Aircraft maintenance logbook not on board for flight.

Attributes
ACN	302755
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jln
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	302755
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

Departed ord for msn without aircraft maintenance log aircraft swap in a 30 min interval between flts. Upon preflting second aircraft, I noticed the right wingtip static wick missing. I interrupted the preflight and told the captain. He informed me to call maintenance and tell them about it right then. I did and returned to right wingtip and finished preflight. Then I returned to the cockpit and captain and I performed the cockpit clean-up checklist. This is the checklist that has the section to confirm aircraft maintenance logbook on board and no open write-ups. At this time we were waiting for maintenance and the log was confirmed on board. Maintenance man comes out and says all static wicks are on board. I tell him they aren't and captain says show him. Maintenance man and I leave cockpit for right wingtip. Maintenance man sees that the static wick is missing and follows me to the cockpit. I situation down and start getting the ATIS and clearance. Maintenance man takes aircraft log without saying a word to either pilot and without putting a bright orange placard on captain yoke, saying aircraft maintenance logbook removed from aircraft. 15 mins later we depart ord for msn. While still on departure frequency at ord, dispatch tells us we departed without aircraft maintenance logbook. After a 1 min pause they tell us to continue to msn and all required paper work from maintenance will be faxed to msn. When departing from msn we got faxes delivered to aircraft 3 times with copious amounts of log pages from aircraft maintenance logbook. Last batch arrived 2 mins prior to blocking out on schedule. Nothing else was ever said to me or captain until apr/fri/95 at XA05L. I was informed I was suspended with pay pending an investigation. This is the 4TH time in 18 months an ATR has departed without aircraft maintenance logbook on board. Bottom line: the company guidelines are not being adhered to by maintenance and they remove aircraft maintenance logbook too frequently too soon before departure time. We suggested they put aircraft maintenance logbook on checklist after the after starting engines checklists, but the company will not approve that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK NOT ON BOARD FOR FLT.

Narrative: DEPARTED ORD FOR MSN WITHOUT ACFT MAINT LOG ACFT SWAP IN A 30 MIN INTERVAL BTWN FLTS. UPON PREFLTING SECOND ACFT, I NOTICED THE R WINGTIP STATIC WICK MISSING. I INTERRUPTED THE PREFLT AND TOLD THE CAPT. HE INFORMED ME TO CALL MAINT AND TELL THEM ABOUT IT RIGHT THEN. I DID AND RETURNED TO R WINGTIP AND FINISHED PREFLT. THEN I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND CAPT AND I PERFORMED THE COCKPIT CLEAN-UP CHKLIST. THIS IS THE CHKLIST THAT HAS THE SECTION TO CONFIRM ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK ON BOARD AND NO OPEN WRITE-UPS. AT THIS TIME WE WERE WAITING FOR MAINT AND THE LOG WAS CONFIRMED ON BOARD. MAINT MAN COMES OUT AND SAYS ALL STATIC WICKS ARE ON BOARD. I TELL HIM THEY AREN'T AND CAPT SAYS SHOW HIM. MAINT MAN AND I LEAVE COCKPIT FOR R WINGTIP. MAINT MAN SEES THAT THE STATIC WICK IS MISSING AND FOLLOWS ME TO THE COCKPIT. I SIT DOWN AND START GETTING THE ATIS AND CLRNC. MAINT MAN TAKES ACFT LOG WITHOUT SAYING A WORD TO EITHER PLT AND WITHOUT PUTTING A BRIGHT ORANGE PLACARD ON CAPT YOKE, SAYING ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK REMOVED FROM ACFT. 15 MINS LATER WE DEPART ORD FOR MSN. WHILE STILL ON DEP FREQ AT ORD, DISPATCH TELLS US WE DEPARTED WITHOUT ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK. AFTER A 1 MIN PAUSE THEY TELL US TO CONTINUE TO MSN AND ALL REQUIRED PAPER WORK FROM MAINT WILL BE FAXED TO MSN. WHEN DEPARTING FROM MSN WE GOT FAXES DELIVERED TO ACFT 3 TIMES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF LOG PAGES FROM ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK. LAST BATCH ARRIVED 2 MINS PRIOR TO BLOCKING OUT ON SCHEDULE. NOTHING ELSE WAS EVER SAID TO ME OR CAPT UNTIL APR/FRI/95 AT XA05L. I WAS INFORMED I WAS SUSPENDED WITH PAY PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN 18 MONTHS AN ATR HAS DEPARTED WITHOUT ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK ON BOARD. BOTTOM LINE: THE COMPANY GUIDELINES ARE NOT BEING ADHERED TO BY MAINT AND THEY REMOVE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK TOO FREQUENTLY TOO SOON BEFORE DEP TIME. WE SUGGESTED THEY PUT ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK ON CHKLIST AFTER THE AFTER STARTING ENGS CHKLISTS, BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT APPROVE THAT.

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.