B737-300. Hydraulic fluid was found around the landing gear on the ground.

Attributes
ACN	534457
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked ground : maintenance
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 : 18000 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	534457
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Write-up not put in logbook. I had a mechanic (contract) come out to see if we had a hydraulic or brake fluid leak that a ramp person reported. They said that there was some fluid on the ramp under the main gear. The mechanic made sure the fitting was tight and we went on to our destination. Air carrier maintenance didn't think the mechanic needed to put anything in the log, since they just looked at the plane. After leaving I thought that I should have put something in the logbook just to show the mechanic looked at the plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300. HYD FLUID WAS FOUND AROUND THE LNDG GEAR ON THE GND.

Narrative: WRITE-UP NOT PUT IN LOGBOOK. I HAD A MECH (CONTRACT) COME OUT TO SEE IF WE HAD A HYD OR BRAKE FLUID LEAK THAT A RAMP PERSON RPTED. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME FLUID ON THE RAMP UNDER THE MAIN GEAR. THE MECH MADE SURE THE FITTING WAS TIGHT AND WE WENT ON TO OUR DEST. ACR MAINT DIDN'T THINK THE MECH NEEDED TO PUT ANYTHING IN THE LOG, SINCE THEY JUST LOOKED AT THE PLANE. AFTER LEAVING I THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD HAVE PUT SOMETHING IN THE LOGBOOK JUST TO SHOW THE MECH LOOKED AT THE PLANE.

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.