Atx rotary winged pilot forgets to make a logbook entry on aircraft equipment problems.

Attributes
ACN	291825
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	291825
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During an EMS flight my radar altimeter was working intermittently as well as on postflt checks I found the pilot pitot heat inoperative. I informed our 2 a&P's as well as my relief pilot. However, I got caught up in non flying management tasks and neglected to enter the problems in the aircraft logbook. The pitot heat problem turned out to be intermittent as well. Applicable parts were ordered at the time the a&P's were notified. By getting side tracked soon after landing, I allowed myself to neglect an important part of each flight -- the follow-up. As they say, 'the job isn't done until the paper work is complete.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX ROTARY WINGED PLT FORGETS TO MAKE A LOGBOOK ENTRY ON ACFT EQUIP PROBS.

Narrative: DURING AN EMS FLT MY RADAR ALTIMETER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS ON POSTFLT CHKS I FOUND THE PLT PITOT HEAT INOP. I INFORMED OUR 2 A&P'S AS WELL AS MY RELIEF PLT. HOWEVER, I GOT CAUGHT UP IN NON FLYING MGMNT TASKS AND NEGLECTED TO ENTER THE PROBS IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THE PITOT HEAT PROB TURNED OUT TO BE INTERMITTENT AS WELL. APPLICABLE PARTS WERE ORDERED AT THE TIME THE A&P'S WERE NOTIFIED. BY GETTING SIDE TRACKED SOON AFTER LNDG, I ALLOWED MYSELF TO NEGLECT AN IMPORTANT PART OF EACH FLT -- THE FOLLOW-UP. AS THEY SAY, 'THE JOB ISN'T DONE UNTIL THE PAPER WORK IS COMPLETE.'

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.