An air carrier MD80 captain forgot to sign the aircraft logbook at the completion of a series of flt...

Attributes
ACN	392390
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	392390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa 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:

After arrival at rdu I neglected to closeout the aircraft logbook at the completion of the parking checklist. There really is no excuse. I simply broke the rule to always sign the book when it comes up on the checklist. In this case the first officer placed the log on the glare shield at the conclusion of the checklist. We had previously placed 2 write-ups in the log. I said I would sign it after closing up my kit and was then distracted. In the future, I will not break the rule. This was a good lesson in checklist discipline.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 CAPT FORGOT TO SIGN THE ACFT LOGBOOK AT THE COMPLETION OF A SERIES OF FLTS.

Narrative: AFTER ARR AT RDU I NEGLECTED TO CLOSEOUT THE ACFT LOGBOOK AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PARKING CHKLIST. THERE REALLY IS NO EXCUSE. I SIMPLY BROKE THE RULE TO ALWAYS SIGN THE BOOK WHEN IT COMES UP ON THE CHKLIST. IN THIS CASE THE FO PLACED THE LOG ON THE GLARE SHIELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CHKLIST. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PLACED 2 WRITE-UPS IN THE LOG. I SAID I WOULD SIGN IT AFTER CLOSING UP MY KIT AND WAS THEN DISTRACTED. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT BREAK THE RULE. THIS WAS A GOOD LESSON IN CHKLIST DISCIPLINE.

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.

An air carrier MD80 captain forgot to sign the aircraft logbook at the completion of a series of flts.