An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with an open unanswered log report on 1 engine.

Attributes
ACN	471688
Time
Date	200002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	471688
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I failed to notice a write-up on the engines on the logbook page xyz abc #yx. I accomplished the other write-ups on the page, but did not call for general maintenance help on the engine write-ups. The engine problems were not called in to maintenance by the crew nor was the write-up noticed by the oncoming crew. The aircraft left ZZZ on its trip to sat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN UNANSWERED LOG RPT ON 1 ENG.

Narrative: I FAILED TO NOTICE A WRITE-UP ON THE ENGS ON THE LOGBOOK PAGE XYZ ABC #YX. I ACCOMPLISHED THE OTHER WRITE-UPS ON THE PAGE, BUT DID NOT CALL FOR GENERAL MAINT HELP ON THE ENG WRITE-UPS. THE ENG PROBS WERE NOT CALLED IN TO MAINT BY THE CREW NOR WAS THE WRITE-UP NOTICED BY THE ONCOMING CREW. THE ACFT LEFT ZZZ ON ITS TRIP TO SAT.

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.