An air carrier departed without an airworthiness release, and maintenance log.

Attributes
ACN	300330
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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 pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10400 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	300330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
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	other

Narrative:

We started a flight from boston to bwi that was the first flight of the day for that aircraft. We reviewed the logbook and ran through the normal checklists. Before departure the lead flight attendant said 1 row of seats would not adjust from 'coach' to 'business select' confign. We called maintenance to fix the problem. When maintenance arrived they said they could not fix the problem. En route we discovered the logbook was missing. Maintenance had taken it in boston without notifying us. (The logbook is stored behind the pilots; seats, out of view.) we should confirm the logbook has not been taken anytime maintenance enters the cockpit. Maintenance should inform the flight crew if they take the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DEPARTED WITHOUT AN AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE, AND MAINT LOG.

Narrative: WE STARTED A FLT FROM BOSTON TO BWI THAT WAS THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY FOR THAT ACFT. WE REVIEWED THE LOGBOOK AND RAN THROUGH THE NORMAL CHKLISTS. BEFORE DEP THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT SAID 1 ROW OF SEATS WOULD NOT ADJUST FROM 'COACH' TO 'BUSINESS SELECT' CONFIGN. WE CALLED MAINT TO FIX THE PROB. WHEN MAINT ARRIVED THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROB. ENRTE WE DISCOVERED THE LOGBOOK WAS MISSING. MAINT HAD TAKEN IT IN BOSTON WITHOUT NOTIFYING US. (THE LOGBOOK IS STORED BEHIND THE PLTS; SEATS, OUT OF VIEW.) WE SHOULD CONFIRM THE LOGBOOK HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN ANYTIME MAINT ENTERS THE COCKPIT. MAINT SHOULD INFORM THE FLC IF THEY TAKE THE LOGBOOK.

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.