Narrative:

After several interruptions in our before start checklist by agents and others who were concerned about late passenger who were waiting in long security check in lines, we finally finished our checklist. We were rushing to make the departure time and forgot to insure that the aircraft logbook was on board. We departed and while climbing through 10000 ft I was aware of a very slow and hesitant increase in airspeed after commanding a change from 250 KTS to 320 KTS which is our normal climb speed after cling through 10000 ft. After checking all gauges and settings, I realized that the autoplt trim system was not working. I then disconnected the autoplt and found the aircraft to be far out of trim which simultaneously was accompanied by an out of trim warning light. I retrimmed the aircraft manually with the primary trim system and continued to hand fly with no problems. We checked the company QRH to no avail. We then looked for popped circuit breakers. We found all 3 secondary trim (autoplt trim) circuit breakers were popped out. I then asked the first officer to check the logbook history while I was hand flying. We then realized to my shock and surprise that the logbook was not on board. I called maintenance control department, who informed me that my aircraft had just had a phase check and the maintenance personnel forgot to reset the breakers before dispatching the aircraft. The maintenance personnel also did not replace the logbook on the aircraft. I was advised to reset the 3 circuit breakers. After doing so all the trim system were restored to normal operation. I was advised by company of the situation and was advised to continue the flight and utilize the spare logbook on board for recording the information regarding our flight. When I arrived in acy I was met by maintenance personnel who advised me that they faxed the maintenance procedures which were previously conducted and would attach them to my log pages. I disclosed this incident to our company through our as soon as possible reporting service. I also recommended that perhaps a new system of 'red flagging' the cockpit could be devised to alert crews if the maintenance log has been removed, and or work is in progress.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD83 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE AN AUTOPLT TRIM MALFUNCTION AFTER TKOF. THEY ALSO DISCOVER THAT THEY INADVERTENTLY TOOK OFF WITHOUT THE ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: AFTER SEVERAL INTERRUPTIONS IN OUR BEFORE START CHKLIST BY AGENTS AND OTHERS WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT LATE PAX WHO WERE WAITING IN LONG SECURITY CHK IN LINES, WE FINALLY FINISHED OUR CHKLIST. WE WERE RUSHING TO MAKE THE DEP TIME AND FORGOT TO INSURE THAT THE ACFT LOGBOOK WAS ON BOARD. WE DEPARTED AND WHILE CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT I WAS AWARE OF A VERY SLOW AND HESITANT INCREASE IN AIRSPD AFTER COMMANDING A CHANGE FROM 250 KTS TO 320 KTS WHICH IS OUR NORMAL CLB SPD AFTER CLING THROUGH 10000 FT. AFTER CHKING ALL GAUGES AND SETTINGS, I REALIZED THAT THE AUTOPLT TRIM SYS WAS NOT WORKING. I THEN DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND FOUND THE ACFT TO BE FAR OUT OF TRIM WHICH SIMULTANEOUSLY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN OUT OF TRIM WARNING LIGHT. I RETRIMMED THE ACFT MANUALLY WITH THE PRIMARY TRIM SYS AND CONTINUED TO HAND FLY WITH NO PROBS. WE CHKED THE COMPANY QRH TO NO AVAIL. WE THEN LOOKED FOR POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. WE FOUND ALL 3 SECONDARY TRIM (AUTOPLT TRIM) CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED OUT. I THEN ASKED THE FO TO CHK THE LOGBOOK HISTORY WHILE I WAS HAND FLYING. WE THEN REALIZED TO MY SHOCK AND SURPRISE THAT THE LOGBOOK WAS NOT ON BOARD. I CALLED MAINT CTL DEPT, WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY ACFT HAD JUST HAD A PHASE CHK AND THE MAINT PERSONNEL FORGOT TO RESET THE BREAKERS BEFORE DISPATCHING THE ACFT. THE MAINT PERSONNEL ALSO DID NOT REPLACE THE LOGBOOK ON THE ACFT. I WAS ADVISED TO RESET THE 3 CIRCUIT BREAKERS. AFTER DOING SO ALL THE TRIM SYS WERE RESTORED TO NORMAL OP. I WAS ADVISED BY COMPANY OF THE SIT AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE THE FLT AND UTILIZE THE SPARE LOGBOOK ON BOARD FOR RECORDING THE INFO REGARDING OUR FLT. WHEN I ARRIVED IN ACY I WAS MET BY MAINT PERSONNEL WHO ADVISED ME THAT THEY FAXED THE MAINT PROCS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED AND WOULD ATTACH THEM TO MY LOG PAGES. I DISCLOSED THIS INCIDENT TO OUR COMPANY THROUGH OUR ASAP RPTING SVC. I ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT PERHAPS A NEW SYS OF 'RED FLAGGING' THE COCKPIT COULD BE DEVISED TO ALERT CREWS IF THE MAINT LOG HAS BEEN REMOVED, AND OR WORK IS IN PROGRESS.

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.