PLT SCHOOL ACFT WENT OVER THE 100 HR INSPECTION REQUIREMENT DUE TO THE INACCURACY OF THE SCHOOL'S ACFT INSPECTION STATUS BOARD AND THE ACTUAL LOGBOOK RECORDS.
Synopsis
PLT SCHOOL ACFT WENT OVER THE 100 HR INSPECTION REQUIREMENT DUE TO THE INACCURACY OF THE SCHOOL'S ACFT INSPECTION STATUS BOARD AND THE ACTUAL LOGBOOK RECORDS.
Narrative
I WAS INSTRUCTING 2 MIL OFFICERS IN A FLT SCREENING PROGRAM. BECAUSE THESE 2 INDIVIDUALS WERE UNDER A TIME CONSTRAINT TO FINISH THEIR PROGRAM; I WAS FLYING 6-7 HRS/DAY. I SCHEDULED US TO FLY AN AIRPLANE WHICH I THOUGHT HAD 60 HRS LEFT BEFORE IT WAS DUE FOR A 100 HR INSPECTION. I MADE THIS DETERMINATION BY CHKING A MAINT STATUS SHEET THE SCHOOL OPERATOR KEPT WITH THE AIRPLANE. ON DEC/SUN/01; I FLEW THE FINAL XCOUNTRY FLT WITH ONE OF MY STUDENTS. WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK AT THE SCHOOL; THE AIRPLANE SHOULD HAVE HAD 46.5 HRS BEFORE THE 100 HR INSPECTION WAS DUE. WHEN I CAME TO WORK ON DEC/THU/01; I NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD A 100 HR INSPECTION COMPLETED ON DEC/WED/01. CONFUSED ABOUT THIS; I CHKED THE MAINT STATUS BOARD AND REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS OVERFLOWN BY 3.5 HRS. I CHKED THE ACFT LOGBOOKS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THE STATUS BOARD AND REALIZED THAT THE STATUS BOARD WAS ALSO WRONG -- THE AIRPLANE OVERFLEW THE 100 HRS BY 5.5 HRS! I DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH THE SCHOOL OPERATOR AND OUR MAINT PEOPLE. AS AN ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP; I REVIEWED THE STATUS SHEETS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL'S AIRPLANES AND FOUND ANOTHER AIRPLANE IN WHICH THE STATUS SHEET INCORRECTLY SHOWED WHEN AN INSPECTION WAS DUE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.