F100 flight crew inadvertently forgot to enter a maintenance logbook entry required for flight.

Attributes
ACN	514360
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	514360
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : passenger illness maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During taxi out, a passenger became ill and was assessed by another passenger that was a registered nurse. The nurse requested to use the blood pressure cuff from the aircraft's emergency medical kit. We subsequently returned to the gate prior to takeoff. Since the medical kit's seal was broken, a logbook entry was required prior to dispatching. While I was focused on deciding whether to allow the ill passenger to remain on board or not, I failed to enter the required information into the aircraft logbook until after takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 FLT CREW INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO ENTER A MAINT LOGBOOK ENTRY REQUIRED FOR FLT.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT, A PAX BECAME ILL AND WAS ASSESSED BY ANOTHER PAX THAT WAS A REGISTERED NURSE. THE NURSE REQUESTED TO USE THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF FROM THE ACFT'S EMER MEDICAL KIT. WE SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO THE GATE PRIOR TO TKOF. SINCE THE MEDICAL KIT'S SEAL WAS BROKEN, A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO DISPATCHING. WHILE I WAS FOCUSED ON DECIDING WHETHER TO ALLOW THE ILL PAX TO REMAIN ON BOARD OR NOT, I FAILED TO ENTER THE REQUIRED INFO INTO THE ACFT LOGBOOK UNTIL AFTER TKOF.

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.