Narrative:

Aircraft equipment was late arriving atl. First officer and I got on aircraft to run checklist as soon as we could. At this time FAA inspector arrived to check crew on flight to dca. I asked the first officer if the logbook was clean and signed off and he replied that it was. After we were cleared to taxi by the ramp man a tug ran in front of our aircraft under the nose of the aircraft which startled me as we could have easily hit him. As I continued to taxi, first officer read the taxi checklist. As he got to the part of airspeed bugs, I checked the computer to verify the numbers and responded checked and set, but failed to set my bugs at that time. Before I had a chance to set them, the FAA inspector asked if my bugs were in the place I wanted them. I said no and set them. The reason I temporarily missed them was because I was still shaking from the tug on the ground almost hitting us. Next time I will stop the aircraft and recover from some incident like that so my concentration will not be hampered. After we were airborne, the first officer asked me if I had made an entry in the aircraft logbook concerning the airphone system. I said no. This entry should have gone into the cabin cdl book, yet all entries in the aircraft log should be signed off. The first officer stated that the airphone write-up was not in the logbook when he checked it. Our procedures say that the first officer will check the logbook and advise the captain of any write-ups or past problems and verify the mechanics signoff. In the past, I would always ask first officer if logbook was clean and signed off. Now I make it a point to personally review the logbook myself.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHKLIST USE. ACFT EQUIP PROB. THE ACI IN THE JUMPSEAT POINTED OUT THAT THE CAPT OF THIS ACR DID NOT SET HIS AIRSPD BUGS FOR TKOF. AFTER TKOF, THE CAPT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN ITEM IN A MAINT LOG THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED OFF BEFORE LEAVING THE GATE.

Narrative: ACFT EQUIP WAS LATE ARRIVING ATL. FO AND I GOT ON ACFT TO RUN CHKLIST AS SOON AS WE COULD. AT THIS TIME FAA INSPECTOR ARRIVED TO CHK CREW ON FLT TO DCA. I ASKED THE FO IF THE LOGBOOK WAS CLEAN AND SIGNED OFF AND HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS. AFTER WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI BY THE RAMP MAN A TUG RAN IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT UNDER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WHICH STARTLED ME AS WE COULD HAVE EASILY HIT HIM. AS I CONTINUED TO TAXI, FO READ THE TAXI CHKLIST. AS HE GOT TO THE PART OF AIRSPD BUGS, I CHKED THE COMPUTER TO VERIFY THE NUMBERS AND RESPONDED CHKED AND SET, BUT FAILED TO SET MY BUGS AT THAT TIME. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO SET THEM, THE FAA INSPECTOR ASKED IF MY BUGS WERE IN THE PLACE I WANTED THEM. I SAID NO AND SET THEM. THE REASON I TEMPORARILY MISSED THEM WAS BECAUSE I WAS STILL SHAKING FROM THE TUG ON THE GND ALMOST HITTING US. NEXT TIME I WILL STOP THE ACFT AND RECOVER FROM SOME INCIDENT LIKE THAT SO MY CONCENTRATION WILL NOT BE HAMPERED. AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE, THE FO ASKED ME IF I HAD MADE AN ENTRY IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK CONCERNING THE AIRPHONE SYS. I SAID NO. THIS ENTRY SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE CABIN CDL BOOK, YET ALL ENTRIES IN THE ACFT LOG SHOULD BE SIGNED OFF. THE FO STATED THAT THE AIRPHONE WRITE-UP WAS NOT IN THE LOGBOOK WHEN HE CHKED IT. OUR PROCS SAY THAT THE FO WILL CHK THE LOGBOOK AND ADVISE THE CAPT OF ANY WRITE-UPS OR PAST PROBS AND VERIFY THE MECHS SIGNOFF. IN THE PAST, I WOULD ALWAYS ASK FO IF LOGBOOK WAS CLEAN AND SIGNED OFF. NOW I MAKE IT A POINT TO PERSONALLY REVIEW THE LOGBOOK MYSELF.

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.