Narrative:

On sep/wed/03, I was assigned to be the captain on a dhc-8-200. I inspected the aircraft maintenance logbook and noticed an irregular maintenance signoff from a few days prior. I called our main maintenance facility for the airline and talked to the maintenance controller for 5-10 mins about the series of write-ups I had a question about. I felt the aircraft needed an evaluation flight following a maintenance problem that was address days earlier, and there was none noted in the logbook. The maintenance controller assured me the proper maintenance and required flts had been done. I said it didn't reflect that in the log. He assured me it had been completed and all was proper. He had me annotate in the log about the status of the evaluation flight so the logbook paperwork would be complete. I was the 7TH captain to accept this aircraft since the maintenance action was done. On sep/xa/03 I received a call from the safety coordinator of pilot group stating that me and 6 other capts illegally flew the aircraft without proper evaluation flts taking place. Obviously maintenance control thought the proper flts had been done or didn't believe the aircraft needed them to allow the aircraft to be flown -- possibly -- illegal for 3 or 4 days.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEHAVILLAND-8-200 WAS OPERATED IN REVENUE SVC FOR 4 DAYS IN NO COMPLIANCE DUE TO NOT HAVING A REQUIRED TEST FLT AFTER MAINT.

Narrative: ON SEP/WED/03, I WAS ASSIGNED TO BE THE CAPT ON A DHC-8-200. I INSPECTED THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK AND NOTICED AN IRREGULAR MAINT SIGNOFF FROM A FEW DAYS PRIOR. I CALLED OUR MAIN MAINT FACILITY FOR THE AIRLINE AND TALKED TO THE MAINT CTLR FOR 5-10 MINS ABOUT THE SERIES OF WRITE-UPS I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT. I FELT THE ACFT NEEDED AN EVALUATION FLT FOLLOWING A MAINT PROB THAT WAS ADDRESS DAYS EARLIER, AND THERE WAS NONE NOTED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE MAINT CTLR ASSURED ME THE PROPER MAINT AND REQUIRED FLTS HAD BEEN DONE. I SAID IT DIDN'T REFLECT THAT IN THE LOG. HE ASSURED ME IT HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND ALL WAS PROPER. HE HAD ME ANNOTATE IN THE LOG ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE EVALUATION FLT SO THE LOGBOOK PAPERWORK WOULD BE COMPLETE. I WAS THE 7TH CAPT TO ACCEPT THIS ACFT SINCE THE MAINT ACTION WAS DONE. ON SEP/XA/03 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SAFETY COORDINATOR OF PLT GROUP STATING THAT ME AND 6 OTHER CAPTS ILLEGALLY FLEW THE ACFT WITHOUT PROPER EVALUATION FLTS TAKING PLACE. OBVIOUSLY MAINT CTL THOUGHT THE PROPER FLTS HAD BEEN DONE OR DIDN'T BELIEVE THE ACFT NEEDED THEM TO ALLOW THE ACFT TO BE FLOWN -- POSSIBLY -- ILLEGAL FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS.

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.