I do agree with you though, that people need to stop carrying maintenance items until they get back to base. If it's broken, write it up. Who cares what they try to talk you in to doing. Both the GOM and the FAA will back you up for making a logbook entry for a mechanical problem. It's time to stop verbally passing items on to the next captain, and write it up when it breaks.[/QUOTE]

I am surprised in this day and age anyone would carry a write up to a maintenance station or pass on a verbal. The FAA considers that falsification of the logbook and a intentional violation not covered under any amnesty program. You also put the crew getting the verbal in jeopardy unless they write in the logbook "per outgoing crew verbal XXX inop." I would ask the outgoing crew if they want to write it up or want you to put the above in the book.