Narrative:

During an FAA ramp check, the inspector found the yellow copy of the 'cabin discrepancies' form. The form was at the flight attendant station. None of the 4 write-ups were in the aircraft maintenance logbook. The write-ups were following: 1) 9C window panel falls off, 2) 2C no smoking sign above seat out, 3) flight attendant panel/emergency light indicator is out (armed), 4) lavatory: door sticks, hard to open and close. At the time the inspector told me about the cabin discrepancies, I called maintenance. Maintenance fixed #1, #3 and #4 and MEL #2. When the preflight inspection was performed 3 legs prior, the aircraft maintenance log was checked and no write-ups were found. The cause of this problem was that there was no communication between the previous flight attendant and previous flight crew to place the cabin discrepancies in the aircraft maintenance log so maintenance could correct the problems. A way to fix this problem is to have the company better train the flight attendants on the importance of cabin discrepancies and the effect they may have on the airworthiness of the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING RAMP CHK THE ACI FOUND DISCREPANCIES ON THE FLT ATTENDANT 'CABIN DISCREPANCY' FORM THAT WERE NOT ON THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

Narrative: DURING AN FAA RAMP CHK, THE INSPECTOR FOUND THE YELLOW COPY OF THE 'CABIN DISCREPANCIES' FORM. THE FORM WAS AT THE FLT ATTENDANT STATION. NONE OF THE 4 WRITE-UPS WERE IN THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK. THE WRITE-UPS WERE FOLLOWING: 1) 9C WINDOW PANEL FALLS OFF, 2) 2C NO SMOKING SIGN ABOVE SEAT OUT, 3) FLT ATTENDANT PANEL/EMER LIGHT INDICATOR IS OUT (ARMED), 4) LAVATORY: DOOR STICKS, HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. AT THE TIME THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME ABOUT THE CABIN DISCREPANCIES, I CALLED MAINT. MAINT FIXED #1, #3 AND #4 AND MEL #2. WHEN THE PREFLT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED 3 LEGS PRIOR, THE ACFT MAINT LOG WAS CHKED AND NO WRITE-UPS WERE FOUND. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROB WAS THAT THERE WAS NO COM BTWN THE PREVIOUS FLT ATTENDANT AND PREVIOUS FLC TO PLACE THE CABIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE ACFT MAINT LOG SO MAINT COULD CORRECT THE PROBS. A WAY TO FIX THIS PROB IS TO HAVE THE COMPANY BETTER TRAIN THE FLT ATTENDANTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CABIN DISCREPANCIES AND THE EFFECT THEY MAY HAVE ON THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE ACFT.

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.