<< >> NASA ASRS Report 366130, April 1997

Light transport flight crew departs with no maintenance logbook on board. Notified by company operations when in range call made.

Attributes
ACN	366130
Time
Date	199704
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	366130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:

During a quick turn out of our hub (ord), the captain and I went into operations briefly. We returned to the aircraft, ran the checklist, and departed without incident. However, during our absence, maintenance removed the maintenance log from the aircraft and didn't return it prior to departure. We had flown the same aircraft for 3 previous legs and apparently overlooked the aml on the checklist. Although we may have been hurried, I also believe that part of the problem is the fact that maintenance left no indication or notification that they had removed the aml from the aircraft. We were notified by dbq operations during our in-range call, and the flight landed normally. The required paperwork was faxed and the return flight was without incident. We must be less complacent and not forget to rechk all items. Also, maintenance should not be allowed to remove any paperwork or logbooks from the aircraft without notifying the crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT FLC DEPARTS WITH NO MAINT LOGBOOK ON BOARD. NOTIFIED BY COMPANY OPS WHEN IN RANGE CALL MADE.

Narrative: DURING A QUICK TURN OUT OF OUR HUB (ORD), THE CAPT AND I WENT INTO OPS BRIEFLY. WE RETURNED TO THE ACFT, RAN THE CHKLIST, AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, DURING OUR ABSENCE, MAINT REMOVED THE MAINT LOG FROM THE ACFT AND DIDN'T RETURN IT PRIOR TO DEP. WE HAD FLOWN THE SAME ACFT FOR 3 PREVIOUS LEGS AND APPARENTLY OVERLOOKED THE AML ON THE CHKLIST. ALTHOUGH WE MAY HAVE BEEN HURRIED, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PART OF THE PROB IS THE FACT THAT MAINT LEFT NO INDICATION OR NOTIFICATION THAT THEY HAD REMOVED THE AML FROM THE ACFT. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY DBQ OPS DURING OUR IN-RANGE CALL, AND THE FLT LANDED NORMALLY. THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK WAS FAXED AND THE RETURN FLT WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE MUST BE LESS COMPLACENT AND NOT FORGET TO RECHK ALL ITEMS. ALSO, MAINT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMOVE ANY PAPERWORK OR LOGBOOKS FROM THE ACFT WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE CREW.

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.