A maintenance discrepancy is not properly entered in the maintenance log prior to departure.

Attributes
ACN	507390
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	507390
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The captain did the walkaround inspection and advised me that a wheelwell light was inoperative. While working with another inoperative item we forgot about the wheelwell light and took off without putting it in the logbook. Upon realizing our mistake I put the item in the logbook and notified our maintenance. The flight continued uneventfully and the wheelwell light was replaced upon reaching our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MAINT DISCREPANCY IS NOT PROPERLY ENTERED IN THE MAINT LOG PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: THE CAPT DID THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND ADVISED ME THAT A WHEELWELL LIGHT WAS INOP. WHILE WORKING WITH ANOTHER INOP ITEM WE FORGOT ABOUT THE WHEELWELL LIGHT AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN THE LOGBOOK. UPON REALIZING OUR MISTAKE I PUT THE ITEM IN THE LOGBOOK AND NOTIFIED OUR MAINT. THE FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY AND THE WHEELWELL LIGHT WAS REPLACED UPON REACHING OUR DEST.

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.