBO X, assumed the management responsibility for a merlin IIIB. At that time, the aircraft owners chose to have FBO X manage the aircraft due to deficiencies in the previous 'manager.' he was the pilot for the aircraft and was assuming responsibilities of tracking maintenance, expenses, cleaning, etc. The aircraft logbooks, chart subscriptions, fuel and expense credit cards were in the former manager's name. Over the course of the next 2 months we were in the process of 'switching over' to our company. Their pilot continued to fly with us through the month of november while both parties, FBO X and the aircraft owners, thought it would make for a smooth transition in management. On dec/thu/00, the aircraft was flown to FBO Y in springfield, mo, for a routine 'letter' inspection (C/D). The now ex-pilot for the aircraft was asked to mail the logbooks from his home directly to FBO Y. He had been asked on several prior occasions to produce the logbooks and had not done so. Upon receiving the logbooks we determined that we had inadvertently overflown 2 airworthiness directives and had flown past the inspection interval of 100 hours by 27 hours. We have since audited the logbooks and are tracking all pertinent airworthiness directives, msb's, service bulletins, and life limited component times via appropriate aircraft status boards and computer tracking aids. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the FAA investigated this matter and has given the reporter a letter of warning for flying the aircraft past the inspection requirements. He further stated that he has learned from this that he will always look at the aircraft logbook records prior to flying a new aircraft to him wherein he has no familiarity with the aircraft history of maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MERLIN IIIB FLOWN OVER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND 100 HR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS DUE TO CHANGE IN THE ACFT OWNER AND THE MGMNT OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S PLT MGR.

Narrative: ON OCT/FRI/00, MY COMPANY, FBO X, ASSUMED THE MGMNT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MERLIN IIIB. AT THAT TIME, THE ACFT OWNERS CHOSE TO HAVE FBO X MANAGE THE ACFT DUE TO DEFICIENCIES IN THE PREVIOUS 'MGR.' HE WAS THE PLT FOR THE ACFT AND WAS ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRACKING MAINT, EXPENSES, CLEANING, ETC. THE ACFT LOGBOOKS, CHART SUBSCRIPTIONS, FUEL AND EXPENSE CREDIT CARDS WERE IN THE FORMER MGR'S NAME. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 2 MONTHS WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF 'SWITCHING OVER' TO OUR COMPANY. THEIR PLT CONTINUED TO FLY WITH US THROUGH THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WHILE BOTH PARTIES, FBO X AND THE ACFT OWNERS, THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN MGMNT. ON DEC/THU/00, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO FBO Y IN SPRINGFIELD, MO, FOR A ROUTINE 'LETTER' INSPECTION (C/D). THE NOW EX-PLT FOR THE ACFT WAS ASKED TO MAIL THE LOGBOOKS FROM HIS HOME DIRECTLY TO FBO Y. HE HAD BEEN ASKED ON SEVERAL PRIOR OCCASIONS TO PRODUCE THE LOGBOOKS AND HAD NOT DONE SO. UPON RECEIVING THE LOGBOOKS WE DETERMINED THAT WE HAD INADVERTENTLY OVERFLOWN 2 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES AND HAD FLOWN PAST THE INSPECTION INTERVAL OF 100 HRS BY 27 HRS. WE HAVE SINCE AUDITED THE LOGBOOKS AND ARE TRACKING ALL PERTINENT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, MSB'S, SVC BULLETINS, AND LIFE LIMITED COMPONENT TIMES VIA APPROPRIATE ACFT STATUS BOARDS AND COMPUTER TRACKING AIDS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE FAA INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER AND HAS GIVEN THE RPTR A LETTER OF WARNING FOR FLYING THE ACFT PAST THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAS LEARNED FROM THIS THAT HE WILL ALWAYS LOOK AT THE ACFT LOGBOOK RECORDS PRIOR TO FLYING A NEW ACFT TO HIM WHEREIN HE HAS NO FAMILIARITY WITH THE ACFT HISTORY OF MAINT.

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.