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FAA inspector threatens that flight crew are in violation of operating one of the aircraft's flight directors in non compliance with a maintenance discrepancy write-up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ltaa.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 533125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flt director other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft FAA |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
#1 flight director written up as inoperative at izmir (adb). Maintenance was performed and #1 flight director appeared normal at preflight. I selected #2 flight director for takeoff and climbing through 10000 ft MSL I selected #1 flight director to evaluate the status. It appeared to me to be following FMS commands. At this time, the FAA jump seater told me I was possibly in violation of FARS. I reselected #2 flight director and proceeded to cdg. I believe far 121.537(D) responsibility for operational control supplemental operations gives the PIC full authority/authorized to operate the aircraft without limitation. Evaluating aircraft and system, components falls under this far in my understanding.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR THREATENS THAT FLC ARE IN VIOLATION OF OPERATING ONE OF THE ACFT'S FLT DIRECTORS IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A MAINT DISCREPANCY WRITE-UP.
Narrative: #1 FLT DIRECTOR WRITTEN UP AS INOP AT IZMIR (ADB). MAINT WAS PERFORMED AND #1 FLT DIRECTOR APPEARED NORMAL AT PREFLT. I SELECTED #2 FLT DIRECTOR FOR TKOF AND CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT MSL I SELECTED #1 FLT DIRECTOR TO EVALUATE THE STATUS. IT APPEARED TO ME TO BE FOLLOWING FMS COMMANDS. AT THIS TIME, THE FAA JUMP SEATER TOLD ME I WAS POSSIBLY IN VIOLATION OF FARS. I RESELECTED #2 FLT DIRECTOR AND PROCEEDED TO CDG. I BELIEVE FAR 121.537(D) RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATIONAL CTL SUPPLEMENTAL OPS GIVES THE PIC FULL AUTH TO OPERATE THE ACFT WITHOUT LIMITATION. EVALUATING ACFT AND SYS, COMPONENTS FALLS UNDER THIS FAR IN MY UNDERSTANDING.
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.