A AND P MECH FBO OWNER HAS A RAMP CHK BY FAA AND DISCREPANCIES FOUND WITH LOGBOOK ENTRIES. RATINGS WERE REVOKED.

Date: 1992-02 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear · Phase: ground

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-unspecified

Synopsis

A AND P MECH FBO OWNER HAS A RAMP CHK BY FAA AND DISCREPANCIES FOUND WITH LOGBOOK ENTRIES. RATINGS WERE REVOKED.

Narrative

I AM AN A AND P MECH WITH AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION ISSUED WITH THE GADO TETERBORO; NJ. MY RATINGS HAVE BEEN REVOKED BY A FAA LEGAL PERSONNEL; AN ASSISTANT COUNSEL AT JFK; BECAUSE SHE AND AN INSPECTOR X OF THE TETERBORO DISTRICT OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRFRAME AND PWR PLANT LOGBOOKS TO MY AIRPLANE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT I VIOLATED THE FARS SECTION 43.12 A-1 AND SECTION 43.12 A-3 FRAUDULENT ALTERATION OF RECORD. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE BEEN AN A AND P MECH SINCE 1974; AND AN IA SINCE 1986 AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY RATINGS; DUE TO ANY VIOLATIONS. I OWN A SMALL FBO WHICH EMPLOYS 2 OTHER MECHS; AND I UNDERSTAND; AND OBEY THE RULES. ACFT WAS RAMP CHKED AT TETERBORO ARPT BY INSPECTOR X AND HE NOTED THAT LOG ENTRIES PERTAINING TO A 100 HR INSPECTION ON 4/X/91; SPECIFICALLY THE AIRFRAME LOG; HAD A FALSE TACH TIME. ALSO HE NOTED THAT ON 7/X/91 I MADE AN ALTERATION ON THE DATE TO DEMONSTRATE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. THE SAME COMMENTS WERE MADE WITH REF TO THE ACFT ENG LOGBOOK. I HAVE MADE THIS RPT TO EXPLAIN THAT NO INTENT TO CONCEAL OR FALSELY INDICATE LOGBOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE BY THIS MECH. THE MAINT PERFORMED ON THOSE DATES; WAS PERFORMED BY ME. I ENTERED THE TACH TIME AND DATES; AND THEN DISCOVERED AN ERROR ON THE TACH AND DATE; AND MADE THE PROPER ENTRY; AND SIGNING THE LOGBOOK; ALONG WITH MY A AND P NUMBER. THIS IS MY JOB AS AN A AND P MECH; AS AN INSPECTOR AUTHORIZATION HOLDER PER FAR 43.9 A-2 AND 3. FINALLY REVOCATION OF ALL MY RATINGS FOR THIS OVERSIGHT/IS HARSH; AND VINDICTIVE ACTION BY THE ASSISTANT COUNSEL AT JFK; AND CERTAINLY DOES NOT WARRANT AN EMER ORDER OF REVOCATION. ACTION OF THIS TYPE BY THE ADMINISTRATOR ONLY CONTRIBUTES TO EXTREME HARDSHIP TO THIS MECH AND HIS FAMILY; LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT AND HOME. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A MORE CAREFUL EVALUATION AND A HEARING BE THE LEAST AFFORDED TO THE TECHNICIAN; BEFORE PUTTING HIM OR HER INTO THE STREET WITHOUT A JOB. THE FAA INSPECTOR ALSO STATED TO ME THAT HE DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST ME PERSONALLY; BUT THAT IT WAS DIRECTED AT MY COMPANY; THE FBO WITH 2 EMPLOYEES THAT I OWN AND OPERATE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.