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Flight crew of a B727 failed to notice during preflight the lack of a mechanic's release sign-off after a discrepancy sign-off in the aircraft logbook causing the aircraft to not be technically released for service. The flight crew noted the omission and notified company to correct the error upon arrival at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| 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 | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 402540 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight from slc-okc was uneventful except for the fact that our logbook did not have a mechanic's signature in the 'airworthiness release' box. A previous write-up had been signed off by the mechanic and a new page had been started in the logbook, but the required mechanic signature was missing. We noticed this in-flight and informed the company upon arrival at okc. The lesson learned is to be more careful with logbook procedures, especially when being pressed for time on a departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 FAILED TO NOTICE DURING PREFLT THE LACK OF A MECH'S RELEASE SIGN-OFF AFTER A DISCREPANCY SIGN-OFF IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOT BE TECHNICALLY RELEASED FOR SVC. THE FLC NOTED THE OMISSION AND NOTIFIED COMPANY TO CORRECT THE ERROR UPON ARR AT DEST.
Narrative: OUR FLT FROM SLC-OKC WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT OUR LOGBOOK DID NOT HAVE A MECH'S SIGNATURE IN THE 'AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE' BOX. A PREVIOUS WRITE-UP HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF BY THE MECH AND A NEW PAGE HAD BEEN STARTED IN THE LOGBOOK, BUT THE REQUIRED MECH SIGNATURE WAS MISSING. WE NOTICED THIS INFLT AND INFORMED THE COMPANY UPON ARR AT OKC. THE LESSON LEARNED IS TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH LOGBOOK PROCS, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEING PRESSED FOR TIME ON A DEP.
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.