An airbus 319 was refused for a flight by a captain due to inability to control main cabin temperature. Crew failed to enter report in logbook.

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Attributes
ACN	594112
Time
Date	200309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 : 195 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2406
ASRS Report	594112
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The captain refused an aircraft due to the inability to control the temperature in the main cabin. It would go to full cold on its own at times. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn't. However, we forgot to write it up in the logbook and put the reason for refusal. That is partly because we had been working another problem, which we did put in the logbook. It was a simple oversight. Another contributing factor was that the maintenance supervisor tried to get the captain to take the aircraft, and finally they said they would take the aircraft out of service and to the hangar. We bag-dragged to another gate. Then we overheard on the radio that another crew had been given the aircraft. That's when we realized we hadn't put it in the logbook, and maintenance may be passing the aircraft off to an unaware crew. (Incidentally, that crew was flying to ZZZ1 on flight xyz, so that may help you find the aircraft number). Bottom line: we realized we forgot to make the write-up. I'll also make a pilot report for the maintenance issue above.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS REFUSED FOR A FLT BY A CAPT DUE TO INABILITY TO CTL MAIN CABIN TEMP. CREW FAILED TO ENTER RPT IN LOGBOOK.

Narrative: THE CAPT REFUSED AN ACFT DUE TO THE INABILITY TO CTL THE TEMP IN THE MAIN CABIN. IT WOULD GO TO FULL COLD ON ITS OWN AT TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WORKED, AND SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. HOWEVER, WE FORGOT TO WRITE IT UP IN THE LOGBOOK AND PUT THE REASON FOR REFUSAL. THAT IS PARTLY BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN WORKING ANOTHER PROB, WHICH WE DID PUT IN THE LOGBOOK. IT WAS A SIMPLE OVERSIGHT. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT THE MAINT SUPVR TRIED TO GET THE CAPT TO TAKE THE ACFT, AND FINALLY THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE THE ACFT OUT OF SVC AND TO THE HANGAR. WE BAG-DRAGGED TO ANOTHER GATE. THEN WE OVERHEARD ON THE RADIO THAT ANOTHER CREW HAD BEEN GIVEN THE ACFT. THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED WE HADN'T PUT IT IN THE LOGBOOK, AND MAINT MAY BE PASSING THE ACFT OFF TO AN UNAWARE CREW. (INCIDENTALLY, THAT CREW WAS FLYING TO ZZZ1 ON FLT XYZ, SO THAT MAY HELP YOU FIND THE ACFT NUMBER). BOTTOM LINE: WE REALIZED WE FORGOT TO MAKE THE WRITE-UP. I'LL ALSO MAKE A PLT RPT FOR THE MAINT ISSUE ABOVE.

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.