DC9 crew did not add deferred MEL items to the aircraft logbook.

Attributes
ACN	496830
Time
Date	200012
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	496830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Radio altimeter, TCASII, GPWS were all deferred in accordance with MEL due to a flagged radio altimeter. Dispatcher amended the release via radio. It was discovered by another crew after 4 legs that the captain did not add the deferrals in the aircraft logbook. This crew flew the aircraft 4 legs before noticing it. I dispatched the last leg of this trip!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW DID NOT ADD DEFERRED MEL ITEMS TO THE ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: RADIO ALTIMETER, TCASII, GPWS WERE ALL DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL DUE TO A FLAGGED RADIO ALTIMETER. DISPATCHER AMENDED THE RELEASE VIA RADIO. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY ANOTHER CREW AFTER 4 LEGS THAT THE CAPT DID NOT ADD THE DEFERRALS IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THIS CREW FLEW THE ACFT 4 LEGS BEFORE NOTICING IT. I DISPATCHED THE LAST LEG OF THIS TRIP!

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.