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Aircraft operated in non compliance with inoperative equipment due to unfamiliarity with far requirement differences between part 91 and part 121.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 21000 |
| ASRS Report | 521900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On more than 1 occasion I flew a civil air patrol aircraft with a minor piece of inoperative installed equipment, such as a clock, not placarded inoperative in accordance with far 91.213. I was relying on the verbal assurances of the more experienced 'cap' members as to the legality. Most of my flying has been under an MEL program in part 121 flying, and I was unfamiliar with the maintenance requirements of part 91.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH INOP EQUIP DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH FAR REQUIREMENT DIFFERENCES BTWN PART 91 AND PART 121.
Narrative: ON MORE THAN 1 OCCASION I FLEW A CIVIL AIR PATROL ACFT WITH A MINOR PIECE OF INOPERATIVE INSTALLED EQUIP, SUCH AS A CLOCK, NOT PLACARDED INOP IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 91.213. I WAS RELYING ON THE VERBAL ASSURANCES OF THE MORE EXPERIENCED 'CAP' MEMBERS AS TO THE LEGALITY. MOST OF MY FLYING HAS BEEN UNDER AN MEL PROGRAM IN PART 121 FLYING, AND I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE MAINT REQUIREMENTS OF PART 91.
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.