B727 crew flew a trip with an open log item.

Attributes
ACN	486338
Time
Date	200009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 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	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1191
ASRS Report	486338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	485840
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

At arrival station, I checked the logbook for correctness of an en route maintenance write-up, and discovered that we had departed our previous station with an open maintenance write-up for more engine performance logs. Our company policy is for the so to report any discrepancies to the captain, but my so had missed the write-up. I looked in the engine performance log and discovered that we still had 5 empty logsheets. I then contacted maintenance control and received a 'continue in service' MEL authority/authorized to continue to our next station.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW FLEW A TRIP WITH AN OPEN LOG ITEM.

Narrative: AT ARR STATION, I CHKED THE LOGBOOK FOR CORRECTNESS OF AN ENRTE MAINT WRITE-UP, AND DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD DEPARTED OUR PREVIOUS STATION WITH AN OPEN MAINT WRITE-UP FOR MORE ENG PERFORMANCE LOGS. OUR COMPANY POLICY IS FOR THE SO TO RPT ANY DISCREPANCIES TO THE CAPT, BUT MY SO HAD MISSED THE WRITE-UP. I LOOKED IN THE ENG PERFORMANCE LOG AND DISCOVERED THAT WE STILL HAD 5 EMPTY LOGSHEETS. I THEN CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND RECEIVED A 'CONTINUE IN SVC' MEL AUTH TO CONTINUE TO OUR NEXT STATION.

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.