An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with no logbook boarded by maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	491980
Time
Date	200011
Day	Mon
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	Dawn
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	491986
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 non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Maintenance department failed to have logbook on airplane 15 mins prior to departure per company operations procedure. Flight crew performed originating checklist but, while still waiting for logbook to appear, continued past that item on checklist without 'holding the list at that point,' finished the checklist. This was the third pre-dawn departure in a row and there were other abnormalities to be solved that morning which distraction flight crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH NO LOGBOOK BOARDED BY MAINT.

Narrative: MAINT DEPT FAILED TO HAVE LOGBOOK ON AIRPLANE 15 MINS PRIOR TO DEP PER COMPANY OPS PROC. FLC PERFORMED ORIGINATING CHKLIST BUT, WHILE STILL WAITING FOR LOGBOOK TO APPEAR, CONTINUED PAST THAT ITEM ON CHKLIST WITHOUT 'HOLDING THE LIST AT THAT POINT,' FINISHED THE CHKLIST. THIS WAS THE THIRD PRE-DAWN DEP IN A ROW AND THERE WERE OTHER ABNORMALITIES TO BE SOLVED THAT MORNING WHICH DISTR FLC.

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.