Atx small transport operated without required 100 hour inspection.

Attributes
ACN	95805
Time
Date	198803
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	95805
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A small transport operated by this company was inadvertently allowed to exceed the time required for inspection under several airworthiness directives. The aircraft was involved in flying activities which required it to be flown into the grace period for its 100 hour inspection program. All parties involved in the operation of this aircraft, mechanics, pilots and mgt, overlooked the fact that their ad inspections were required at exact 100 hour periods inconsistent with normal 100 hour aircraft inspection programs. We urge that the FAA be persuaded to rewrite all light aircraft repetitive inspection ad's so that compliance will allow the same grace provisions as normal 100 hour aircraft inspection programs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT OPERATED WITHOUT REQUIRED 100 HOUR INSPECTION.

Narrative: A SMT OPERATED BY THIS COMPANY WAS INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED TO EXCEED THE TIME REQUIRED FOR INSPECTION UNDER SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES. THE ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN FLYING ACTIVITIES WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE FLOWN INTO THE GRACE PERIOD FOR ITS 100 HR INSPECTION PROGRAM. ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION OF THIS ACFT, MECHS, PLTS AND MGT, OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT THEIR AD INSPECTIONS WERE REQUIRED AT EXACT 100 HR PERIODS INCONSISTENT WITH NORMAL 100 HR ACFT INSPECTION PROGRAMS. WE URGE THAT THE FAA BE PERSUADED TO REWRITE ALL LIGHT ACFT REPETITIVE INSPECTION AD'S SO THAT COMPLIANCE WILL ALLOW THE SAME GRACE PROVISIONS AS NORMAL 100 HR ACFT INSPECTION PROGRAMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.