Narrative:

I inadvertently flew aircraft with an open log write-up. When I picked up the aircraft at ewr, I became preoccupied with an MEL which was not shown on the release. Upon arrival at pit and reexamining previous log entries I noticed that log item #57 had not been properly cleared even though a clearing entry was next to it. It turned out an engine vibration monitor had been robbed for another aircraft and no log entry had been made. The entry appearing next to item 57 pertained to another write-up. When I brought this to the attention of maintenance they checked the compartment and discovered that the replacement part had been installed but the packing and records for the part were loose in the compartment. We subsequently got the log corrected.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLT CREW FAILS TO NOTE INCORRECT LOGBOOK ENTRY BEFORE DEP ON FLT WITH AN INTERMEDIATE FLT. DISCOVERS PROBLEM AND HAS IT CORRECTED AFTER ARR AT INTERMEDIATE STOP.

Narrative: I INADVERTENTLY FLEW ACFT WITH AN OPEN LOG WRITE-UP. WHEN I PICKED UP THE ACFT AT EWR, I BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH AN MEL WHICH WAS NOT SHOWN ON THE RELEASE. UPON ARR AT PIT AND REEXAMINING PREVIOUS LOG ENTRIES I NOTICED THAT LOG ITEM #57 HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY CLRED EVEN THOUGH A CLEARING ENTRY WAS NEXT TO IT. IT TURNED OUT AN ENGINE VIBRATION MONITOR HAD BEEN ROBBED FOR ANOTHER ACFT AND NO LOG ENTRY HAD BEEN MADE. THE ENTRY APPEARING NEXT TO ITEM 57 PERTAINED TO ANOTHER WRITE-UP. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTN OF MAINT THEY CHECKED THE COMPARTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD BEEN INSTALLED BUT THE PACKING AND RECORDS FOR THE PART WERE LOOSE IN THE COMPARTMENT. WE SUBSEQUENTLY GOT THE LOG CORRECTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.