Pilot refused to fly an A319 with a deferred item; and entered the refusal into the maintenance comp...

Narrative:

During preflight planning in ZZZ; discovered a deferral for wing anti-ice valve; which had the valve secured open. The deferral included a lengthy list of flight crew actions. Not having prior experience with this type of deferral; I accepted the deferral and signed for the aircraft. This particular deferral had an ECAM to accomplish right after engine start; and then another ECAM right after takeoff. It was this later ECAM that was of concern to me. Right after the 'takeoff inhibit' message goes away after takeoff; an ECAM with a master caution appears. This requires the PNF to go heads down shortly after takeoff and deal with the ECAM; all during a very critical phase of flight. After completing this ECAM as part of the deferral; I became convinced that I would not accept the aircraft for further flight after ZZZ1. We were originally supposed to take this aircraft ZZZ-ZZZ1-ZZZ2. While en route; I sent a maintenance message via ACARS refusing aircraft for the next flight; and included both captain's names. Upon arrival at ZZZ1; after exiting into the terminal; I spoke with a captain at an adjacent podium who was printing his flight papers. He told me he just refused an aircraft for a wing anti-ice deferral -- the plane we had just brought in. Our aircraft was already being shopped around. The next day; I wanted to see if our original aircraft refusal was listed on the log history for the aircraft -- it was not. There was no record of my refusal or the captain's in ZZZ1: these refusals are being scrubbed from the maintenance histories and hidden from follow-on capts; even when sent via ACARS. When I flight plan for a flight and look over the aircraft maintenance history; I want every piece of pertinent information about the plane; and this definitely would include whether a crew had just turned down the aircraft. Our flight operations' safety margin is steadily eroding and 'captain's authority/authorized' is a meaningless phrase out on the line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT REFUSED TO FLY AN A319 WITH A DEFERRED ITEM; AND ENTERED THE REFUSAL INTO THE MAINT COMPUTER LOG. THIS REFUSAL SHOULD HAVE REMAINED IN THE MAINT LOG; BUT WAS REMOVED.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT PLANNING IN ZZZ; DISCOVERED A DEFERRAL FOR WING ANTI-ICE VALVE; WHICH HAD THE VALVE SECURED OPEN. THE DEFERRAL INCLUDED A LENGTHY LIST OF FLT CREW ACTIONS. NOT HAVING PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFERRAL; I ACCEPTED THE DEFERRAL AND SIGNED FOR THE ACFT. THIS PARTICULAR DEFERRAL HAD AN ECAM TO ACCOMPLISH RIGHT AFTER ENG START; AND THEN ANOTHER ECAM RIGHT AFTER TKOF. IT WAS THIS LATER ECAM THAT WAS OF CONCERN TO ME. RIGHT AFTER THE 'TKOF INHIBIT' MESSAGE GOES AWAY AFTER TKOF; AN ECAM WITH A MASTER CAUTION APPEARS. THIS REQUIRES THE PNF TO GO HEADS DOWN SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AND DEAL WITH THE ECAM; ALL DURING A VERY CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. AFTER COMPLETING THIS ECAM AS PART OF THE DEFERRAL; I BECAME CONVINCED THAT I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE ACFT FOR FURTHER FLT AFTER ZZZ1. WE WERE ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO TAKE THIS ACFT ZZZ-ZZZ1-ZZZ2. WHILE ENRTE; I SENT A MAINT MSG VIA ACARS REFUSING ACFT FOR THE NEXT FLT; AND INCLUDED BOTH CAPT'S NAMES. UPON ARR AT ZZZ1; AFTER EXITING INTO THE TERMINAL; I SPOKE WITH A CAPT AT AN ADJACENT PODIUM WHO WAS PRINTING HIS FLT PAPERS. HE TOLD ME HE JUST REFUSED AN ACFT FOR A WING ANTI-ICE DEFERRAL -- THE PLANE WE HAD JUST BROUGHT IN. OUR ACFT WAS ALREADY BEING SHOPPED AROUND. THE NEXT DAY; I WANTED TO SEE IF OUR ORIGINAL ACFT REFUSAL WAS LISTED ON THE LOG HISTORY FOR THE ACFT -- IT WAS NOT. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF MY REFUSAL OR THE CAPT'S IN ZZZ1: THESE REFUSALS ARE BEING SCRUBBED FROM THE MAINT HISTORIES AND HIDDEN FROM FOLLOW-ON CAPTS; EVEN WHEN SENT VIA ACARS. WHEN I FLT PLAN FOR A FLT AND LOOK OVER THE ACFT MAINT HISTORY; I WANT EVERY PIECE OF PERTINENT INFO ABOUT THE PLANE; AND THIS DEFINITELY WOULD INCLUDE WHETHER A CREW HAD JUST TURNED DOWN THE ACFT. OUR FLT OPS' SAFETY MARGIN IS STEADILY ERODING AND 'CAPT'S AUTH' IS A MEANINGLESS PHRASE OUT ON THE LINE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

Attributes
ACN	785058
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ful.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
ASRS Report	785058
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Pilot refused to fly an A319 with a deferred item; and entered the refusal into the maintenance computer log. This refusal should have remained in the maintenance log; but was removed.