B757-200 crew left logbook at the departure station.

Attributes
ACN	502620
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 17300 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	502620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight departed sfo without logbooks on board aircraft. Logbooks were removed during overnight by maintenance and were not reboarded. During preflight, both captain and first officer realized they were missing and continued on with other duties, ie, flight planning and preflting exterior/interior of aircraft. As we neared departure time, we were both involved with other duties and forgot the logbooks were missing. I am always in a routine of checking the logbook when first arriving at the aircraft. Since the logbooks weren't there at that time, my normal routine was changed, and I didn't catch it. It's hard to believe that with my experience I could do something so basic as depart without logbooks on board. I believe a re-emphasis on my preflight duties without a set routine, trying to be less distraction and setting priorities during this time could help prevent this from happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW LEFT LOGBOOK AT THE DEP STATION.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED SFO WITHOUT LOGBOOKS ON BOARD ACFT. LOGBOOKS WERE REMOVED DURING OVERNIGHT BY MAINT AND WERE NOT REBOARDED. DURING PREFLT, BOTH CAPT AND FO REALIZED THEY WERE MISSING AND CONTINUED ON WITH OTHER DUTIES, IE, FLT PLANNING AND PREFLTING EXTERIOR/INTERIOR OF ACFT. AS WE NEARED DEP TIME, WE WERE BOTH INVOLVED WITH OTHER DUTIES AND FORGOT THE LOGBOOKS WERE MISSING. I AM ALWAYS IN A ROUTINE OF CHKING THE LOGBOOK WHEN FIRST ARRIVING AT THE ACFT. SINCE THE LOGBOOKS WEREN'T THERE AT THAT TIME, MY NORMAL ROUTINE WAS CHANGED, AND I DIDN'T CATCH IT. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WITH MY EXPERIENCE I COULD DO SOMETHING SO BASIC AS DEPART WITHOUT LOGBOOKS ON BOARD. I BELIEVE A RE-EMPHASIS ON MY PREFLT DUTIES WITHOUT A SET ROUTINE, TRYING TO BE LESS DISTR AND SETTING PRIORITIES DURING THIS TIME COULD HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.