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The so of a B727 failed to write entry in the aircraft logbook for a cabin attendant jump seat safety belt deferral which had been placarded OTS during preflight. The captain noticed the omission some days later when checking the same aircraft's logbook. He believes that there is insufficient emphasis placed on handling the MEL and equipment discrepancy problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| 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 | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 401370 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other 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:
This event was a failure to follow proper logbook procedures by so. On taxi for takeoff the chief cabin attendant notified me that our extra flight attendant would be unable to occupy the forward jump seat because 1/2 of 1 of the seat belt pairs was missing. The male portion was apparently not installed when this aircraft recently had a new interior installed. This was apparently the first flight that an extra (4TH) flight attendant was assigned. Takeoff was delayed while we contacted our dispatcher and maintenance center. In accordance with our MEL we received authority/authorized to defer this item using a flight crew maintenance carryover placard. My so completed the proper placard for the logbook. However I discovered several days later he never entered a write-up and maintenance control number in the logbook. Our company has been hiring very heavily. I find new so's are very proficient in silencing the gear horn, checking the wing illumination lights or getting SELCAL checks. There seems little training in MEL usage, logbook maintenance and general operational procedures. I find myself less willing to delegate duties. I am becoming more like the old capts who did everything themselves. CRM may have limits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE SO OF A B727 FAILED TO WRITE ENTRY IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK FOR A CABIN ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT SAFETY BELT DEFERRAL WHICH HAD BEEN PLACARDED OTS DURING PREFLT. THE CAPT NOTICED THE OMISSION SOME DAYS LATER WHEN CHKING THE SAME ACFT'S LOGBOOK. HE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EMPHASIS PLACED ON HANDLING THE MEL AND EQUIP DISCREPANCY PROBS.
Narrative: THIS EVENT WAS A FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER LOGBOOK PROCS BY SO. ON TAXI FOR TKOF THE CHIEF CABIN ATTENDANT NOTIFIED ME THAT OUR EXTRA FLT ATTENDANT WOULD BE UNABLE TO OCCUPY THE FORWARD JUMP SEAT BECAUSE 1/2 OF 1 OF THE SEAT BELT PAIRS WAS MISSING. THE MALE PORTION WAS APPARENTLY NOT INSTALLED WHEN THIS ACFT RECENTLY HAD A NEW INTERIOR INSTALLED. THIS WAS APPARENTLY THE FIRST FLT THAT AN EXTRA (4TH) FLT ATTENDANT WAS ASSIGNED. TKOF WAS DELAYED WHILE WE CONTACTED OUR DISPATCHER AND MAINT CTR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MEL WE RECEIVED AUTH TO DEFER THIS ITEM USING A FLC MAINT CARRYOVER PLACARD. MY SO COMPLETED THE PROPER PLACARD FOR THE LOGBOOK. HOWEVER I DISCOVERED SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE NEVER ENTERED A WRITE-UP AND MAINT CTL NUMBER IN THE LOGBOOK. OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN HIRING VERY HEAVILY. I FIND NEW SO'S ARE VERY PROFICIENT IN SILENCING THE GEAR HORN, CHKING THE WING ILLUMINATION LIGHTS OR GETTING SELCAL CHKS. THERE SEEMS LITTLE TRAINING IN MEL USAGE, LOGBOOK MAINT AND GENERAL OPERATIONAL PROCS. I FIND MYSELF LESS WILLING TO DELEGATE DUTIES. I AM BECOMING MORE LIKE THE OLD CAPTS WHO DID EVERYTHING THEMSELVES. CRM MAY HAVE LIMITS.
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.