Large transport leaves gate with an open maintenance item resulting in return for maintenance signof...

Attributes
ACN	277491
Time
Date	199407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	277491
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	277497
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I, the flight engineer, arrived at departure aircraft 45 mins before departure. Copilot arrived shortly thereafter. Maintenance arrived to resolve a window seal problem in logbook from previous crew. Maintenance left and said you guys are all set. Captain came in cockpit 10 mins before departure. We ran appropriate checklists and left gate. 30 mins later, while holding for takeoff, it dawned on me I never checked the maintenance log for its signoff. I checked it, and although they told me we were all set, they didn't sign off the paperwork. Supplemental information from acn 277497: left gate with open undiscovered maintenance write-up. Flight engineer informed captain and we returned to closest point to maintenance to get it fixed prior to any flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT LEAVES GATE WITH AN OPEN MAINT ITEM RESULTING IN RETURN FOR MAINT SIGNOFF PRIOR TO FLT.

Narrative: I, THE FE, ARRIVED AT DEP ACFT 45 MINS BEFORE DEP. COPLT ARRIVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. MAINT ARRIVED TO RESOLVE A WINDOW SEAL PROB IN LOGBOOK FROM PREVIOUS CREW. MAINT LEFT AND SAID YOU GUYS ARE ALL SET. CAPT CAME IN COCKPIT 10 MINS BEFORE DEP. WE RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND LEFT GATE. 30 MINS LATER, WHILE HOLDING FOR TKOF, IT DAWNED ON ME I NEVER CHKED THE MAINT LOG FOR ITS SIGNOFF. I CHKED IT, AND ALTHOUGH THEY TOLD ME WE WERE ALL SET, THEY DIDN'T SIGN OFF THE PAPERWORK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 277497: LEFT GATE WITH OPEN UNDISCOVERED MAINT WRITE-UP. FE INFORMED CAPT AND WE RETURNED TO CLOSEST POINT TO MAINT TO GET IT FIXED PRIOR TO ANY FLT.

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.

Large transport leaves gate with an open maintenance item resulting in return for maintenance signoff prior to flight.