A B727 was dispatched with an open unanswered logbook write-up.

Attributes
ACN	397223
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	397223
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	397230
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

We departed a station with an open write-up. The write-up stated 'engine #2/#3 needs oil servicing.' I talked with maintenance control earlier about another MEL write-up and missed the open write-up. The aircraft had above the required minimum oil quantities for departure per the limitations on the aircraft. Talked with maintenance control about this after the fact and they stated this was the third time this has happened at this out station where open maintenance items were not addressed. Supplemental information from acn 397230: I inadvertently overlooked the open write-up during preflight. Discovered it upon landing. I normally check the logbook status as the first item upon entering the cockpit. In this instance, another crew member preceded me to the cockpit and took the logbook to operations to call maintenance control about a deferred item. When the logbook was returned to the cockpit, I failed to check it, except to note the inbound oil quantities noted there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN OPEN UNANSWERED LOGBOOK WRITE-UP.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED A STATION WITH AN OPEN WRITE-UP. THE WRITE-UP STATED 'ENG #2/#3 NEEDS OIL SVCING.' I TALKED WITH MAINT CTL EARLIER ABOUT ANOTHER MEL WRITE-UP AND MISSED THE OPEN WRITE-UP. THE ACFT HAD ABOVE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM OIL QUANTITIES FOR DEP PER THE LIMITATIONS ON THE ACFT. TALKED WITH MAINT CTL ABOUT THIS AFTER THE FACT AND THEY STATED THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AT THIS OUT STATION WHERE OPEN MAINT ITEMS WERE NOT ADDRESSED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 397230: I INADVERTENTLY OVERLOOKED THE OPEN WRITE-UP DURING PREFLT. DISCOVERED IT UPON LNDG. I NORMALLY CHK THE LOGBOOK STATUS AS THE FIRST ITEM UPON ENTERING THE COCKPIT. IN THIS INSTANCE, ANOTHER CREW MEMBER PRECEDED ME TO THE COCKPIT AND TOOK THE LOGBOOK TO OPS TO CALL MAINT CTL ABOUT A DEFERRED ITEM. WHEN THE LOGBOOK WAS RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT, I FAILED TO CHK IT, EXCEPT TO NOTE THE INBOUND OIL QUANTITIES NOTED THERE.

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.