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A BE76 pilot after having an engine fail; declaring an emergency; and diverting discovered the aircraft had invalid manuals on board.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 650101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz3.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz3.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 650101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indicators |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On mar/thu/05; 2 other pilots and myself were on our way to ZZZ2 from ZZZ1. Over abc; we had our right engine fail. So we declared an emergency; diverted to ZZZ3. Once safe on the ground; we continued to troubleshoot the problem; so we could give a mechanic some idea what needed to be fixed. While looking through the poh; we noticed that the cover only had the tail number of the aircraft and no serial number. So this was not a valid poh. I am concerned with this because I had been flying this plane for about 4 days without the required documents on board. The only thing that can be done to solve this problem is to do a more detailed preflight. I admit I was in a hurry during preflight to get going on this trip. If I would have been ramp checked during this trip; the consequences would have been bad. In the future; I will have to take more time and make sure the aircraft I am flying has all required documentation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE76 PLT AFTER HAVING AN ENG FAIL; DECLARING AN EMER; AND DIVERTING DISCOVERED THE ACFT HAD INVALID MANUALS ON BOARD.
Narrative: ON MAR/THU/05; 2 OTHER PLTS AND MYSELF WERE ON OUR WAY TO ZZZ2 FROM ZZZ1. OVER ABC; WE HAD OUR R ENG FAIL. SO WE DECLARED AN EMER; DIVERTED TO ZZZ3. ONCE SAFE ON THE GND; WE CONTINUED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB; SO WE COULD GIVE A MECH SOME IDEA WHAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE POH; WE NOTICED THAT THE COVER ONLY HAD THE TAIL NUMBER OF THE ACFT AND NO SERIAL NUMBER. SO THIS WAS NOT A VALID POH. I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS BECAUSE I HAD BEEN FLYING THIS PLANE FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ON BOARD. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS PROB IS TO DO A MORE DETAILED PREFLT. I ADMIT I WAS IN A HURRY DURING PREFLT TO GET GOING ON THIS TRIP. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN RAMP CHKED DURING THIS TRIP; THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MORE TIME AND MAKE SURE THE ACFT I AM FLYING HAS ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.