CAPT HAS SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT HAVING FLOWN WITH A CARGO NET RPTED LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITION AT THE DEP STATION. WRITES MAINT LOG ITEM AT DEST AND WORRIES THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE HE FLEW WITH AN OPEN ITEM.

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CREW WAS REROUTED AFTER MINIMUM REST PERIOD. PLANE HAD TO BE DELAYED 40 MINS TO ALLOW CREW TO BE LEGAL FOR FLT. AFTER PAX WERE LOADED; A GND/BAGGAGE PERSON CAME TO THE COCKPIT. HE TALKED WITH ME ABOUT THE CARGO NET IN BIN #2. HE GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THERE WAS NOTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH IT; BUT I MIGHT HAVE IT INSPECTED BY COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL (HE AND MAINT PERSONNEL WERE CONTRACT WORKERS) WHEN I GOT TO MY DEST. HE WENT ON TO SAY EVERYTHING WAS SAFELY SECURED. I THANKED HIM AND RETURNED TO THE TASK OF GETTING THE PLANE OUT IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. THE FLT OPERATED NORMALLY. SINCE I WANTED OUR MAINT TO LOOK AT THE NET IN CARGO BIN #2; I PUT WHAT THE BAGGAGE HANDLER HAD RELAYED TO ME IN THE FLT LOGBOOK. THE PROB IS THAT I SHOULD HAVE INSPECTED THE NET IN CARGO BIN #2 WHEN THE BAGGAGE HANDLER BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTN. IF IT WARRANTED A WRITE-UP; I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN IT UP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT (OR MEL'ED) AT THAT TIME. THE WAY I HANDLED THE SIT; IT COULD BE CONSTRUED I TOOK THE PLANE WITH AN OPEN WRITE-UP. I KNOW BETTER -- RUSHED BECAUSE WE WERE LATE; SOMEWHAT TIRED BECAUSE OUR REST PERIOD WAS CUT SHORT BY 4 HRS WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE; I USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN HANDLING THIS SIT. OUR MAINT DETERMINED NOTHING WAS SO WRONG WITH THE NET THAT IT NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTN; BUT THE POINT REMAINS; ANYTIME; ANYONE -- A PAX; A BAGGAGE HANDLER; A FLT ATTENDANT AND; OF COURSE; EVEN ANOTHER PLT QUESTIONS ANYTHING ABOUT THE PLANE; IT'S WORTHY OF MY TAKING NOTICE AND INVESTIGATING THE SIT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465840: IN HINDSIGHT IF THERE WAS A PROB THE LOGBOOK WRITE-UP SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE LEAVING XYZ AND THE PROB CORRECTED THEN.