Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 4900; Flight Crew Type 500
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Human Factors
I'm currently the only full-time company paid pilot in a part 91 operation. The C.P. is not currently flying; but was taking care of administrative duties. Over the past 13 months; I've tried at least once a month to get involved with Jeppesen updates and maintenance program to help learn the C.P. duties as I am supposed to takeover when the current C.P. leaves. He has always said that is his only duties right now and he has it covered. Any maintenance problems I've had over the course of my employment here; we've always gotten them fixed ASAP; no questions asked and been in a few times for 'routine and scheduled maintenance'... After gaining information one day that lead me to believe the C.P. may not be keeping the a/c up to date with Gulfstream rec services; I was finally able to get myself access to Gulfstreams maintenance website. Once on there; I found our A/C was overdue on several items such as oil and filter change; oil bypass valve inspections and many other miscellaneous inspections. I immediately contacted the company owners and cancelled a flight for later that day and got on the phone with our Gulfstream maintenance people. Then; after all that I had been doing to make sure corrective action was taken to get the plane fixed ASAP; I flew it straight to a maintenance facility. Once I got there and it was being fixed; it dawned on me that there could have been an issue with me flying it to maintenance after I had found out about the overdue inspection items. I have been discussing and researching whether or not it was airworthy items or not; since it was recommended manufacturer items to be checked and or inspected. At no time did I feel safety was jeopardized; but I always go by the books and that's why I cancelled all passenger flights until corrective action was accomplished. Maintenance told me it was no big deal; and if I got it down there they'd start on it right away. However; looking back; I should have first called my local FSDO and made sure there were no issues with me flying it to Maintenance before I departed.
Corporate pilot reported ferrying the aircraft to a maintenance facility without fully checking airworthiness.