FSDO followups on equipment probkems reported to ATC?

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Andrew Gideon wrote:



Is anyone familiar with this policy? I'd love to see some of the gaps
filled in.

Back about '93 I had the oil pressure flucuate on my 182. I was pretty
sure it wasn't a big deal but as I came into Merril Field (pretty much
in the middle of Anchorage) I explained the problem to the tower and
asked to stay high until I was over the field. He asked if I wanted to
declare an emergency or if I wanted equipment standing by both of which
I refused. Landed without incident. A week or so later a guy from FSDO
called up and wanted to know about "my landing due to no oil pressure".
I explained that my destination was MRI and that it had only flucuated.
He requested that I stop by the FSDO with the aircraft logs and my logs.
I called AOPA and was told that there was a "crack down" in Alaska at
the time due to "unauthorized owner maintenance". I took my logs in and
the only thing he looked for was my BFR and the a/c annual.

The tower had obviously reported the incident to FSDO.


Early in 2001 I cancelled an IFR flight and flightplan due to the
attitude indicator failing just after takeoff. I was talking to
approach at the time and told them the reason for the cancellation. I
never heard anything further about it.

Dale wrote:

He requested that I stop by the FSDO with the aircraft logs and my logs.


Sorry I would have asked who is going to pay for my time and expense.

And asked for the request in writing. (In case of later litigation for
unwarranted expense. You will not ever get the "requests" in writing.)

But I have an attitude.

I have seen them without their pants on. And am pretty fed up.