B757 flight crew operated the aircraft with an open logbook maintenance item.

Attributes
ACN	522710
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	522710
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departing on flight abcd we reviewed the maintenance logbook at the gate that had a minor cabin write-up that indicated the captain's PA was 'scratchy.' after departing we realized we did not obtain a balancing entry by maintenance personnel. The previous crew that made the entry did not enter a code in the book, so it may not have been called in to maintenance. In spite of our haste, I did not consider this item to be a serous safety issue, which I believe contributed to my forgetfulness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW OPERATED THE ACFT WITH AN OPEN LOGBOOK MAINT ITEM.

Narrative: DEPARTING ON FLT ABCD WE REVIEWED THE MAINT LOGBOOK AT THE GATE THAT HAD A MINOR CABIN WRITE-UP THAT INDICATED THE CAPT'S PA WAS 'SCRATCHY.' AFTER DEPARTING WE REALIZED WE DID NOT OBTAIN A BALANCING ENTRY BY MAINT PERSONNEL. THE PREVIOUS CREW THAT MADE THE ENTRY DID NOT ENTER A CODE IN THE BOOK, SO IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN TO MAINT. IN SPITE OF OUR HASTE, I DID NOT CONSIDER THIS ITEM TO BE A SEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH I BELIEVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY FORGETFULNESS.

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.