Aircraft logbook discrepancies raise questions with the FAA after air carrier large transport is accepted for flight by crew.

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Attributes
ACN	209534
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla airport : pit airport : las
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1203 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 37000
ASRS Report	209534
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	209731
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At gate in pit found the following small items on captain's oxygen mask (slide test lever) moved a little stiff. However it and all other functions worked normally. On engine fire test we got 2 red master caution lights with dimmer switch placed in dim. However with switch in bright position we only got light on left engine. Problem was in dimmer switch -- all other functions, lights, etc, were normal. 1 checklist was missing. However I had one in my bag and copilot had extra one in aircraft handbook. The point here is that FAA is saying I willfully left pit, with known problems. I had these items in logbook. Then the oil loss in left engine and unscheduled landing at vegas occurred. It was fixed and signed off by other air carrier mechanic, however the other items were still there for our mechanics at sfo. Note: we had the required checklists on board. Had we had to use MEL list, it is legal to be dispatched with 1 red light out on master caution. Oxygen mask worked in all functions. Lever just needed a little lube.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LOGBOOK DISCREPANCIES RAISE QUESTIONS WITH THE FAA AFTER ACR LGT IS ACCEPTED FOR FLT BY CREW.

Narrative: AT GATE IN PIT FOUND THE FOLLOWING SMALL ITEMS ON CAPT'S OXYGEN MASK (SLIDE TEST LEVER) MOVED A LITTLE STIFF. HOWEVER IT AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED NORMALLY. ON ENG FIRE TEST WE GOT 2 RED MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS WITH DIMMER SWITCH PLACED IN DIM. HOWEVER WITH SWITCH IN BRIGHT POS WE ONLY GOT LIGHT ON L ENG. PROBLEM WAS IN DIMMER SWITCH -- ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS, LIGHTS, ETC, WERE NORMAL. 1 CHKLIST WAS MISSING. HOWEVER I HAD ONE IN MY BAG AND COPLT HAD EXTRA ONE IN ACFT HANDBOOK. THE POINT HERE IS THAT FAA IS SAYING I WILLFULLY LEFT PIT, WITH KNOWN PROBLEMS. I HAD THESE ITEMS IN LOGBOOK. THEN THE OIL LOSS IN L ENG AND UNSCHEDULED LNDG AT VEGAS OCCURRED. IT WAS FIXED AND SIGNED OFF BY OTHER ACR MECH, HOWEVER THE OTHER ITEMS WERE STILL THERE FOR OUR MECHS AT SFO. NOTE: WE HAD THE REQUIRED CHKLISTS ON BOARD. HAD WE HAD TO USE MEL LIST, IT IS LEGAL TO BE DISPATCHED WITH 1 RED LIGHT OUT ON MASTER CAUTION. OXYGEN MASK WORKED IN ALL FUNCTIONS. LEVER JUST NEEDED A LITTLE LUBE.

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.