A B727 crew leaves mia with an open item in their logbook, a malfunctioning windshield wiper.

Attributes
ACN	458370
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
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	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	458370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	458369
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cockpit preflight, noted 1 open item in the logbook concerning windscreen wiper. Continued with the preflight and forgot to follow through with closing the logbook prior to departure. I should have doublechked the logbook prior to running the checklist. Next time I will position the logbook so I can see the open item unless a pilot or mechanic has the book. Valuable lesson learned. Supplemental information from acn 458369: no mechanic showed up and at departure time we closed the door and pushed with item still open. We realized this well after takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 CREW LEAVES MIA WITH AN OPEN ITEM IN THEIR LOGBOOK, A MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPER.

Narrative: DURING COCKPIT PREFLT, NOTED 1 OPEN ITEM IN THE LOGBOOK CONCERNING WINDSCREEN WIPER. CONTINUED WITH THE PREFLT AND FORGOT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH CLOSING THE LOGBOOK PRIOR TO DEP. I SHOULD HAVE DOUBLECHKED THE LOGBOOK PRIOR TO RUNNING THE CHKLIST. NEXT TIME I WILL POS THE LOGBOOK SO I CAN SEE THE OPEN ITEM UNLESS A PLT OR MECH HAS THE BOOK. VALUABLE LESSON LEARNED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 458369: NO MECH SHOWED UP AND AT DEP TIME WE CLOSED THE DOOR AND PUSHED WITH ITEM STILL OPEN. WE REALIZED THIS WELL AFTER TKOF.

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.