A B727 was dispatched in non compliance with a main tire below pressure limits with no log entry.

Attributes
ACN	446600
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	446600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

When we arrived at our destination, our maintenance team informed us that one of our tires appeared low. They said that they told the captain about it in ZZZ, and that I said 'we'd take care of it cvg.' no communications came from ZZZ ground crew to me or my crew regarding this topic. I reported the matter to my chief pilot's office and the event is currently under investigation. I would never take an aircraft airborne with a known mechanical defect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A MAIN TIRE BELOW PRESSURE LIMITS WITH NO LOG ENTRY.

Narrative: WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DEST, OUR MAINT TEAM INFORMED US THAT ONE OF OUR TIRES APPEARED LOW. THEY SAID THAT THEY TOLD THE CAPT ABOUT IT IN ZZZ, AND THAT I SAID 'WE'D TAKE CARE OF IT CVG.' NO COMS CAME FROM ZZZ GND CREW TO ME OR MY CREW REGARDING THIS TOPIC. I RPTED THE MATTER TO MY CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE AND THE EVENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. I WOULD NEVER TAKE AN ACFT AIRBORNE WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT.

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.