Narrative:

En route, I went to fill out our logbook and discovered an open logbook write-up. The previous cabin crew had used a portable oxygen bottle and it had been written up to be replaced. I don't know if the cockpit crew had notified maintenance by radio, and they never got to the plane before we pushed, or if it had been written up with no notification. I had actually checked the cover of our logbook against our release to verify that the MEL item on the aircraft matched that on our paper work. But I did not open the logbook to check for any new discrepancies. I had seen both of the previous crew members leaving the plane but neither mentioned the write-up, nor were they required to. I always try to give an oncoming crew a heads up about anything we wrote up so they can make sure to have them corrected before they go, and don't wind up like we did this flight. There had been a lot of nonstandard activity in the forward galley and jetway prior to our departure, but it came down to the fact that neither the captain nor I took 2 seconds to open the logbook and check it. I had flown with this captain the previous week and during both trips he always signed the logbook before we left the gate, but not this time. Our checklist says 'logbook -- on board.' but I'm now using that as my cue to make sure it has been checked and any open items cleared.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPEN LOGBOOK WRITE-UP NOT DISCOVERED BY FLC UNTIL AT CRUISE.

Narrative: ENRTE, I WENT TO FILL OUT OUR LOGBOOK AND DISCOVERED AN OPEN LOGBOOK WRITE-UP. THE PREVIOUS CABIN CREW HAD USED A PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE AND IT HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW IF THE COCKPIT CREW HAD NOTIFIED MAINT BY RADIO, AND THEY NEVER GOT TO THE PLANE BEFORE WE PUSHED, OR IF IT HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP WITH NO NOTIFICATION. I HAD ACTUALLY CHKED THE COVER OF OUR LOGBOOK AGAINST OUR RELEASE TO VERIFY THAT THE MEL ITEM ON THE ACFT MATCHED THAT ON OUR PAPER WORK. BUT I DID NOT OPEN THE LOGBOOK TO CHK FOR ANY NEW DISCREPANCIES. I HAD SEEN BOTH OF THE PREVIOUS CREW MEMBERS LEAVING THE PLANE BUT NEITHER MENTIONED THE WRITE-UP, NOR WERE THEY REQUIRED TO. I ALWAYS TRY TO GIVE AN ONCOMING CREW A HEADS UP ABOUT ANYTHING WE WROTE UP SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE TO HAVE THEM CORRECTED BEFORE THEY GO, AND DON'T WIND UP LIKE WE DID THIS FLT. THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF NONSTANDARD ACTIVITY IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND JETWAY PRIOR TO OUR DEP, BUT IT CAME DOWN TO THE FACT THAT NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I TOOK 2 SECONDS TO OPEN THE LOGBOOK AND CHK IT. I HAD FLOWN WITH THIS CAPT THE PREVIOUS WK AND DURING BOTH TRIPS HE ALWAYS SIGNED THE LOGBOOK BEFORE WE LEFT THE GATE, BUT NOT THIS TIME. OUR CHKLIST SAYS 'LOGBOOK -- ON BOARD.' BUT I'M NOW USING THAT AS MY CUE TO MAKE SURE IT HAS BEEN CHKED AND ANY OPEN ITEMS CLRED.

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.