Crew of medium large transport departs mke without aircraft logbook.

Attributes
ACN	442890
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	442890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In milwaukee the captain reviewed the aircraft maintenance logbook. Company maintenance was faxing a mechanical item. We returned to the aircraft and accomplished checklist, passenger started boarding and the logbook was left in maintenance. In cruise we realized the logbook was not onboard the aircraft. We called dispatch and had them facsimile the appropriate documents to our next stop. The captain had performed the in-service aircraft accepting check and relayed this information to me in milwaukee before we departed. When we arrived at our next scheduled stop we received the appropriate faxes and continued our trip. Human nature came into play when we got involved in running checklist and forgot to confirm the logbook was onboard. Due to our company procedures, logbooks are routinely removed from the aircraft when maintenance is correcting mechanical items. In light of that it is very possible to be waiting for the mechanics and get side-tracked with other company procedures. To remedy this likely situation, the logbook should never leave the aircraft. As a double-check for the flight crew the first item on the before start checklist should be 'logbook' with a response by both crew members of 'checked.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW OF MLG DEPARTS MKE WITHOUT ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: IN MILWAUKEE THE CAPTAIN REVIEWED THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK. COMPANY MAINT WAS FAXING A MECHANICAL ITEM. WE RETURNED TO THE ACFT AND ACCOMPLISHED CHKLIST, PAX STARTED BOARDING AND THE LOGBOOK WAS LEFT IN MAINT. IN CRUISE WE REALIZED THE LOGBOOK WAS NOT ONBOARD THE ACFT. WE CALLED DISPATCH AND HAD THEM FAX THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO OUR NEXT STOP. THE CAPT HAD PERFORMED THE IN-SVC ACFT ACCEPTING CHK AND RELAYED THIS INFO TO ME IN MILWAUKEE BEFORE WE DEPARTED. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR NEXT SCHEDULED STOP WE RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE FAXES AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP. HUMAN NATURE CAME INTO PLAY WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN RUNNING CHKLIST AND FORGOT TO CONFIRM THE LOGBOOK WAS ONBOARD. DUE TO OUR COMPANY PROCS, LOGBOOKS ARE ROUTINELY REMOVED FROM THE ACFT WHEN MAINT IS CORRECTING MECHANICAL ITEMS. IN LIGHT OF THAT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE TO BE WAITING FOR THE MECHS AND GET SIDE-TRACKED WITH OTHER COMPANY PROCS. TO REMEDY THIS LIKELY SIT, THE LOGBOOK SHOULD NEVER LEAVE THE ACFT. AS A DOUBLE-CHK FOR THE FLC THE FIRST ITEM ON THE BEFORE START CHKLIST SHOULD BE 'LOGBOOK' WITH A RESPONSE BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS OF 'CHKED.'

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.