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On investigating a failed rudder turnbuckle, the FAA inspector stated several logbook violations were not properly addressed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562077 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.vortac |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 562077 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Last saturday, while flying the C172, the rudder malfunctioned. Reported to NTSB per far 830. Spoke with FAA FSDO inspector. He said that I had violated far's pertaining to maintenance. Specifically, he said that several items on the squawk sheet had not been addressed. He mentioned bad radio faces written up in june. I said that this squawk had been connected at the july annual. The inspector said that if so it has to be entered in logbook and so noted on squawk sheet. I called pilots association and they said pretty much the same thing. The FAA inspector said he had also reviewed this with the cfii that I was flying with. I'll definitely pay closer attention to making sure everything on the squawk list is properly dealt with in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON INVESTIGATING A FAILED RUDDER TURNBUCKLE, THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED SEVERAL LOGBOOK VIOLATIONS WERE NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED.
Narrative: LAST SATURDAY, WHILE FLYING THE C172, THE RUDDER MALFUNCTIONED. RPTED TO NTSB PER FAR 830. SPOKE WITH FAA FSDO INSPECTOR. HE SAID THAT I HAD VIOLATED FAR'S PERTAINING TO MAINT. SPECIFICALLY, HE SAID THAT SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE SQUAWK SHEET HAD NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. HE MENTIONED BAD RADIO FACES WRITTEN UP IN JUNE. I SAID THAT THIS SQUAWK HAD BEEN CONNECTED AT THE JULY ANNUAL. THE INSPECTOR SAID THAT IF SO IT HAS TO BE ENTERED IN LOGBOOK AND SO NOTED ON SQUAWK SHEET. I CALLED PLTS ASSOCIATION AND THEY SAID PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING. THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID HE HAD ALSO REVIEWED THIS WITH THE CFII THAT I WAS FLYING WITH. I'LL DEFINITELY PAY CLOSER ATTN TO MAKING SURE EVERYTHING ON THE SQUAWK LIST IS PROPERLY DEALT WITH IN THE FUTURE.
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.