A BE1900 WAS DISPATCHED WITH MINIMUM EQUIP REQUIRED SYS INOP BUT NOT ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK.

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ON JUN/XX/97; I AND MY FO; A LINE CAPT ACTING AS SIC; WERE ASSIGNED A FLT SERIES ORIGINATING FROM FSD; SD. AFTER ARRIVING; OUR BE02 WAS DELAYED BY THE PREVIOUS CREW FOR A MECHANICAL PROB ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUTOPLT. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE ACFT THE FLT DIRECTOR AND AUTOPLT WERE MEL'ED. DEPARTING FOR HON; SD; WE NOTED THAT THE RUDDER BOOST; YAW DAMPER AND PITCH TRIM WERE ADDITIONALLY INOP. THE SIC STATED THAT HE HAD FACED THIS PROB BEFORE; THAT THE MEL WAS INCOMPLETE AND THAT HE KNEW HOW TO HANDLE THE PROB. AFTER ARRIVING AT HON; SD; I INSTRUCTED HIM TO CALL OUR MAINT PERSONNEL IN TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION. WHEN HE RETURNED HE STATED HE RECEIVED THEIR APPROVAL. WE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTION: WE ENTERED INTO THE FLT LOG THE 3 ADDITIONAL PROBS AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS PIC'S IDENT NUMBER AS IF IT HAD BEEN DONE AT FSD. AFTER ARRIVING AT FSD WE HAD THE SAME CONTRACT MAINT PERSON SIGN OFF THE ADDITIONAL ENTRIES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS IRREGULAR. I TRUSTED THAT THE SIC HAD RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM MAINT; HE HAD ONLY INFORMED THEM OF THE PLAN; THAT BECAUSE OF HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROB; HIS CONCLUSION; IE; SOLUTION; WAS A GOOD ONE.