Logbook entry not made on a quick repair by other airline maintenance personnel, flight returned to ...

Attributes
ACN	509740
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	509740
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Prior to departure from gate, a small door covering some fuses by the right overwing exit was discovered loose. A mechanic was called. This was during boarding. The flight was oversold and late. The copilot and I continued preparation for departure and were ready, waiting for the mechanic to finish. He returned to the cockpit and said that everything was finished and we were good to go. The jetway was pulled and we pushed back. After engine start we got an ACARS message from maintenance that the log coupon was not fully completed by the mechanic and we had to return to the blocks to finish the paperwork. We returned and the paperwork was properly updated. When the mechanic told us he was finished and we were ready, I did not check the log coupon to verify he had finished. We were being rushed to depart, as connections were going to be missed and the copilot and I were also busy with maintenance verifying the status of another deferred item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOGBOOK ENTRY NOT MADE ON A QUICK REPAIR BY OTHER AIRLINE MAINT PERSONNEL, FLT RETURNED TO GATE FOR PROPER PAPERWORK AT SJU, PR.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP FROM GATE, A SMALL DOOR COVERING SOME FUSES BY THE R OVERWING EXIT WAS DISCOVERED LOOSE. A MECH WAS CALLED. THIS WAS DURING BOARDING. THE FLT WAS OVERSOLD AND LATE. THE COPLT AND I CONTINUED PREPARATION FOR DEP AND WERE READY, WAITING FOR THE MECH TO FINISH. HE RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINISHED AND WE WERE GOOD TO GO. THE JETWAY WAS PULLED AND WE PUSHED BACK. AFTER ENG START WE GOT AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM MAINT THAT THE LOG COUPON WAS NOT FULLY COMPLETED BY THE MECH AND WE HAD TO RETURN TO THE BLOCKS TO FINISH THE PAPERWORK. WE RETURNED AND THE PAPERWORK WAS PROPERLY UPDATED. WHEN THE MECH TOLD US HE WAS FINISHED AND WE WERE READY, I DID NOT CHK THE LOG COUPON TO VERIFY HE HAD FINISHED. WE WERE BEING RUSHED TO DEPART, AS CONNECTIONS WERE GOING TO BE MISSED AND THE COPLT AND I WERE ALSO BUSY WITH MAINT VERIFYING THE STATUS OF ANOTHER DEFERRED ITEM.

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.

Logbook entry not made on a quick repair by other airline maintenance personnel, flight returned to gate for proper paperwork at sju, pr.