Light transport commuter flight crew misses lack of sign off on 'watch list' item.

Attributes
ACN	226189
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7850 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	226189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft had a write up a day and a 1/2 ago for a split deice boot on the leading edge. The write up was in the midst of other write ups and maintenance was done on the airplane. The boot was replaced and watch listed on the flight release as 'if boot is used in flight, notify maintenance.' this notation was noted by me but the sign off which was not there was missed by me. (Work done but not signed off.) my error but I was aware of the watch list and as we didn't use the boot it was not further noted. The nonsignoff was related to me by another captain. We have a problem with watch list items as we as pilots see the problem but have no where to see if the item is actually being checked regularly during the watch time. In particular are propeller leaks (rather disturbing to the pilots but just watch listed for 10 hours) and curing time on new deice boots. We as crew need more information on the particulars on watch list items (the how, where, why, etc).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER FLC MISSES LACK OF SIGN OFF ON 'WATCH LIST' ITEM.

Narrative: THE ACFT HAD A WRITE UP A DAY AND A 1/2 AGO FOR A SPLIT DEICE BOOT ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE WRITE UP WAS IN THE MIDST OF OTHER WRITE UPS AND MAINT WAS DONE ON THE AIRPLANE. THE BOOT WAS REPLACED AND WATCH LISTED ON THE FLT RELEASE AS 'IF BOOT IS USED IN FLT, NOTIFY MAINT.' THIS NOTATION WAS NOTED BY ME BUT THE SIGN OFF WHICH WAS NOT THERE WAS MISSED BY ME. (WORK DONE BUT NOT SIGNED OFF.) MY ERROR BUT I WAS AWARE OF THE WATCH LIST AND AS WE DIDN'T USE THE BOOT IT WAS NOT FURTHER NOTED. THE NONSIGNOFF WAS RELATED TO ME BY ANOTHER CAPT. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WATCH LIST ITEMS AS WE AS PLTS SEE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO WHERE TO SEE IF THE ITEM IS ACTUALLY BEING CHKED REGULARLY DURING THE WATCH TIME. IN PARTICULAR ARE PROP LEAKS (RATHER DISTURBING TO THE PLTS BUT JUST WATCH LISTED FOR 10 HRS) AND CURING TIME ON NEW DEICE BOOTS. WE AS CREW NEED MORE INFO ON THE PARTICULARS ON WATCH LIST ITEMS (THE HOW, WHERE, WHY, ETC).

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.