A saab 340 was dispatched without the logbook boarded or the maintenance release signed.

Attributes
ACN	396226
Time
Date	199803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3450 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	396226
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	396220
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

With minimum crew change time available, maintenance completed the installation of the right hand cockpit pilot seat. Maintenance finished installing the seat approximately 10 mins prior to scheduled departure. Maintenance retained the logbook to complete the paperwork. Air carrier flight xyz pushed back on time without the aircraft log on board. Departure from ZZZ occurred approximately 15 mins later. During climb vectors with ZZZ approach, crew realized aircraft logbook was not onboard and immediately returned to ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340 WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT THE LOGBOOK BOARDED OR THE MAINT RELEASE SIGNED.

Narrative: WITH MINIMUM CREW CHANGE TIME AVAILABLE, MAINT COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF THE R HAND COCKPIT PLT SEAT. MAINT FINISHED INSTALLING THE SEAT APPROX 10 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP. MAINT RETAINED THE LOGBOOK TO COMPLETE THE PAPERWORK. ACR FLT XYZ PUSHED BACK ON TIME WITHOUT THE ACFT LOG ON BOARD. DEP FROM ZZZ OCCURRED APPROX 15 MINS LATER. DURING CLB VECTORS WITH ZZZ APCH, CREW REALIZED ACFT LOGBOOK WAS NOT ONBOARD AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO ZZZ.

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.