B737 crew departed without the aircraft logbook.

Attributes
ACN	453879
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	453879
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	453997
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had flown 4 legs on aircraft this day. New copilot on this leg. Proceeded on before start checklist and got to 'logbook.' book not in cockpit, so went to jetway table where mechanic had taken logbook. I had entered an mco item at tlh regarding fuel cap at wing fueling station missing. Company procedure is for flight crew to placard at non maintenance station and proceed to maintenance station where company mechanic pulls log sheet and enters item into computer system. Mechanic had taken logbook to jetway but had not pulled sheet. Returned to cockpit and completed checklist but failed to go back to logbook item. Departed without logbook. Sent maintenance coordinator ACARS message on discovery. I now place a piece (sheet) of paper across the huds screen as a reminder when a checklist item is bypassed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW DEPARTED WITHOUT THE ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: HAD FLOWN 4 LEGS ON ACFT THIS DAY. NEW COPLT ON THIS LEG. PROCEEDED ON BEFORE START CHKLIST AND GOT TO 'LOGBOOK.' BOOK NOT IN COCKPIT, SO WENT TO JETWAY TABLE WHERE MECH HAD TAKEN LOGBOOK. I HAD ENTERED AN MCO ITEM AT TLH REGARDING FUEL CAP AT WING FUELING STATION MISSING. COMPANY PROC IS FOR FLC TO PLACARD AT NON MAINT STATION AND PROCEED TO MAINT STATION WHERE COMPANY MECH PULLS LOG SHEET AND ENTERS ITEM INTO COMPUTER SYS. MECH HAD TAKEN LOGBOOK TO JETWAY BUT HAD NOT PULLED SHEET. RETURNED TO COCKPIT AND COMPLETED CHKLIST BUT FAILED TO GO BACK TO LOGBOOK ITEM. DEPARTED WITHOUT LOGBOOK. SENT MAINT COORDINATOR ACARS MESSAGE ON DISCOVERY. I NOW PLACE A PIECE (SHEET) OF PAPER ACROSS THE HUDS SCREEN AS A REMINDER WHEN A CHKLIST ITEM IS BYPASSED.

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.