An MD80 leaves atl without the logbook being on board.

Attributes
ACN	425830
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	425830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	425829
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed atl without the aircraft logbook. A number of factors contributed to this mistake: 1) no one in atl brought it to the aircraft. 2) captain failed to notice it was not aboard. 3) first officer realized it was not on board during preflight, but decided to call later. 4) at the point in the checklist where this mistake would be noticed, a jump seat rider entered the cockpit. He was complaining loudly that he was an A1 and should have been boarded long ago. This jump seat rider totally disrupted the normal flow or procedures in the cockpit and contributed to this mistake. 5) bottom line: as the captain, I screwed up and this mistake is my responsibility. Supplemental information from acn 425829: when first discovered logbook missing, allowed myself to get sidetracked during my search for the logbook by flight attendant concerns in the back. We allowed him to disrupt our normal flow of checklist procedures in the cockpit. Bottom line: I should have finished looking for the logbook when I first discovered it was missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 LEAVES ATL WITHOUT THE LOGBOOK BEING ON BOARD.

Narrative: DEPARTED ATL WITHOUT THE ACFT LOGBOOK. A NUMBER OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISTAKE: 1) NO ONE IN ATL BROUGHT IT TO THE ACFT. 2) CAPT FAILED TO NOTICE IT WAS NOT ABOARD. 3) FO REALIZED IT WAS NOT ON BOARD DURING PREFLT, BUT DECIDED TO CALL LATER. 4) AT THE POINT IN THE CHKLIST WHERE THIS MISTAKE WOULD BE NOTICED, A JUMP SEAT RIDER ENTERED THE COCKPIT. HE WAS COMPLAINING LOUDLY THAT HE WAS AN A1 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOARDED LONG AGO. THIS JUMP SEAT RIDER TOTALLY DISRUPTED THE NORMAL FLOW OR PROCS IN THE COCKPIT AND CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISTAKE. 5) BOTTOM LINE: AS THE CAPT, I SCREWED UP AND THIS MISTAKE IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425829: WHEN FIRST DISCOVERED LOGBOOK MISSING, ALLOWED MYSELF TO GET SIDETRACKED DURING MY SEARCH FOR THE LOGBOOK BY FLT ATTENDANT CONCERNS IN THE BACK. WE ALLOWED HIM TO DISRUPT OUR NORMAL FLOW OF CHKLIST PROCS IN THE COCKPIT. BOTTOM LINE: I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED LOOKING FOR THE LOGBOOK WHEN I FIRST DISCOVERED IT WAS MISSING.

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.