An md super 80 was dispatched with insufficient maintenance logbook pages.

Attributes
ACN	435231
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	435231
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Arrived at the aircraft and began preflight duties. When I opened the log to review the maintenance history, there was only 1 1/2 days of pages. Today is monday and the only other date in the book was sunday, and the aircraft jut flew in from YYY and before that ZZZ. I immediately called to see if a computer run of a handful of days would be sufficient. The decision was that a 10 day run would make me legal to fly. My concern is for the other 2 capts who flew the aircraft before me, so I called and asked them to let the previous capts know of this. They said they would. My second concern is that the folks at maintenance are not aware that we have to have at least 3 days of aircraft maintenance history to review.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH INSUFFICIENT MAINT LOGBOOK PAGES.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT THE ACFT AND BEGAN PREFLT DUTIES. WHEN I OPENED THE LOG TO REVIEW THE MAINT HISTORY, THERE WAS ONLY 1 1/2 DAYS OF PAGES. TODAY IS MONDAY AND THE ONLY OTHER DATE IN THE BOOK WAS SUNDAY, AND THE ACFT JUT FLEW IN FROM YYY AND BEFORE THAT ZZZ. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO SEE IF A COMPUTER RUN OF A HANDFUL OF DAYS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. THE DECISION WAS THAT A 10 DAY RUN WOULD MAKE ME LEGAL TO FLY. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE OTHER 2 CAPTS WHO FLEW THE ACFT BEFORE ME, SO I CALLED AND ASKED THEM TO LET THE PREVIOUS CAPTS KNOW OF THIS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD. MY SECOND CONCERN IS THAT THE FOLKS AT MAINT ARE NOT AWARE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 3 DAYS OF ACFT MAINT HISTORY TO REVIEW.

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.