Batp crew left without aircraft logbook.

Attributes
ACN	408690
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATP Advanced Turboprop
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	408690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a scheduled flight to cak. Halfway across lake michigan the captain noticed the aircraft logbook missing from the aircraft library. It turned out that while the captain and I were preparing for gate departure, maintenance personnel had come out to the aircraft and removed the logbook without our realizing it. I was involved with getting clearance and preparing the manifest. We reported the situation to dispatch and were told to return to ord to retrieve it. We did so and then continued to cak. Air carrier is adjusting our procedures for logbook removal so this won't happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BATP CREW LEFT WITHOUT ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A SCHEDULED FLT TO CAK. HALFWAY ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THE CAPT NOTICED THE ACFT LOGBOOK MISSING FROM THE ACFT LIBRARY. IT TURNED OUT THAT WHILE THE CAPT AND I WERE PREPARING FOR GATE DEP, MAINT PERSONNEL HAD COME OUT TO THE ACFT AND REMOVED THE LOGBOOK WITHOUT OUR REALIZING IT. I WAS INVOLVED WITH GETTING CLRNC AND PREPARING THE MANIFEST. WE RPTED THE SIT TO DISPATCH AND WERE TOLD TO RETURN TO ORD TO RETRIEVE IT. WE DID SO AND THEN CONTINUED TO CAK. ACR IS ADJUSTING OUR PROCS FOR LOGBOOK REMOVAL SO THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.