What happened
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privacy data omitted - Pilot of aircraft N9855S on June 17, 2012. Aircraft N9855S incident #ISO192012053 investigation. In regards to the June 17, 2012 flight in aircraft N9855S, privacy data omitted told me he was "performing a 141 function of accumulating required flight time towards his attainment of a pilots certificate." privacy data omitted Is under the impression the aircraft had an alternator replacement as a result of his emergency landing declaration on June 17, 2012 in Key Largo. The director of aircraft maintenance to the 141 fleet, michael duncan, verified no maintenance was performed other than troubleshooting of the aircraft. On July 12, 2012 privacy data omitted provided me with a statement of events that transpired on June 17, 2012 with aircraft N9855S that I have incorporated in my investigation package submitted. Contacted 141 flight school pmi and informed him that 3 people confirmed aircraft is being utilized as 141 aircraft, but it is not listed in spas as belonging in the school program. It appears flight and mx personnel are not communicating as there is confusion on aircraft N9855S alternator replacement status. Michael duncan - director of aircraft maintenance (dom) aviator college of aeronautical science and technology, fort pierce, Florida. Dispatcher stated "aircraft N9855S is an aircraft assigned to the 141 school," then connected me to mx department. Mr. Duncan provided me with a copy of a log book entry that addresses reported alternator failure along with a "generic" pilot written statement of events that occurred on June 17, 2012 in relation to electrical power loss. Mr. Duncan stated to me that after troubleshooting the reported issues upon the aircraft's return, he could not duplicate the problems incurred by the pilot and returned aircraft to service. Mr. Duncan made statement "pilot was new" and "aircraft N9855S is a 141 school aircraft."
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ - PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9855S ON JUNE 17, 2012. AIRCRAFT N9855S INCIDENT #ISO192012053 INVESTIGATION.IN REGARDS TO THE JUNE 17, 2012 FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT N9855S, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD ME HE WAS "PERFORMING A 141 FUNCTION OF ACCUMULATING REQUIRED FLIGHT TIME TOWARDS HIS ATTAINMENT OF A PILOTS CERTIFICATE." ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT AS A RESULT OF HIS EMERGENCY LANDING DECLARATION ON JUNE 17, 2012 IN KEY LARGO. THE DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TO THE 141 FLEET, MICHAEL DUNCAN, VERIFIED NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED OTHER THAN TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE AIRCRAFT. ON JULY 12, 2012 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED ME WITH A STATEMENT OF EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED ON JUNE 17, 2012 WITH AIRCRAFT N9855S THAT I HAVE INCORPORATED IN MY INVESTIGATION PACKAGE SUBMITTED. CONTACTED 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL PMI AND INFORMED HIM THAT 3 PEOPLE CONFIRMED AIRCRAFT IS BEING UTILIZED AS 141 AIRCRAFT, BUT IT IS NOT LISTED IN SPAS AS BELONGING IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM. IT APPEARS FLIGHT AND MX PERSONNEL ARE NOT COMMUNICATING AS THERE IS CONFUSION ON AIRCRAFT N9855S ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT STATUS. MICHAEL DUNCAN - DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (DOM) AVIATOR COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.DISPATCHER STATED "AIRCRAFT N9855S IS AN AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THE 141 SCHOOL," THEN CONNECTED ME TO MX DEPARTMENT.MR. DUNCAN PROVIDED ME WITH A COPY OF A LOG BOOK ENTRY THAT ADDRESSES REPORTED ALTERNATOR FAILURE ALONG WITH A "GENERIC" PILOT WRITTEN STATEMENT OF EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 17, 2012 IN RELATION TO ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. MR. DUNCAN STATED TO ME THAT AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE REPORTED ISSUES UPON THE AIRCRAFT'S RETURN, HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS INCURRED BY THE PILOT AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. MR. DUNCAN MADE STATEMENT "PILOT WAS NEW" AND "AIRCRAFT N9855S IS A 141 SCHOOL AIRCRAFT."
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