Log book entry missing.

Attributes
ACN	551964
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	551964
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was first officer on flight XXX leaving jfk for nrt. Just prior to pushback, we asked the agent for the security form stating the preflight security checks had been completed, the agent informed us that the aircraft had previously flown that day from lhr to jfk. Upon looking at the logbook, it was discovered that the information to crew entry had not been entered in the book. At that time, the captain had the relief pilot contact dispatch to see if we could get confirmation that the security check had in fact been completed. The dispatcher contacted london and gave us the time date and name of the captain who signed the form in london. At that time, our captain thought that sufficed in our requirement of verifying the check had been previously preformed. At that time I stated I did not think that was the case and that without the entry in the log book from the london flight that a new security inspection was required. The captain said he did not think that was the case and made the decision to go without getting a new security check performed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOG BOOK ENTRY MISSING.

Narrative: I WAS FO ON FLT XXX LEAVING JFK FOR NRT. JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, WE ASKED THE AGENT FOR THE SECURITY FORM STATING THE PREFLT SECURITY CHKS HAD BEEN COMPLETED, THE AGENT INFORMED US THAT THE ACFT HAD PREVIOUSLY FLOWN THAT DAY FROM LHR TO JFK. UPON LOOKING AT THE LOGBOOK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INFO TO CREW ENTRY HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED IN THE BOOK. AT THAT TIME, THE CAPT HAD THE RELIEF PLT CONTACT DISPATCH TO SEE IF WE COULD GET CONFIRMATION THAT THE SECURITY CHECK HAD IN FACT BEEN COMPLETED. THE DISPATCHER CONTACTED LONDON AND GAVE US THE TIME DATE AND NAME OF THE CAPT WHO SIGNED THE FORM IN LONDON. AT THAT TIME, OUR CAPT THOUGHT THAT SUFFICED IN OUR REQUIREMENT OF VERIFYING THE CHK HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PREFORMED. AT THAT TIME I STATED I DID NOT THINK THAT WAS THE CASE AND THAT WITHOUT THE ENTRY IN THE LOG BOOK FROM THE LONDON FLT THAT A NEW SECURITY INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CAPT SAID HE DID NOT THINK THAT WAS THE CASE AND MADE THE DECISION TO GO WITHOUT GETTING A NEW SECURITY CHK PERFORMED.

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.