Flight crew of atx light transport operated aircraft with an aircraft discrepancy not signed off.

Attributes
ACN	271677
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	271677
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff my IOE instructor noticed that we had an open write-up in the logbook. The aircraft had been flown by 3 crews before us. It was not noticed by us or the previous crews because it looked like it was fully signed off. The aircraft had departed lax on a maintenance ferry flight to fat a few days before with 2 write-ups. When in fat, only 1 write- up was signed off, but the mechanic's writing was so sloppy (like mine) that it looked like he signed off both items. Only under close inspection could you see that 1 item remained open. Contributing factors: late aircraft swap (5 mins before departure). New captain in aircraft (5 hours). Poor maintenance procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ATX LTT OPERATED ACFT WITH AN ACFT DISCREPANCY NOT SIGNED OFF.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF MY IOE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT WE HAD AN OPEN WRITE-UP IN THE LOGBOOK. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN BY 3 CREWS BEFORE US. IT WAS NOT NOTICED BY US OR THE PREVIOUS CREWS BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS FULLY SIGNED OFF. THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED LAX ON A MAINT FERRY FLT TO FAT A FEW DAYS BEFORE WITH 2 WRITE-UPS. WHEN IN FAT, ONLY 1 WRITE- UP WAS SIGNED OFF, BUT THE MECH'S WRITING WAS SO SLOPPY (LIKE MINE) THAT IT LOOKED LIKE HE SIGNED OFF BOTH ITEMS. ONLY UNDER CLOSE INSPECTION COULD YOU SEE THAT 1 ITEM REMAINED OPEN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LATE ACFT SWAP (5 MINS BEFORE DEP). NEW CAPT IN ACFT (5 HRS). POOR MAINT PROCS.

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.