Narrative:

I work for a private firm as one of their pilots. I am checked out in both the PA31P and B55. I fly these aircraft under far part 91 guidelines. The PA31 recently went into its annual with many write-ups. On sep/wed/04, I was notified of what maintenance accomplished on the plane as well as what other work was still required. At this point, I discovered that several airworthiness directives were overdue, and that the aircraft had been flown (by myself and others) 'illegally' during the time that these airworthiness directives were overdue. Normally, pilots would have access to aircraft records. However in my case, my boss is very protective of anything dealing with his business, to include information on his airplanes. Therefore I have had to rely on the information he provided to determine the airworthiness of the planes. I should tell you that he is also a pilot who periodically flies these aircraft as well. So it is feasible that I would trust what he has told me. After discovering problems with the PA31P, we insisted that we get to look at the logbooks for the B55 on sep/fri/04. During our review, I discovered that it was also overdue on at least 1 airworthiness directive and that I had flown it during this delinquent time. Now that both aircraft are in maintenance, I have an opportunity to get a good baseline established on all applicable airworthiness directives and periodic inspections. I will take this information and build a complete 'go-no go' checklist for each pilot to review prior to flight. I have also learned to trust no one when it comes to the condition of an aircraft which I will fly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR PLT RPTS OPERATING A PA31P IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: I WORK FOR A PVT FIRM AS ONE OF THEIR PLTS. I AM CHKED OUT IN BOTH THE PA31P AND B55. I FLY THESE ACFT UNDER FAR PART 91 GUIDELINES. THE PA31 RECENTLY WENT INTO ITS ANNUAL WITH MANY WRITE-UPS. ON SEP/WED/04, I WAS NOTIFIED OF WHAT MAINT ACCOMPLISHED ON THE PLANE AS WELL AS WHAT OTHER WORK WAS STILL REQUIRED. AT THIS POINT, I DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WERE OVERDUE, AND THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN (BY MYSELF AND OTHERS) 'ILLEGALLY' DURING THE TIME THAT THESE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WERE OVERDUE. NORMALLY, PLTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ACFT RECORDS. HOWEVER IN MY CASE, MY BOSS IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF ANYTHING DEALING WITH HIS BUSINESS, TO INCLUDE INFO ON HIS AIRPLANES. THEREFORE I HAVE HAD TO RELY ON THE INFO HE PROVIDED TO DETERMINE THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE PLANES. I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT HE IS ALSO A PLT WHO PERIODICALLY FLIES THESE ACFT AS WELL. SO IT IS FEASIBLE THAT I WOULD TRUST WHAT HE HAS TOLD ME. AFTER DISCOVERING PROBS WITH THE PA31P, WE INSISTED THAT WE GET TO LOOK AT THE LOGBOOKS FOR THE B55 ON SEP/FRI/04. DURING OUR REVIEW, I DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS ALSO OVERDUE ON AT LEAST 1 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND THAT I HAD FLOWN IT DURING THIS DELINQUENT TIME. NOW THAT BOTH ACFT ARE IN MAINT, I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A GOOD BASELINE ESTABLISHED ON ALL APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES AND PERIODIC INSPECTIONS. I WILL TAKE THIS INFO AND BUILD A COMPLETE 'GO-NO GO' CHKLIST FOR EACH PLT TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FLT. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED TO TRUST NO ONE WHEN IT COMES TO THE CONDITION OF AN ACFT WHICH I WILL FLY.

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.