Narrative:

Air carrier large transport aircraft on takeoff from grand junction. Aircraft experienced complete loss of 'a' system hydraulics. Checklist procedures were followed and the aircraft was landed safely back at grand junction. I was the captain of the aircraft. After deplaning the passenger, I proceeded as follows: I personally inspected the broken hydraulic line in the left wheel well that created the hydraulic leak. I personally spoke with the contract maintenance individual who came to inspect the aircraft and evaluate the problem. I personally spoke with my home station maintenance personnel to develop a plan for fixing the aircraft. This involved flying in company maintenance personnel with tools and parts to fix the hydraulic line. I filled out the company's required captain's irregularity report relating what happened and the action taken. I obtained rooms at the hotel for my crew and briefed them and the ground agents on what to expect as to the aircraft's status for being fixed. I failed to immediately fill out the most obvious paper work of all -- the flight log. As luck would have it, some FAA inspectors working at the airport stopped by to investigate the hydraulic loss incident. They discovered the logbook had not been filled out and brought it to the attention of the maintenance personnel who had begun working on the aircraft. The maintenance personnel then filled out the logbook with the hydraulic loss problem as I had related it to them. Upon my return to the aircraft, I added my name to the write- up.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT ACFT FAILED TO RECORD ACFT DISCREPANCY IN THE ACFT LOG PRIOR TO MAINT CORRECTIVE ACTION.

Narrative: ACR LGT ACFT ON TKOF FROM GRAND JUNCTION. ACFT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF 'A' SYS HYDS. CHKLIST PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED SAFELY BACK AT GRAND JUNCTION. I WAS THE CAPT OF THE ACFT. AFTER DEPLANING THE PAX, I PROCEEDED AS FOLLOWS: I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE BROKEN HYD LINE IN THE L WHEEL WELL THAT CREATED THE HYD LEAK. I PERSONALLY SPOKE WITH THE CONTRACT MAINT INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME TO INSPECT THE ACFT AND EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY SPOKE WITH MY HOME STATION MAINT PERSONNEL TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR FIXING THE ACFT. THIS INVOLVED FLYING IN COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL WITH TOOLS AND PARTS TO FIX THE HYD LINE. I FILLED OUT THE COMPANY'S REQUIRED CAPT'S IRREGULARITY RPT RELATING WHAT HAPPENED AND THE ACTION TAKEN. I OBTAINED ROOMS AT THE HOTEL FOR MY CREW AND BRIEFED THEM AND THE GND AGENTS ON WHAT TO EXPECT AS TO THE ACFT'S STATUS FOR BEING FIXED. I FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY FILL OUT THE MOST OBVIOUS PAPER WORK OF ALL -- THE FLT LOG. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, SOME FAA INSPECTORS WORKING AT THE ARPT STOPPED BY TO INVESTIGATE THE HYD LOSS INCIDENT. THEY DISCOVERED THE LOGBOOK HAD NOT BEEN FILLED OUT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTN OF THE MAINT PERSONNEL WHO HAD BEGUN WORKING ON THE ACFT. THE MAINT PERSONNEL THEN FILLED OUT THE LOGBOOK WITH THE HYD LOSS PROBLEM AS I HAD RELATED IT TO THEM. UPON MY RETURN TO THE ACFT, I ADDED MY NAME TO THE WRITE- UP.

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.