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Attributes | |
ACN | 594321 |
Time | |
Date | 200309 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dawn |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3080 flight time type : 180 |
ASRS Report | 594321 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At XA00 approximately, on sep/sun/03, I was awakened to fly on EMS flight for my employer. Takeoff was to the east, traveling approximately 3 mi from ZZZ, when dispatch cancelled the flight. The aircraft was returned to the airport, and landed without incident. The reason for this report is that the aircraft flown is now being questioned about whether or not it was airworthy at the time of the flight. Landing gear was found to be damaged by another pilot after he had flown the aircraft on subsequent flts. No damage was observed by myself during preflight or post flight inspection. Sep/sun/03, a co-worker flew an aircraft that I had flown the previous night. I did experience a slightly harder than normal landing in a previous flight, but found no damage in post flight inspections. The pilot that served as my relief found no damage on his preflight inspection. Damage was found after this pilot had made subsequent flts. Damage was found at landing gear attachment point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BELL 206 WAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGE AT THE LNDG GEAR ATTACH POINT. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BY AT LEAST 2 INDIVIDUAL PLTS, WHO RPTED NO DAMAGE NOTED ON PREFLT INSPECTIONS.
Narrative: AT XA00 APPROX, ON SEP/SUN/03, I WAS AWAKENED TO FLY ON EMS FLT FOR MY EMPLOYER. TKOF WAS TO THE E, TRAVELING APPROX 3 MI FROM ZZZ, WHEN DISPATCH CANCELLED THE FLT. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE ARPT, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE REASON FOR THIS RPT IS THAT THE ACFT FLOWN IS NOW BEING QUESTIONED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THE FLT. LNDG GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED BY ANOTHER PLT AFTER HE HAD FLOWN THE ACFT ON SUBSEQUENT FLTS. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED BY MYSELF DURING PREFLT OR POST FLT INSPECTION. SEP/SUN/03, A CO-WORKER FLEW AN ACFT THAT I HAD FLOWN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. I DID EXPERIENCE A SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN NORMAL LNDG IN A PREVIOUS FLT, BUT FOUND NO DAMAGE IN POST FLT INSPECTIONS. THE PLT THAT SERVED AS MY RELIEF FOUND NO DAMAGE ON HIS PREFLT INSPECTION. DAMAGE WAS FOUND AFTER THIS PLT HAD MADE SUBSEQUENT FLTS. DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT LNDG GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT.
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.