RPTR'S BEECHCRAFT KING AIR WAS GNDED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE PROP AND OTHER ITEMS WERE FOUND IN AN UNAIRWORTHY STATE; WHICH PLT DISPUTES.

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A PF KING AIR B90 NXXX HAD A STONE NICK; 1 PROP OF 3; ON THE PORT ENG. THE NICK WAS FILED OUT BY A FACILITY AT JAMAICA; WEST INDIES. ACFT WAS DUE TO BE FLOWN TO FLL; FL; FOR A 150 HR INSPECTION. I SOUGHT AND RECEIVED THE INDEPENDENT OPINION OF 4 EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MECHS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE ACFT WAS SAFE TO BE FLOWN IN THE PRESENT CONDITION. ALL 4 AGREED THAT THE PLANE COULD BE FLOWN; BUT THE PROP DAMAGE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ON APR/MON/95; THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BY MYSELF TO FREEPORT; BAHAMAS; FROM KINGSTON; JAMAICA; AND ONWARD TO FLL; FL. ON APR/TUE/95 AN FAA INSPECTOR GNDED THE ACFT HAVING SEEN THE STATE OF THE PROP AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE NOT KNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME. IT IS MY VIEW THAT HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF NO APPARENT DANGER THE ACFT COULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN AND IN FACT THE ACFT FLEW IN SUCH A MANNER THAT I COULD NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE IN ITS PERFORMANCE FROM NORMAL. I CAN ONLY DEEM THE ADVICE OF THE MECHS TO BE CORRECT AND THE ACFT IS NOW IN MAINT; ADDRESSING ALL DISCREPANCIES.