DC10 flight crew departs ZZZZ, first officer, with open logbook entry due to improper documentation.

Attributes
ACN	514410
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	514410
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Engine #2 failed to light off on start. After following procedures, a good start was attained using the other ignitor. Recalling a recent similar situation when I called our maintenance control and was told to 'wright it up on arrival,' I decided to do just that. I realized after we were airborne that I had missed a key part of that same MEL deferral procedure -- namely to notify maintenance control before departure. Had I taken the time to review the MEL book rather than relying on memory, this could have been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 FLT CREW DEPARTS ZZZZ, FO, WITH OPEN LOGBOOK ENTRY DUE TO IMPROPER DOCUMENTATION.

Narrative: ENG #2 FAILED TO LIGHT OFF ON START. AFTER FOLLOWING PROCS, A GOOD START WAS ATTAINED USING THE OTHER IGNITOR. RECALLING A RECENT SIMILAR SIT WHEN I CALLED OUR MAINT CTL AND WAS TOLD TO 'WRIGHT IT UP ON ARR,' I DECIDED TO DO JUST THAT. I REALIZED AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE THAT I HAD MISSED A KEY PART OF THAT SAME MEL DEFERRAL PROC -- NAMELY TO NOTIFY MAINT CTL BEFORE DEP. HAD I TAKEN THE TIME TO REVIEW THE MEL BOOK RATHER THAN RELYING ON MEMORY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.