AIR TAXI FLT FLOWN WITH PAX WHILE NOT AIRWORTHY.

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IN SUM: CORPORATE PLT TELLS OF ACFT EQUIP PROB THAT WAS RPTED TO HIS MAINT FACILITY AFTER THE FERRY FLT. RPTR HAD FAILED TO PLACE THE ITEMS IN THE LOGBOOK FOR CORRECTION AND CALLED THEM IN TO THE HEAD OF MAINT JUST PRIOR TO LEAVING ON VACATION. THE ACFT DISCREPANCIES INCLUDED A FLAP SYNCHRONIZATION PROB. A R ENG FIRE DETECT LIGHT THAT WOULD ONLY TEST INTERMITTENTLY AND A LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN THAT WOULD NOT SELF TEST. AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO THE COMPANY AND AN EARLY RETURN FROM VACATION FOR HIS ANNUAL CHK RIDE. THE RPTR REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPAIRED IN ACCORD WITH HIS VERBAL REQUESTS AND SEARCHED FOR THE PAPER WORK HE THOUGHT EXISTED. THE PREVIOUS MGR OF MAINT HAD BEEN TERMINATED. RPTR TOOK THE ACFT UP FOR A CHK AND FOUND THAT THE SYS HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED BUT LATER TOOK THE ACFT ON A COMMERCIAL OP WITH PAX. HE FELT PRESSURED TO TAKE THIS FLT. LATER; HIS CHKRIDE WAS CANCELED BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CFI EXAMINER. THE RPTR FINALLY REALIZED THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPAIRED. HE FINALLY CALLED THE LCL FSDO AND RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT FOR FLT TO AN AUTH FACILITY FOR REPAIRS. THE PREVIOUS FACILITY WAS DETERMINED BY THE FAA TO BE UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS SVC.