The AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG entry for a flight where an instrument was discovered inoperative on landing should

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• be omitted to avoid grounding the airplane.

  Hiding squawks is unsafe and illegal.

• ✓ include date, total time, what was discovered, and 'INOP' tag the instrument per 14 CFR 91.213 if needed.correct

  the next pilot must determine if MEL/Equipment List allows operation without the instrument. 14 CFR 91.213 governs flight with inoperative equipment. Required entries: date, time, discrepancy. The inop instrument should be PLACARDED 'INOP'. If on a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) or 91.213(d) list of required-by-type-cert equipment, airplane may be unairworthy. Pilot has affirmative duty to log; verbal hand-offs are not legal substitutes.

• be made only if the next pilot asks.

  Pilot has affirmative duty to log.

• be a verbal note to the FBO.

  Verbal hand-offs aren't legal records.