Narrative:

First flight security check. The aircraft arrived late from the hangar for our proposed early am flight. Noticed the logbook was missing. We made several calls to have it brought up and were consistently told it was on the way. The logbook finally arrived right at departure. The aircraft had a multitude of work done on it, not the least of which being a complete engine change and flap work. We reviewed all of the items, looking them up in the MEL and reviewed operating manual checklists in the event any of the more significant items were to fail in-flight. Once I decided the aircraft was mechanically satisfactory to fly, we called to push off the gate. Immediately after we started our push, I realized that amid our focus on the mechanical write-ups, we did not receive the security search sheet, which I had anticipated to arrive with the logbook. That is where we normally find it. While still under tow and prior to starting either engine, we had the tug crew pull us back onto the gate. After an amazing long time, the station finally decided to take all of the people and their carry on baggage off and perform the required first flight security checks. Once done, we continued on. Supplemental information from acn 550054: we assumed the safety check had already been completed. Bad assumption. Due to the late arrival of the plane on the gate, the logbook not arriving until departure, pressure to get the flight out, and the many deferred items and maintenance write-ups, we missed the safety check.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FIRST FLT OF THE DAY SECURITY CHKS ARE DISCOVERED UNDONE DURING TAXI REQUIRING A RETURN TO THE GATE.

Narrative: FIRST FLT SECURITY CHK. THE ACFT ARRIVED LATE FROM THE HANGAR FOR OUR PROPOSED EARLY AM FLT. NOTICED THE LOGBOOK WAS MISSING. WE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO HAVE IT BROUGHT UP AND WERE CONSISTENTLY TOLD IT WAS ON THE WAY. THE LOGBOOK FINALLY ARRIVED RIGHT AT DEP. THE ACFT HAD A MULTITUDE OF WORK DONE ON IT, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH BEING A COMPLETE ENG CHANGE AND FLAP WORK. WE REVIEWED ALL OF THE ITEMS, LOOKING THEM UP IN THE MEL AND REVIEWED OPERATING MANUAL CHKLISTS IN THE EVENT ANY OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ITEMS WERE TO FAIL INFLT. ONCE I DECIDED THE ACFT WAS MECHANICALLY SATISFACTORY TO FLY, WE CALLED TO PUSH OFF THE GATE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE STARTED OUR PUSH, I REALIZED THAT AMID OUR FOCUS ON THE MECHANICAL WRITE-UPS, WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE SECURITY SEARCH SHEET, WHICH I HAD ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE WITH THE LOGBOOK. THAT IS WHERE WE NORMALLY FIND IT. WHILE STILL UNDER TOW AND PRIOR TO STARTING EITHER ENG, WE HAD THE TUG CREW PULL US BACK ONTO THE GATE. AFTER AN AMAZING LONG TIME, THE STATION FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CARRY ON BAGGAGE OFF AND PERFORM THE REQUIRED FIRST FLT SECURITY CHKS. ONCE DONE, WE CONTINUED ON. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 550054: WE ASSUMED THE SAFETY CHK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. BAD ASSUMPTION. DUE TO THE LATE ARR OF THE PLANE ON THE GATE, THE LOGBOOK NOT ARRIVING UNTIL DEP, PRESSURE TO GET THE FLT OUT, AND THE MANY DEFERRED ITEMS AND MAINT WRITE-UPS, WE MISSED THE SAFETY CHK.

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.