MD80 captain did not see any open log items before departure.

Attributes
ACN	417470
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	417470
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 : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Last page of the logbook had only 'no items' entries -- about 6 of them. Previous page still had a green sheet with 1 tray table write-up that I thought had been crew placarded in an information-to-maintenance entry below it. After arriving at ord, when signing off the logbook with no items, I looked more carefully at the previous page. It was not a crew placard, but just an information that said tray table is svcable. I called ord maintenance on the phone and then showed the mechanic the signoff. He said that it was not a legal signoff and then after he looked at the actual tray table, he said that it was still broken. From now on, an extra green sheet in the logbook will be an extra alert to me. We had a full flight, so someone did situation in that seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT DID NOT SEE ANY OPEN LOG ITEMS BEFORE DEP.

Narrative: LAST PAGE OF THE LOGBOOK HAD ONLY 'NO ITEMS' ENTRIES -- ABOUT 6 OF THEM. PREVIOUS PAGE STILL HAD A GREEN SHEET WITH 1 TRAY TABLE WRITE-UP THAT I THOUGHT HAD BEEN CREW PLACARDED IN AN INFO-TO-MAINT ENTRY BELOW IT. AFTER ARRIVING AT ORD, WHEN SIGNING OFF THE LOGBOOK WITH NO ITEMS, I LOOKED MORE CAREFULLY AT THE PREVIOUS PAGE. IT WAS NOT A CREW PLACARD, BUT JUST AN INFO THAT SAID TRAY TABLE IS SVCABLE. I CALLED ORD MAINT ON THE PHONE AND THEN SHOWED THE MECH THE SIGNOFF. HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A LEGAL SIGNOFF AND THEN AFTER HE LOOKED AT THE ACTUAL TRAY TABLE, HE SAID THAT IT WAS STILL BROKEN. FROM NOW ON, AN EXTRA GREEN SHEET IN THE LOGBOOK WILL BE AN EXTRA ALERT TO ME. WE HAD A FULL FLT, SO SOMEONE DID SIT IN THAT SEAT.

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.