Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Distraction; Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance
General Maintenance Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
After we had secured the aircraft at the gate in ZZZZ; I realized that maintenance stickers had not been written up in the logbook on the ground in ZZZZ1. This was a result of several disruptions that took place on the ground in ZZZZ1. Upon shutdown in ZZZZ1; very quickly the cockpit was swarmed by several people. Loadmaster; Maintenance and local quarantine authorities all congregated in the cockpit area. It was conveyed that before anything could take place on the aircraft until the entire flight crew had cleared the local inspection protocol. This entailed all flight crews leaving the aircraft for a temperature and document check on the outside aircraft steps. In order to get the process of unloading and loading going we all left the cockpit area. Before leaving the cockpit we briefed maintenance on the stickers and the required inspections needed. We were all under the impression that maintenance would complete the inspection and complete the logbook as required. After we had completed the quarantine inspection and reentered the cockpit; we observed the mechanics discussing the stickers. I incorrectly assumed that they had been entered into the logbook as we had received the maintenance release. As I was entering the stickers in the logbook in ZZZZ I realized that ZZZZ1 maintenance had not entered them in the logbook.In the future I will not allow any external influences take priority before all my duties are complete. Also I will start enforcing the no cockpit entering until I have completed all my post flight duties. A suggestion would be to pass the responsibility of writing up the stickers to maintenance as it is a maintenance function. The flight crew is saddled with enough work.
Upon completing our second flight of the day into ZZZZ and completing the logbook we realized that we had failed to transfer two DMIs (Deferred Maintenance Item) from the first flight to the second. I believe there were several factors that allowed us to miss these items in ZZZZ1. As soon as we had pulled into the chocks in ZZZZ1 ground crew were immediately accessing the flight deck explaining their procedures and informing us that we needed to fill out COVID-19 paperwork; get our passports; and exit the aircraft to meet local customs authorities who wanted to take our temperatures; and take our pictures while holding up our passports. We complied with this and exited the aircraft to follow their procedures. The local authorities then disappeared with our passports and we were sent back to the flight deck. The mechanics also took the logbook off the flight deck while they were doing their work. This created just enough of an interruption and out of the ordinary procedures to distract us from ensuring the logbook was completed properly.I don't feel the flight crews have any business exiting the aircraft in Country X. Even if we have a fever; what are the authorities going to do; forcibly detain and quarantine us for a through flight? Regardless of the distraction; I should have done a better job of making sure all DMIs were transferred to the next flight. I had volunteered to complete the logbook for the Captain and should have ensured it was done correctly. In the future I will always ensure all deferred items are properly transferred.
Air carrier flight crew reported that deferred maintenance items were not properly documented due to multiple distractions in the flight deck; including international COVID-19 screening protocols.