MD80 crew was assigned to ferry an aircraft that required a flight test to be in compliance with far...

Attributes
ACN	580903
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	580903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Was reassigned (along with first officer) on way to stl to ferry the aircraft we were then flying, to tul from stl. Then fly ferry flight back to stl. No information on what we were to do other than ferry down to tul and back on paperwork or release. As I recall, no ballast fuel was entered on release and or flight plan, although 1 passenger was shown for weight and balance purposes? Air carrier personnel in tul said aircraft it was signed off, and ready to go. Gave us logbook and a 28 page bundle of paperwork 'required' to go along with aircraft. Last flight entry in logbook for flight was oct/wed/02. Aircraft had both engines changed, was parked, and had not been flown that I know of. Are we test/check pilots to fly these after sitting all this time? I did not feel terribly comfortable flying this aircraft after 2 engine changes, and having been parked for almost 7 months, with little to no information. Is this not test/check pilot duty. I do not feel this should be line pilot operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW WAS ASSIGNED TO FERRY AN ACFT THAT REQUIRED A FLT TEST TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAR'S.

Narrative: WAS REASSIGNED (ALONG WITH FO) ON WAY TO STL TO FERRY THE ACFT WE WERE THEN FLYING, TO TUL FROM STL. THEN FLY FERRY FLT BACK TO STL. NO INFO ON WHAT WE WERE TO DO OTHER THAN FERRY DOWN TO TUL AND BACK ON PAPERWORK OR RELEASE. AS I RECALL, NO BALLAST FUEL WAS ENTERED ON RELEASE AND OR FLT PLAN, ALTHOUGH 1 PAX WAS SHOWN FOR WT AND BAL PURPOSES? ACR PERSONNEL IN TUL SAID ACFT IT WAS SIGNED OFF, AND READY TO GO. GAVE US LOGBOOK AND A 28 PAGE BUNDLE OF PAPERWORK 'REQUIRED' TO GO ALONG WITH ACFT. LAST FLT ENTRY IN LOGBOOK FOR FLT WAS OCT/WED/02. ACFT HAD BOTH ENGS CHANGED, WAS PARKED, AND HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN THAT I KNOW OF. ARE WE TEST/CHK PLTS TO FLY THESE AFTER SITTING ALL THIS TIME? I DID NOT FEEL TERRIBLY COMFORTABLE FLYING THIS ACFT AFTER 2 ENG CHANGES, AND HAVING BEEN PARKED FOR ALMOST 7 MONTHS, WITH LITTLE TO NO INFO. IS THIS NOT TEST/CHK PLT DUTY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LINE PLT OP.

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.

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