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Captain of an mdt air carrier aircraft operated the aircraft when the flight log showed undeferred maintenance item.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260881 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : saf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 260881 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our company recently changed the aircraft logbook and this inadvertently resulted in a change in procedure. The captain is now not only responsible for the logbook, it is now his duty to complete it as well. In the past it was the first officer's duty to complete. Many crews are having a hard time adjusting to this new procedure and duties. A write up was left open for several flts, it concerned a hydraulic accumulator that was low on its precharge. Maintenance claims the problem has been corrected just not entered in the logbook. The previous crew supposedly had written up the discrepancy. However, they had made their log entry in the wrong place. I corrected this error and noticed no discrepancy. I proceeded to fly the aircraft 6 more legs. This write up mysteriously appeared for the next crew after me. A mechanic was called and the corrective action section of the logbook was filled in. Show a date a day later than the actual write up and 8 legs completed from the time it was written up and the time it was cleared. I cannot see how I could have missed this open write up for 6 legs. In any case the logbook has caused much confusion since the change. We no longer need it for pay purposes or aircraft time record keeping. Consequently, few crews take the logbook seriously except for the dmi's.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MDT ACR ACFT OPERATED THE ACFT WHEN THE FLT LOG SHOWED UNDEFERRED MAINT ITEM.
Narrative: OUR COMPANY RECENTLY CHANGED THE ACFT LOGBOOK AND THIS INADVERTENTLY RESULTED IN A CHANGE IN PROC. THE CAPT IS NOW NOT ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOGBOOK, IT IS NOW HIS DUTY TO COMPLETE IT AS WELL. IN THE PAST IT WAS THE FO'S DUTY TO COMPLETE. MANY CREWS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME ADJUSTING TO THIS NEW PROC AND DUTIES. A WRITE UP WAS LEFT OPEN FOR SEVERAL FLTS, IT CONCERNED A HYD ACCUMULATOR THAT WAS LOW ON ITS PRECHARGE. MAINT CLAIMS THE PROB HAS BEEN CORRECTED JUST NOT ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE PREVIOUS CREW SUPPOSEDLY HAD WRITTEN UP THE DISCREPANCY. HOWEVER, THEY HAD MADE THEIR LOG ENTRY IN THE WRONG PLACE. I CORRECTED THIS ERROR AND NOTICED NO DISCREPANCY. I PROCEEDED TO FLY THE ACFT 6 MORE LEGS. THIS WRITE UP MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARED FOR THE NEXT CREW AFTER ME. A MECH WAS CALLED AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SECTION OF THE LOGBOOK WAS FILLED IN. SHOW A DATE A DAY LATER THAN THE ACTUAL WRITE UP AND 8 LEGS COMPLETED FROM THE TIME IT WAS WRITTEN UP AND THE TIME IT WAS CLRED. I CANNOT SEE HOW I COULD HAVE MISSED THIS OPEN WRITE UP FOR 6 LEGS. IN ANY CASE THE LOGBOOK HAS CAUSED MUCH CONFUSION SINCE THE CHANGE. WE NO LONGER NEED IT FOR PAY PURPOSES OR ACFT TIME RECORD KEEPING. CONSEQUENTLY, FEW CREWS TAKE THE LOGBOOK SERIOUSLY EXCEPT FOR THE DMI'S.
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.