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A grumman HU16 was ramp checked by FAA safety inspectors and allegedly found in violation of far regulations regarding maintenance records.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Grumman Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 527019 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft FAA |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Contacted by captain to fly albatross after maintenance. Owner had a medical problem and was unable to fly. After the event aircraft departed for a local maintenance flight. On landing aircraft was met by 2 FAA personnel and local police! FAA ramp checked aircrew with little discussion no problems. FAA maintenance personnel asked me for the airworthiness cert from the aircraft and I deferred to the owner. Some problem with airworthiness restriction on flight with passenger. Crew considered personnel on board to be required for maintenance flight as per (01) flight manual and due to condition of aircraft and flight crew's familiarity of cockpit/aircraft configuration. Aircraft paperwork: registration, airworthiness, weight and balance all seemed in order. The question seemed to be about the restriction on the airworthiness and something about a form 337. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he doesn't know the FAA specific charges against the flight crew and is reluctant to speak to anyone as lawyers are involved in the case. The reporter said he believes the problem involves the owner of the aircraft and the FAA over maintenance records and the progressive maintenance program of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GRUMMAN HU16 WAS RAMP CHECKED BY FAA SAFETY INSPECTORS AND ALLEGEDLY FOUND IN VIOLATION OF FAR REGULATIONS REGARDING MAINTENANCE RECORDS.
Narrative: CONTACTED BY CAPT TO FLY ALBATROSS AFTER MAINT. OWNER HAD A MEDICAL PROB AND WAS UNABLE TO FLY. AFTER THE EVENT ACFT DEPARTED FOR A LCL MAINT FLT. ON LANDING ACFT WAS MET BY 2 FAA PERSONNEL AND LCL POLICE! FAA RAMP CHECKED AIRCREW WITH LITTLE DISCUSSION NO PROBS. FAA MAINT PERSONNEL ASKED ME FOR THE AIRWORTHINESS CERT FROM THE ACFT AND I DEFERRED TO THE OWNER. SOME PROB WITH AIRWORTHINESS RESTRICTION ON FLT WITH PAX. CREW CONSIDERED PERSONNEL ON BOARD TO BE REQUIRED FOR MAINT FLT AS PER (01) FLT MANUAL AND DUE TO CONDITION OF ACFT AND FLT CREW'S FAMILIARITY OF COCKPIT/ACFT CONFIGURATION. ACFT PAPERWORK: REGISTRATION, AIRWORTHINESS, WEIGHT AND BALANCE ALL SEEMED IN ORDER. THE QUESTION SEEMED TO BE ABOUT THE RESTRICTION ON THE AIRWORTHINESS AND SOMETHING ABOUT A FORM 337. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE DOESN'T KNOW THE FAA SPECIFIC CHARGES AGAINST THE FLT CREW AND IS RELUCTANT TO SPEAK TO ANYONE AS LAWYERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE CASE. THE RPTR SAID HE BELIEVES THE PROB INVOLVES THE OWNER OF THE ACFT AND THE FAA OVER MAINT RECORDS AND THE PROGRESSIVE MAINT PROGRAM OF THE 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.