Existing logbook write-up overlooked. Aircraft ferried for corrective sign off.

Attributes
ACN	274734
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	274734
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft came in and previous captain wrote up aircraft for maintenance items. 1 page was full, so he started a new page and put 1 item (smoke door came off hinge) on the new page and did not tell anyone. The pages in the aircraft maintenance log (aml) are such that with the new page you could cover it up so that nobody would know a new page was started. Maintenance came on aircraft the same time that I did and when they opened the smoke doors, it came off the hinge. Maintenance fixed it immediately. They proceeded to repair aircraft and sign off all items except the one on the new page, that they did not know was there. I signed and accepted aircraft on the page that had all the write-ups on it because there was room and I had no idea that a new page was started. In the morning, I went to start a new page and saw the open write-up and contacted dispatch right away. I knew the smoke door had been repaired but we had to ferry the aircraft for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXISTING LOGBOOK WRITE-UP OVERLOOKED. ACFT FERRIED FOR CORRECTIVE SIGN OFF.

Narrative: ACFT CAME IN AND PREVIOUS CAPT WROTE UP ACFT FOR MAINT ITEMS. 1 PAGE WAS FULL, SO HE STARTED A NEW PAGE AND PUT 1 ITEM (SMOKE DOOR CAME OFF HINGE) ON THE NEW PAGE AND DID NOT TELL ANYONE. THE PAGES IN THE ACFT MAINT LOG (AML) ARE SUCH THAT WITH THE NEW PAGE YOU COULD COVER IT UP SO THAT NOBODY WOULD KNOW A NEW PAGE WAS STARTED. MAINT CAME ON ACFT THE SAME TIME THAT I DID AND WHEN THEY OPENED THE SMOKE DOORS, IT CAME OFF THE HINGE. MAINT FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY. THEY PROCEEDED TO REPAIR ACFT AND SIGN OFF ALL ITEMS EXCEPT THE ONE ON THE NEW PAGE, THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WAS THERE. I SIGNED AND ACCEPTED ACFT ON THE PAGE THAT HAD ALL THE WRITE-UPS ON IT BECAUSE THERE WAS ROOM AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT A NEW PAGE WAS STARTED. IN THE MORNING, I WENT TO START A NEW PAGE AND SAW THE OPEN WRITE-UP AND CONTACTED DISPATCH RIGHT AWAY. I KNEW THE SMOKE DOOR HAD BEEN REPAIRED BUT WE HAD TO FERRY THE ACFT FOR MAINT.

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.