B737-300 captain was distracted and left the aircraft logbook on a counter at the departure station.

Attributes
ACN	539374
Time
Date	200202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	539374
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Misplaced logbook. Flight was at the gate in lax. Maintenance came out to replace the #1 navigation receiver. They fixed the problem and handed the forms to myself. I looked over the write-up and was in the process of reviewing the forms when a jump seat rider came down the jetway. I set the forms down to speak with the jump seater and to check his credentials. The jump seater boarded followed by myself, with the forms sitting on the counter. En route to phx I realized that the forms were not with the aircraft. The forms were put on a flight to phx 1/2 hour behind us and we continued on from phx with the forms onboard. What I believe caused the event: I got distracted with checking the jump seater's credentials. I was just getting ready to go to the cockpit with the logbook in hand when he came up to me. I set the logbook down and that's where it stayed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CAPT WAS DISTRACTED AND LEFT THE ACFT LOGBOOK ON A COUNTER AT THE DEP STATION.

Narrative: MISPLACED LOGBOOK. FLT WAS AT THE GATE IN LAX. MAINT CAME OUT TO REPLACE THE #1 NAV RECEIVER. THEY FIXED THE PROB AND HANDED THE FORMS TO MYSELF. I LOOKED OVER THE WRITE-UP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE FORMS WHEN A JUMP SEAT RIDER CAME DOWN THE JETWAY. I SET THE FORMS DOWN TO SPEAK WITH THE JUMP SEATER AND TO CHK HIS CREDENTIALS. THE JUMP SEATER BOARDED FOLLOWED BY MYSELF, WITH THE FORMS SITTING ON THE COUNTER. ENRTE TO PHX I REALIZED THAT THE FORMS WERE NOT WITH THE ACFT. THE FORMS WERE PUT ON A FLT TO PHX 1/2 HR BEHIND US AND WE CONTINUED ON FROM PHX WITH THE FORMS ONBOARD. WHAT I BELIEVE CAUSED THE EVENT: I GOT DISTRACTED WITH CHKING THE JUMP SEATER'S CREDENTIALS. I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO GO TO THE COCKPIT WITH THE LOGBOOK IN HAND WHEN HE CAME UP TO ME. I SET THE LOGBOOK DOWN AND THAT'S WHERE IT STAYED.

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.