2 air carrier capts failed to write up a passenger seat in the logbook.

Attributes
ACN	359112
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ecm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	359112
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We discovered a passenger seat was broken. We called maintenance en route and were told a mechanic would meet us. I did not write the seat up because I was going to have the mechanic write it up. When we arrived in mem, the next flight crew was there to meet us with no mechanic. I told the other captain about the seat and that maintenance was on the way and that I did not write it up. He said ok and I left, but the mechanic never showed up and the captain took off without writing it up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ACR CAPTS FAILED TO WRITE UP A PAX SEAT IN THE LOGBOOK.

Narrative: WE DISCOVERED A PAX SEAT WAS BROKEN. WE CALLED MAINT ENRTE AND WERE TOLD A MECH WOULD MEET US. I DID NOT WRITE THE SEAT UP BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE MECH WRITE IT UP. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN MEM, THE NEXT FLC WAS THERE TO MEET US WITH NO MECH. I TOLD THE OTHER CAPT ABOUT THE SEAT AND THAT MAINT WAS ON THE WAY AND THAT I DID NOT WRITE IT UP. HE SAID OK AND I LEFT, BUT THE MECH NEVER SHOWED UP AND THE CAPT TOOK OFF WITHOUT WRITING IT UP.

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.