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A BE55 pilot takes the aircraft to an airport to have the 24 month transponder check, only to discover that the check had already expired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rbd.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rbd.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1395 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 595409 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I flew VFR from the hqz to rbd for maintenance. The flight took approximately 10 mins. I had arranged to have the transponder and static system certified while the aircraft maintenance was being done there at rbd. Although, based upon my calculations, the test would be done several months prior to being due, I had opted to have the certification done early for the sake of convenience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE55 PLT TAKES THE ACFT TO AN ARPT TO HAVE THE 24 MONTH XPONDER CHK, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE CHK HAD ALREADY EXPIRED.
Narrative: I FLEW VFR FROM THE HQZ TO RBD FOR MAINT. THE FLT TOOK APPROX 10 MINS. I HAD ARRANGED TO HAVE THE XPONDER AND STATIC SYS CERTIFIED WHILE THE ACFT MAINT WAS BEING DONE THERE AT RBD. ALTHOUGH, BASED UPON MY CALCULATIONS, THE TEST WOULD BE DONE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO BEING DUE, I HAD OPTED TO HAVE THE CERTIFICATION DONE EARLY FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE.
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.