What is an I/A responsible for???

[LostnSpace]

Re: What is an I/A responsible for???

Just saw this thread and to add a little something, I was talking to a retired airline captain, he told me his friend just had his L-2 Taylorcraft annualed at a well known FBO that does work on old airplanes, he said the cool thing about that L-2 was the rear seat swiveled around. I have worked on and restored L-2's, so I am a little familiar with the TCDS, and it has a note that states the rear seat is to be welded or bolted in the forward facing position, tells me even well known shops that are gurus with old airplanes are not looking at the TCDS during the annual inspection, just a thought, gary

[N96337]

Re: What is an I/A responsible for???

Hank, I wasn't sure I could do anything...so called my PMI. He said go cut the pages out.... I did. I don't think the guy had guts enough to try to sue me..and for good reason. By the time I was done, everyone around knew about it, and all were backing my decision. I suppose it could open me up, but I'd rather beat that than have my IA pulled for something this guy did after my annual. Wrong call? Could be....but it worked. (wouldn't be the first.... and I know it wont be the last wrong decision I made)
John

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: What is an I/A responsible for???

I don't think it was the wrong call, just that maybe the felt pen would be a better one. Then HE would need to tear a page out or explain why you withdrew your Annual. I would NEVER allow my signature to remain intact on a log where some idiot did what he did.

If he had tried to sue you he would have been twice the idiot.

When I was a Maintenance Officer for a squadron I told the CO once I would disable a plane if he changed it from "down" to "up" again with my signature still on the logs after grounding it. We had a plane with the windshield defog system down and he changed the maintenance chit from a "down" gripe to "up" over the objections of the shop, the shop Chief, the maintenance control officer and me. We were ORDERED to not change it again. I gave the logs to the pilot for the brief with them open to the page and pointed to the chit without saying a word. The pilot grounded the plane AGAIN and was taken aside by the CO and chewed out. The CO bullied the pilot into taking the plane, which almost suffered a ramp strike because the pilot was trying to land with low fuel looking through a tiny hole in the windshield ice. The pilot came down to the ready room and threw his helmet at the CO hitting him in the back of the head. He was restricted to quarters (put in Hack) for over a week. I was chewed out for showing him the chit, at which point I asked him what he kept in his safe in his state room, and smiled. He went the rest of the cruise thinking I had kept copies of every chit he had changed, which, if I had, could get him courts martialed. He ordered me several times to open my safe for him, which I wouldn't saying, "Bring the ships Master at Arms down and I will give HIM the contents". He never did see what was in my safe, but he was thrown out of the Navy on his next tour. The man was a lunatic.

By the way, I spent a couple of weeks in Hack too for another reason, but then, on that Med cruise EVERY OFFICER in the squadron, including the XO, was put in Hack at least once. The CAG commander ORDERED him to release me. Carma is a wonderful thing.

[Pearson]

Re: What is an I/A responsible for???

Hey I KNOW that guy. He was chief pilot for an airline I used to work for! But of course, they went out of business. Seems you can't run a successful operation with broke airplanes. I guess it is the same in the Navy too.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: What is an I/A responsible for???

This guy was not only a jerk, he was a DANGEROUS jerk. When you get to a certain level you get hard to eliminate from the system. He went from the squadron (where everyone just wanted to wait him out till he left) to an Admirals staff where the Admiral told him what a low life he was and that he WAS NOT staying in HIS Navy. I understand it took less than 6 months. He did offer him the option of retiring or being thrown out. He took retirement. Last time I saw him he was a driver for my old Chief. Like I said, sometimes Carma is good. Nothing like hearing your old Chief (really great guy) referring to his old CO as "Jimmy". ;-)

Hank

No one who knew him would EVER let him back in a cockpit again.