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Pilot flies two ferry flts for maintenance without proper paperwork. One of the aircraft was technically illegal for any flight operation including a maintenance ferry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 727764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| 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 | Shorts SD-360 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 8500 |
| ASRS Report | 727764 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I requested and received a ferry permit to ferry 2 shorts aircraft to maintenance. In my attempt to meet maintenance time commitments; I neglected to get a mechanic to sign the ferry permits. While reviewing my error; I also discovered that one of the open airworthiness directives on the aircraft did not allow a ferry flight to take place. I immediately grounded the aircraft until I researcher whether or not I was indeed in violation of the far's. Some airworthiness directives allow for flight to a maintenance facility and I didn't readily recognize the fact that one of them didn't. The fix for this for me at least was to hire a mechanic to be integrally involved in the maintenance of the aircraft and to read the FAA advisory circular on obtaining a ferry permit. I will never again ferry an airplane without re-reading and following the approved procedures. I also have purchased an electronic record keeping system that will allow me to better monitor airworthiness directive's service bulletins and FAA advisory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT FLIES TWO FERRY FLTS FOR MAINT WITHOUT PROPER PAPERWORK. ONE OF THE ACFT WAS TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL FOR ANY FLT OPERATION INCLUDING A MAINT FERRY.
Narrative: I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT TO FERRY 2 SHORTS ACFT TO MAINT. IN MY ATTEMPT TO MEET MAINT TIME COMMITMENTS; I NEGLECTED TO GET A MECH TO SIGN THE FERRY PERMITS. WHILE REVIEWING MY ERROR; I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE OPEN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES ON THE ACFT DID NOT ALLOW A FERRY FLT TO TAKE PLACE. I IMMEDIATELY GNDED THE ACFT UNTIL I RESEARCHER WHETHER OR NOT I WAS INDEED IN VIOLATION OF THE FAR'S. SOME AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES ALLOW FOR FLT TO A MAINT FACILITY AND I DIDN'T READILY RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT ONE OF THEM DIDN'T. THE FIX FOR THIS FOR ME AT LEAST WAS TO HIRE A MECH TO BE INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN THE MAINT OF THE ACFT AND TO READ THE FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR ON OBTAINING A FERRY PERMIT. I WILL NEVER AGAIN FERRY AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT RE-READING AND FOLLOWING THE APPROVED PROCS. I ALSO HAVE PURCHASED AN ELECTRONIC RECORD KEEPING SYS THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO BETTER MONITOR AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE'S SVC BULLETINS AND FAA ADVISORY.
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.