Narrative:

During preflight, news of impending purchase of our airline was announced. I allowed myself to become distraction from basic preflight functions. While discussing the ramifications of a new employer, I failed to ensure that the aircraft was in an airworthy condition by not examining the aircraft logbook. After departure, I noticed that the logbook contained an open discrepancy in violation of far part 121. I believe my error to be a lapse in CRM on my part. Although sterile cockpit rules do not apply in preflight, I think concentrating on routine duties requires discipline to keep non essential conversation from causing lapses in cockpit performance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN A320 AIRBUS FAILED TO REVIEW THE ACFT LOGBOOK PRIOR TO FLT RESULTING IN FINDING AN OPEN MAINT DISCREPANCY AFTER DEP.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT, NEWS OF IMPENDING PURCHASE OF OUR AIRLINE WAS ANNOUNCED. I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME DISTR FROM BASIC PREFLT FUNCTIONS. WHILE DISCUSSING THE RAMIFICATIONS OF A NEW EMPLOYER, I FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE ACFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BY NOT EXAMINING THE ACFT LOGBOOK. AFTER DEP, I NOTICED THAT THE LOGBOOK CONTAINED AN OPEN DISCREPANCY IN VIOLATION OF FAR PART 121. I BELIEVE MY ERROR TO BE A LAPSE IN CRM ON MY PART. ALTHOUGH STERILE COCKPIT RULES DO NOT APPLY IN PREFLT, I THINK CONCENTRATING ON ROUTINE DUTIES REQUIRES DISCIPLINE TO KEEP NON ESSENTIAL CONVERSATION FROM CAUSING LAPSES IN COCKPIT PERFORMANCE.

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.