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An MD80 flight crew takes a flight from dfw to ord with an open logbook item. The open item, windshield cleaning, was not signed by maintenance in dfw and the crew did not sign it prior to leaving the aircraft at ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 980 |
| ASRS Report | 425320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 425303 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inbound captain to dfw wrote up dirty windshields. I initialed and checked logbook, went to pull up flight plan. Upon return to aircraft, windshields were washed twice and I got involved on phone to dispatch with a flap change for takeoff reference an MEL write-up and flight idle on ground. By time I had talked to dispatch and had the approval, it was approaching departure time. We did checklist and I did not sign off the information to maintenance item: dirty windshields. Departed dfw and arrived ord and did not think of open information maintenance entry. Signed logbook and left aircraft with the open information to maintenance entry. I will not get in such a hurry for on-time departure and not rechk logbook again when returning to aircraft prior to departure. Supplemental information from acn 425303: crew chief was called and accomplished the required cleaning of windshields. But due to level of activity to prepare jet neither he nor captain wrote an entry in logbook to reflect the accomplishment of the task. This type of complaint is normally handled by an 'arm' message -- not logbook entry, so I didn't anticipate entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLC TAKES A FLT FROM DFW TO ORD WITH AN OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM. THE OPEN ITEM, WINDSHIELD CLEANING, WAS NOT SIGNED BY MAINT IN DFW AND THE CREW DID NOT SIGN IT PRIOR TO LEAVING THE ACFT AT ORD.
Narrative: INBOUND CAPT TO DFW WROTE UP DIRTY WINDSHIELDS. I INITIALED AND CHKED LOGBOOK, WENT TO PULL UP FLT PLAN. UPON RETURN TO ACFT, WINDSHIELDS WERE WASHED TWICE AND I GOT INVOLVED ON PHONE TO DISPATCH WITH A FLAP CHANGE FOR TKOF REF AN MEL WRITE-UP AND FLT IDLE ON GND. BY TIME I HAD TALKED TO DISPATCH AND HAD THE APPROVAL, IT WAS APCHING DEP TIME. WE DID CHKLIST AND I DID NOT SIGN OFF THE INFO TO MAINT ITEM: DIRTY WINDSHIELDS. DEPARTED DFW AND ARRIVED ORD AND DID NOT THINK OF OPEN INFO MAINT ENTRY. SIGNED LOGBOOK AND LEFT ACFT WITH THE OPEN INFO TO MAINT ENTRY. I WILL NOT GET IN SUCH A HURRY FOR ON-TIME DEP AND NOT RECHK LOGBOOK AGAIN WHEN RETURNING TO ACFT PRIOR TO DEP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425303: CREW CHIEF WAS CALLED AND ACCOMPLISHED THE REQUIRED CLEANING OF WINDSHIELDS. BUT DUE TO LEVEL OF ACTIVITY TO PREPARE JET NEITHER HE NOR CAPT WROTE AN ENTRY IN LOGBOOK TO REFLECT THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE TASK. THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT IS NORMALLY HANDLED BY AN 'ARM' MESSAGE -- NOT LOGBOOK ENTRY, SO I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE ENTRY.
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.