Air carrier flight conducted with unresolved maintenance items.

Attributes
ACN	137893
Time
Date	199002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12300
ASRS Report	137893
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 3500
ASRS Report	137884
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying aircraft with 2 open items in logbook. The above were discovered by FAA on arrival at a maintenance station. Previous crew that wrote up the items apparently rest the electrical system cross-tie the cross-tie lockout light was not on when we arrived at aircraft. I noticed the #3 fuel tank circuit breaker out and rest it. It never popped again and pump operated normally. When I first arrived at aircraft I asked the copilot if anything was in the log. He said no. I found out later his normal procedure was to check only the front of the logbook at non maintenance stations since it was the inbound crew's job to notify technical service of any write-ups. Since the above problem could happen again I feel it should be stressed that: 1) both crew members should check the log, not only the C.I. Section but the last several pages also. 2) it is even more important at a non maintenance station since there are no maintenance personnel to check the book and the aircraft usually arrives a non maintenance station late at night when the previous crew is tired (more open to error).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CONDUCTED WITH UNRESOLVED MAINTENANCE ITEMS.

Narrative: FLYING ACFT WITH 2 OPEN ITEMS IN LOGBOOK. THE ABOVE WERE DISCOVERED BY FAA ON ARR AT A MAINT STATION. PREVIOUS CREW THAT WROTE UP THE ITEMS APPARENTLY REST THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CROSS-TIE THE CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN WE ARRIVED AT ACFT. I NOTICED THE #3 FUEL TANK CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT AND REST IT. IT NEVER POPPED AGAIN AND PUMP OPERATED NORMALLY. WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AT ACFT I ASKED THE COPLT IF ANYTHING WAS IN THE LOG. HE SAID NO. I FOUND OUT LATER HIS NORMAL PROC WAS TO CHECK ONLY THE FRONT OF THE LOGBOOK AT NON MAINT STATIONS SINCE IT WAS THE INBND CREW'S JOB TO NOTIFY TECHNICAL SERVICE OF ANY WRITE-UPS. SINCE THE ABOVE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN I FEEL IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT: 1) BOTH CREW MEMBERS SHOULD CHECK THE LOG, NOT ONLY THE C.I. SECTION BUT THE LAST SEVERAL PAGES ALSO. 2) IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AT A NON MAINT STATION SINCE THERE ARE NO MAINT PERSONNEL TO CHECK THE BOOK AND THE ACFT USUALLY ARRIVES A NON MAINT STATION LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE PREVIOUS CREW IS TIRED (MORE OPEN TO ERROR).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.