Air carrier widebody transport flight crew operates with a known mechanical problem and does not place write up in logbook in deference to operating flight to next stop for maintenance.

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Attributes
ACN	200252
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stt
State Reference	VI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 1220
ASRS Report	200252
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

From operations at st thomas both the captain and first officer noticed a dent in the left leading edge slate in between the body of the aircraft and the #1 engine pylon. Both the captain and I inspected the damage, and with consideration given to the maintenance capabilities at st thomas, we both agreed to fly the aircraft to st croix (our next scheduled destination) and have it looked at there. The flight to st. Croix was uneventful. Upon arrival at st. Croix, we reported the damage to operations and requested that maintenance look at it. They found the dent to be 8 in by 10 in by 1 1/2 in deep with a double row of broken/loose rivets. Maintenance, in consideration with tulsa engineering, decided to take the aircraft OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB FLC OPERATES WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND DOES NOT PLACE WRITE UP IN LOGBOOK IN DEFERENCE TO OPERATING FLT TO NEXT STOP FOR MAINT.

Narrative: FROM OPS AT ST THOMAS BOTH THE CAPT AND FO NOTICED A DENT IN THE L LEADING EDGE SLATE IN BTWN THE BODY OF THE ACFT AND THE #1 ENG PYLON. BOTH THE CAPT AND I INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, AND WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE MAINT CAPABILITIES AT ST THOMAS, WE BOTH AGREED TO FLY THE ACFT TO ST CROIX (OUR NEXT SCHEDULED DEST) AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT THERE. THE FLT TO ST. CROIX WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON ARR AT ST. CROIX, WE RPTED THE DAMAGE TO OPS AND REQUESTED THAT MAINT LOOK AT IT. THEY FOUND THE DENT TO BE 8 IN BY 10 IN BY 1 1/2 IN DEEP WITH A DOUBLE ROW OF BROKEN/LOOSE RIVETS. MAINT, IN CONSIDERATION WITH TULSA ENGINEERING, DECIDED TO TAKE THE ACFT OTS.

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.