Narrative:

On the last leg of the day we were instructed by maintenance control to switch aircraft. Upon accepting the new aircraft, the previous captain indicated the vacuum-pwred standby attitude indicator might be inoperative. I asked him if he had written it up in the maintenance log. He said no (or least I thought so). The standby attitude indicator can be deferred by maintenance control with no operational, maintenance procedures or restrictions. I elected to take the aircraft as is and write up the discrepancy in boise, our destination. Due to being behind schedule, approaching severe thunderstorms and flight planning, I overlooked reviewing the maintenance log. Upon arrival in boise I discovered the discrepancy had to be written up. As you can imagine this is a serious infraction. I guess the lesson to be learned is not to let personnel (station, refueling) or other situations rush and distract you in your normal duties. Like the saying goes, if the paperwork does not equal the gross weight of the aircraft it won't fly. In all seriousness though, sometimes inattn to the small details will cause as many problems as the large ones.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC ELECTS TO WAIT UNTIL ARRIVING AT DESTINATION BEFORE ENTERING A MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST DEFERRED ITEM IN THE LOG BOOK.

Narrative: ON THE LAST LEG OF THE DAY WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY MAINT CTL TO SWITCH ACFT. UPON ACCEPTING THE NEW ACFT, THE PREVIOUS CAPT INDICATED THE VACUUM-PWRED STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR MIGHT BE INOP. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD WRITTEN IT UP IN THE MAINT LOG. HE SAID NO (OR LEAST I THOUGHT SO). THE STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR CAN BE DEFERRED BY MAINT CTL WITH NO OPERATIONAL, MAINT PROCS OR RESTRICTIONS. I ELECTED TO TAKE THE ACFT AS IS AND WRITE UP THE DISCREPANCY IN BOISE, OUR DEST. DUE TO BEING BEHIND SCHEDULE, APCHING SEVERE TSTMS AND FLT PLANNING, I OVERLOOKED REVIEWING THE MAINT LOG. UPON ARR IN BOISE I DISCOVERED THE DISCREPANCY HAD TO BE WRITTEN UP. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS A SERIOUS INFRACTION. I GUESS THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED IS NOT TO LET PERSONNEL (STATION, REFUELING) OR OTHER SITUATIONS RUSH AND DISTRACT YOU IN YOUR NORMAL DUTIES. LIKE THE SAYING GOES, IF THE PAPERWORK DOES NOT EQUAL THE GROSS WT OF THE ACFT IT WON'T FLY. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS THOUGH, SOMETIMES INATTN TO THE SMALL DETAILS WILL CAUSE AS MANY PROBS AS THE LARGE ONES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.