FLT WITH KNOWN ACFT DISCREPANCY.

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THE KK 1159 MY COMPANY OPERATES IS FLOWN PRIMARILY UNDER PART 91; ALTHOUGH THE ACFT IS OCCASIONALLY FLOWN ON A PART 135 CERTIFICATE. IT IS MAINTAINED ON A 'CAMP' PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY GULFSTREAM; APPROVED BY THE FAA; AND OVERSEEN BY THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. ON JAN/AA/95; I FLEW THE ACFT TO THE KK CTR IN SAVANNAH FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN XRAY CORROSION INSPECTION. ALONG ON THE FLT WAS OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF MAINT (AOM) TO OVERSEE THE INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED JAN/BB/95 AND A SMALL AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND AT BL592. THE AREA WAS ABOUT 1 INCH BY 4 INCHES. THE ENGINEERING DEPT AT GULFSTREAM REQUESTED THE REPAIR BE DONE AT GULFSTREAM'S BRUNSWICK; GA; FACILITY WHICH IS ABOUT 60 MI S OF SAVANNAH. THEY GAVE OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF MAINT A 2 HR AUTH TO DELIVER THE ACFT TO BRUNSWICK. GULFSTREAM; OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF MAINT; AND MYSELF ALL FELT THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY FOR THIS 15 MIN TRIP. I PHONED THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO OBTAIN A FLT RELEASE AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE AIRWORTHINESS STATUS OF THE ACFT; I INDICATED IT WAS STATUS 'A' AIRWORTHY. I RECEIVED THE RELEASE AND WE DELIVERED THE ACFT TO BRUNSWICK. THE NEXT DAY OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF MAINT INFORMED ME THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH HIM AND FELT THEY (THE CERTIFICATE HOLER) SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT FOR THE FLT AS IT WAS BEING OPERATED WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER FELT THEY WERE OBLIGATED TO SELF DISCLOSE THIS OP TO THE FAA. THE OPERATIONAL CTL OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER CAN ONLY BE ASSURED IF ALL PARTIES COMMUNICATE CLRLY ON ALL MATTERS. IN THIS CASE; THE ACFT MANUFACTURER; OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF MAINT; AND MYSELF ALL FELT THE ACFT WAS 'A' STATUS. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER FELT OTHERWISE. THIS CERTIFICATE HOLDER UTILIZES OVER 50 CORPORATE JETS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES ALONG WITH THE PLTS AND MECHS EMPLOYED BY THE COMPANIES WHO OWN THE ACFT. VERY LITTLE OF OUR TIME IS ACTUALLY DEVOTED TO PART 135 OPS. THE POTENTIAL FOR COM BREAKDOWN WILL EXIST UNTIL THE FAA AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS DEVELOP PROCS TO BETTER ADMINISTER THESE KINDS OF OPS.