FAA Hits Atlantic Southeast Airlines With $400,000 Safety Fine

[Sherpa]

Ouch! $400,000 for a mechanic not signing off the paperwork. Oops.

By: Matt Molnar

A missing signature might cost Atlantic Southeast Airlines $400,000.
Safety watchdogs at the FAA have proposed the hefty civil penalty against the now defunct regional carrier.


Following some routine maintenance on a Bombardier CRJ in July 2010, ASA is accused of operating 49 revenue flights over an eight day span. The problem: No one signed off on the work.
“ASA maintenance returned the aircraft to service after routine work, but without an authorized signature on the airworthiness release and without an appropriate entry in the aircraft’s flight discrepancy log,” the agency said in a statement.
There was no accusation that the plane was unfit for service or that maintenance was performed incorrectly, but documentation failures are taken very seriously.
ASA ceased to exist as an independent entity in December 2011 when it merged with ExpressJet. Atlantic Southeast had previously operated flights on behalf of Delta Connection and United Express

 

[Flyguy1226]

Defunct regional carrier?

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Defunct regional carrier?

Yeah. ASA doesn't exist anymore.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Thank God the FAA is looking out for us...What would we do without them taking care of us....I'm sure they have never made a mistake with paperwork....

 

[SPDBRD747400]

It was a proposal of $400,000, we may never know how much they'll actually get fined if anything.

 

[Brasilia Pup]

Anyone know if it was a 200 or 700/900?
Just waiting for that email from a CP saying I flew that a/c without the proper sign-offs....

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Anyone know if it was a 200 or 700/900?
Just waiting for that email from a CP saying I flew that a/c without the proper sign-offs....

The company has been aware of this since it happened. Remember the two 200's that were damaged in BTR, then repaired? Those are the ones.

 

[Medeco]

Exactly what Joe said, what a joke...

 

[enuffalready]

As a pilot. I couldn't care less. that's at you problem.

 

[HA25]

Thank God the FAA is looking out for us...What would we do without them taking care of us....I'm sure they have never made a mistake with paperwork....

how is the merger/absorb with Skywest going anyway? You getting the same drama as when we talked about merging the Comair list? or is it going to go straight DOH?

 

[spudskier]

Anyone know if it was a 200 or 700/900?
Just waiting for that email from a CP saying I flew that a/c without the proper sign-offs....

They are looking for any reason they can find to suspend pilots these days...

 

[Freebrd]

As a pilot. I couldn't care less. that's at you problem.

not entirely, pilots required to check the can and make sure write-ups are signed off, just saying

 

[BuckMurdock1]

Thank God the FAA is looking out for us...What would we do without them taking care of us....I'm sure they have never made a mistake with paperwork....

"You didn't build that!"

 

[enuffalready]

not entirely, pilots required to check the can and make sure write-ups are signed off, just saying

i was referring to the $400,000 fine

 

[russtgol]

They are looking for any reason they can find to suspend pilots these days...

:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

 

[Redan]

Quote:
Originally Posted by spudskier
They are looking for any reason they can find to suspend pilots these days...

:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

Despite the little whiny emoticons, several peeps might agree with the assessment. Been called into CPs lately? Plenty of us have. Had any Training Dept run ins? Been burned by AQP yet? If you have you're not alone.

 

[Max Q]

I guess the company is doing what they feel is necessary to ensure that none of us are able to move on to bigger better things.

[donstinfoilhat]

 

[ohplease!]

Quote:
Originally Posted by spudskier
They are looking for any reason they can find to suspend pilots these days...





Despite the little whiny emoticons, several peeps might agree with the assessment. Been called into CPs lately? Plenty of us have. Had any Training Dept run ins? Been burned by AQP yet? If you have you're not alone.

Ummm...nope

 

[Ops check good]

I guess the company is doing what they feel is necessary to ensure that none of us are able to move on to bigger better things.

[donstinfoilhat]

Thanks for the laugh. The only person keeping you from bigger better things is yourself. The company did nothing wrong here, The MX/QC department failed to sign the paperwork correctly and all the pilots that flew the A/C failed to notice the missing signature. Happens ALLLL the time and that fine is not that bad.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Thanks for the laugh. The only person keeping you from bigger better things is yourself. The company did nothing wrong here, The MX/QC department failed to sign the paperwork correctly and all the pilots that flew the A/C failed to notice the missing signature. Happens ALLLL the time and that fine is not that bad.

Well...., this case was a little different...but I hear ya. The crews did nothing wrong. No way for them to know.