A canadair CL65 was dispatched in non compliance with an open unanswered log report.

Attributes
ACN	461558
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Turbulence Snow Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	461558
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had minor caution message into home base. Completed company and aircraft procedures with no problems. Captain wrote up discrepancy and consulted maintenance. The message cleared itself and it was considered a computer glitch. I asked the captain about the write-up because it has to be cleared by maintenance. He said he would 'void -- entered in error,' and because it was not a safety issue, I agreed. Prior to pushback, I asked if it had been voided and taken care of. He told me it was all taken care of. I did not actually ask to see the write-up but should have. When I got to destination the next crew asked why there was an open write-up. It delayed the next flight because the captain I was with had to finish his voiding. He forgot to void it before flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN UNANSWERED LOG RPT.

Narrative: HAD MINOR CAUTION MESSAGE INTO HOME BASE. COMPLETED COMPANY AND ACFT PROCS WITH NO PROBS. CAPT WROTE UP DISCREPANCY AND CONSULTED MAINT. THE MESSAGE CLRED ITSELF AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A COMPUTER GLITCH. I ASKED THE CAPT ABOUT THE WRITE-UP BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE CLRED BY MAINT. HE SAID HE WOULD 'VOID -- ENTERED IN ERROR,' AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, I AGREED. PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, I ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN VOIDED AND TAKEN CARE OF. HE TOLD ME IT WAS ALL TAKEN CARE OF. I DID NOT ACTUALLY ASK TO SEE THE WRITE-UP BUT SHOULD HAVE. WHEN I GOT TO DEST THE NEXT CREW ASKED WHY THERE WAS AN OPEN WRITE-UP. IT DELAYED THE NEXT FLT BECAUSE THE CAPT I WAS WITH HAD TO FINISH HIS VOIDING. HE FORGOT TO VOID IT BEFORE FLT.

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.