Crew flew aircraft without logbook check. Aircraft was in a non dispatchable condition.

Attributes
ACN	446210
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation III, VI, VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	446210
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The problem that my captain and I had was an open discrepancy on an airplane that we flew. We had a trip scheduled in the airplane at XA00. We arrived at the airport at XA00 to find out passenger had arrived over 1 hour early. The captain and I did our best to get the aircraft ready. The captain preflted the airplane while I got the coffee, ice, and newspapers, raft, checked the WX and filed the flight plans. The captain got our flight release from dispatch and we began the trip. After reaching cruise altitude, the captain pulled out the aircraft book and noticed a write-up on the #1 communication. No corrective action had been taken. In hindsight, many errors occurred. The dispatcher that released the flight had it in his notes that the airplane could not be released. We, the crew, have the final authority/authorized on whether the airplane is airworthy or not, and we missed it. When we found out the passenger were at the airport, we felt 'rushed' to get the trip started. We were doing our duties too fast and something was overlooked. In conclusion, there is a point when trying to work fast that something will be overlooked and safety could be compromised. I've learned that even when you're in a 'hurry' it is crucial to take the time to make sure everything was completed. Safety cannot be compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW FLEW ACFT WITHOUT LOGBOOK CHK. ACFT WAS IN A NON DISPATCHABLE CONDITION.

Narrative: THE PROB THAT MY CAPT AND I HAD WAS AN OPEN DISCREPANCY ON AN AIRPLANE THAT WE FLEW. WE HAD A TRIP SCHEDULED IN THE AIRPLANE AT XA00. WE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT AT XA00 TO FIND OUT PAX HAD ARRIVED OVER 1 HR EARLY. THE CAPT AND I DID OUR BEST TO GET THE ACFT READY. THE CAPT PREFLTED THE AIRPLANE WHILE I GOT THE COFFEE, ICE, AND NEWSPAPERS, RAFT, CHKED THE WX AND FILED THE FLT PLANS. THE CAPT GOT OUR FLT RELEASE FROM DISPATCH AND WE BEGAN THE TRIP. AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT, THE CAPT PULLED OUT THE ACFT BOOK AND NOTICED A WRITE-UP ON THE #1 COM. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN. IN HINDSIGHT, MANY ERRORS OCCURRED. THE DISPATCHER THAT RELEASED THE FLT HAD IT IN HIS NOTES THAT THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT BE RELEASED. WE, THE CREW, HAVE THE FINAL AUTH ON WHETHER THE AIRPLANE IS AIRWORTHY OR NOT, AND WE MISSED IT. WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE PAX WERE AT THE ARPT, WE FELT 'RUSHED' TO GET THE TRIP STARTED. WE WERE DOING OUR DUTIES TOO FAST AND SOMETHING WAS OVERLOOKED. IN CONCLUSION, THERE IS A POINT WHEN TRYING TO WORK FAST THAT SOMETHING WILL BE OVERLOOKED AND SAFETY COULD BE COMPROMISED. I'VE LEARNED THAT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE IN A 'HURRY' IT IS CRUCIAL TO TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETED. SAFETY CANNOT BE COMPROMISED.

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.