An air carrier medium large transport captain was the victim of a bad write-up in his logbook.

Attributes
ACN	260903
Time
Date	199401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	260903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

In sum: an air carrier medium large transport captain was receiving a line qualification lax-mex. The aircraft had 2 mechanical problems, the radar was 'weak' and the autobrake system would not test correctly in the rejected takeoff mode. The reporter wanted both problems fixed as there might be WX en route and because he was new to the aircraft and the route of flight. A mechanic and his superior wanted to defer the automatic brake problem, and the check airman gave the reporter no backing in getting it fixed. The reporter finally gave in to deferring the automatic brake problem, with the concurrence of his dispatch office. The anomaly was written off 'automatic speed brake will not test on rejected takeoff,' vice the proper 'automatic brakes will not test rejected takeoff.' the crew that took over the aircraft in mex noted the problem. The reporter's air carrier does not issue the MEL to the pilots. The reporter admits that he made a mistake by allowing his check airman to sway him and letting the mechanics push him. The cockpit setup became very hurried. The reporter is remorseful. The reporter was not able to see the logbook until the last min and did not have time to review it properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CAPT WAS THE VICTIM OF A BAD WRITE-UP IN HIS LOGBOOK.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN ACR MLG CAPT WAS RECEIVING A LINE QUALIFICATION LAX-MEX. THE ACFT HAD 2 MECHANICAL PROBS, THE RADAR WAS 'WEAK' AND THE AUTOBRAKE SYS WOULD NOT TEST CORRECTLY IN THE REJECTED TKOF MODE. THE RPTR WANTED BOTH PROBS FIXED AS THERE MIGHT BE WX ENRTE AND BECAUSE HE WAS NEW TO THE ACFT AND THE RTE OF FLT. A MECH AND HIS SUPERIOR WANTED TO DEFER THE AUTO BRAKE PROB, AND THE CHK AIRMAN GAVE THE RPTR NO BACKING IN GETTING IT FIXED. THE RPTR FINALLY GAVE IN TO DEFERRING THE AUTO BRAKE PROB, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF HIS DISPATCH OFFICE. THE ANOMALY WAS WRITTEN OFF 'AUTO SPD BRAKE WILL NOT TEST ON RTO,' VICE THE PROPER 'AUTO BRAKES WILL NOT TEST RTO.' THE CREW THAT TOOK OVER THE ACFT IN MEX NOTED THE PROB. THE RPTR'S ACR DOES NOT ISSUE THE MEL TO THE PLTS. THE RPTR ADMITS THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE BY ALLOWING HIS CHK AIRMAN TO SWAY HIM AND LETTING THE MECHS PUSH HIM. THE COCKPIT SETUP BECAME VERY HURRIED. THE RPTR IS REMORSEFUL. THE RPTR WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE LOGBOOK UNTIL THE LAST MIN AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REVIEW IT PROPERLY.

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.