A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with open maintenance log reports neither deferred nor a...

Attributes
ACN	504080
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	504080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	504081
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Publication	MAINTENANCE RELEASE

Narrative:

During preflight for flight xyz, we had multiple interruptions and distrs while completing our checklist. While I checked the maintenance log for maintenance status, I missed the last page which was behind the cardboard cover. I initialed the wrong page and we departed ZZZ with 3 minor maintenance items open that should have had a balancing entry. The good news is that all 3 items written up worked fine on our leg. This could have been a far more serious deal and I will not let distrs keep me from finding the last page of the log in the future. All items were again debriefed and balanced by maintenance at XXX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MAINT LOG RPTS NEITHER DEFERRED NOR ANSWERED.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT FOR FLT XYZ, WE HAD MULTIPLE INTERRUPTIONS AND DISTRS WHILE COMPLETING OUR CHKLIST. WHILE I CHKED THE MAINT LOG FOR MAINT STATUS, I MISSED THE LAST PAGE WHICH WAS BEHIND THE CARDBOARD COVER. I INITIALED THE WRONG PAGE AND WE DEPARTED ZZZ WITH 3 MINOR MAINT ITEMS OPEN THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A BALANCING ENTRY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ALL 3 ITEMS WRITTEN UP WORKED FINE ON OUR LEG. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FAR MORE SERIOUS DEAL AND I WILL NOT LET DISTRS KEEP ME FROM FINDING THE LAST PAGE OF THE LOG IN THE FUTURE. ALL ITEMS WERE AGAIN DEBRIEFED AND BALANCED BY MAINT AT XXX.

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.

A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with open maintenance log reports neither deferred nor answered.