<< >> NASA ASRS Report 615886, April 2004

A mooney M20C, during a logbook audit, was found to be in non compliance of 4 airworthiness directives to be accomplished at every annual check.

Attributes
ACN	615886
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 44.4 flight time total : 1730 flight time type : 1040.9
ASRS Report	615886
Person 2
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other Other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft FAA Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Airworthiness Directive

Narrative:

A flying buddy of mine needed to renew his flight instructor certificate and elected to do an in-flight examination with a local designated pilot examiner. As part of the usual process, the dpe did a deep inspection of the aircraft logbooks and found that there were several airworthiness directives that went uncomplied with when I flew my aircraft beyond 100 hours after annual. (Worse, since I have been averaging an even 155-60 hours a yr, I have been doing this since I bought the plane in 1999.) flying buddy called me, and while I called mr X (the mooney guru) in ZZZ1, he contacted the local FAA FSDO for a ferry permit. We got an a&P mechanic from my local field just up the road from ZZZ. He signed the aircraft off as airworthy for the flight. Before close of business the same day, my mooney was in the X hangars. Full compliance was accomplished the following day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY M20C, DURING A LOGBOOK AUDIT, WAS FOUND TO BE IN NON COMPLIANCE OF 4 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT EVERY ANNUAL CHK.

Narrative: A FLYING BUDDY OF MINE NEEDED TO RENEW HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE AND ELECTED TO DO AN INFLT EXAM WITH A LCL DESIGNATED PLT EXAMINER. AS PART OF THE USUAL PROCESS, THE DPE DID A DEEP INSPECTION OF THE ACFT LOGBOOKS AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES THAT WENT UNCOMPLIED WITH WHEN I FLEW MY ACFT BEYOND 100 HRS AFTER ANNUAL. (WORSE, SINCE I HAVE BEEN AVERAGING AN EVEN 155-60 HRS A YR, I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE PLANE IN 1999.) FLYING BUDDY CALLED ME, AND WHILE I CALLED MR X (THE MOONEY GURU) IN ZZZ1, HE CONTACTED THE LCL FAA FSDO FOR A FERRY PERMIT. WE GOT AN A&P MECH FROM MY LCL FIELD JUST UP THE ROAD FROM ZZZ. HE SIGNED THE ACFT OFF AS AIRWORTHY FOR THE FLT. BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE SAME DAY, MY MOONEY WAS IN THE X HANGARS. FULL COMPLIANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING DAY.

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.