HS 125 Series
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Maintenance Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft; Procedure; Company Policy
We airlined to an airport to pick up an airplane for a reposition for a PAX [passenger] trip. On prefight readily apparent was corrosion on the majority of the screws on top of the wing; dozens if not hundreds. I have never seen corrosion this bad. On many of the screws the corrosion extended past the screw heads. After sending Maintenance Control pictures and discussing it with them I decided to have the plane evaluated for safety and regulatory compliance reasons. The next day I received a call from my Chief Pilot saying that this had turned into a big issue since this was done right before a pax trip. Not that that should matter; but it is also false. He said that I should expect to receive a request for a written report. He had seen the pictures and agreed it was horrendous. I don't know how to interpret this in any fashion other than blatant intimidation to not write up discrepancies.
An HS-125-800 Captain found and reported multiple corroded screws on his aircraft upper wing surface. His Chief pilot was unhappy with the Captain because his action affected the aircraft's availability.