[Pilots] AMO Report

[Jerry Rosendahl]

I'm having computer problems apparently. I'll resend when it is corrected.
Jerry

On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 12:29 PM Jerry Rosendahl <jerry.rosendahl at gmail.com>
wrote:

> *MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Report - 9/8/24*
>
> *1.  Open Discrepancies - where did they go?*
> At one point a few weeks ago we had over 40 discrepancies on the fleet. As
> of this morning there are 12. As I mentioned in the last few updates, we
> were experiencing some delays in approvals and parts deliveries. Those
> issues have all been taken care of and we're back to operating as we were.
> The current discrepancies list is attached. We currently have 3 aircraft
> DOWN for maintenance - one for mags overhaul (they are due to arrive on
> Monday), one for prop overhaul (it should be back within a week), and one
> at Wipaire getting the autopilot trim servo replaced and software reloaded
> (it should be back within a week also). Let's hope we don't ever have to go
> back to having 8 aircraft DOWN at any one point.
>
> *2.  NHQ, FAA and USAF oversight:*
> Recently we've seen a more aggressive approach to oversight of any issues
> involving flying and maintaining our aircraft. The issues we've seen follow
> up on so far have been; hard nose gear landing that caused a crack in the
> nose landing gear bracket, hard landing that caused a flat spot on a tire
> down to the cords, out of date navigation databases in our GPS units, and 2
> emergencies declared for electrical failure. DO Bestul and DOV Daly have
> been looking into these and will take appropriate action.
>
> *3.  Preflight and post flight inspections:*
> Let's be honest, we as pilots do a pretty good job of preflight
> inspections and and a pretty poor job of post flight inspections! Disagree?
> Based on the discrepancies that are found when brought into maintenance
> (unreported), I can tell you that statement is true. Our new DO and DOV
> team has asked us to report these discrepancies to them for follow up. Your
> flight isn't complete until your post flight inspection and your paperwork
> is complete.
>
> *4.  DO monthly aircraft status reports - Nav database & checklists
> issues:*
> I appreciate the monthly reports that come in, indicating status and any
> minor equipment issues. We try to correct any issues when we next see the
> aircraft. The biggest issue I continually see is out of date nav databases.
> Our maintenance contractor does not update these. NHQ has specifically said
> this is a Wing issue to handle. Some of you know I've been harping about
> this since I got this job. I don't understand why flying squadrons don't
> have at least one person who can keep these updated. Two is even better.
> This issue has come up more than once from the USAF. They are paying for
> the subscriptions. All we have to do is keep them up to date. The current
> nav database runs from 9/5 to 10/3. Another issue is having out of date
> normal procedures and emergency procedures checklists in the aircraft. When
> in maintenance, I try to check the dates for currency. It is not uncommon
> for me to find multiple checklists in an aircraft including both current
> and out of date checklists. DOs should be verifying currency when
> completing the status report, not just putting down the date on what's in
> the aircraft. To verify - go to Eservices, then to ORMS, then to search
> checklists.
>
> *5.  When dropping off aircraft at Maintenance:*
> All flights into maintenance, whether at Fleming or Stanton, must be
> fueled as part of your job just like other flights. If you don't, the next
> flight (which might be a C12 that's paid for personally) will have to fuel.
> Also, all of the usual post flight work should be completed as normal.
> Leaving seat belts flopping, water bottles on the floor, sunglasses in the
> seat back pockets, etc. is messy and gets passed on to the next pilot/crew.
> By the way, we've seen these items and many more.
>
> *6.  Dumpster in the Wing hangar:*
> The dumpster in the Wing hangar is for glider and glider metal parts
> disposal. This will be an ongoing process to complete. These parts are from
> a collection of damaged gliders over the past several years. NHQ recently
> gave approval to dispose of these.
>
> *7.  *
>
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