Logbook write up not noticed prior to air carrier widebody transport departure.

Attributes
ACN	301130
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	301130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At cruise altitude, for some reason, I asked to see the logbook. The first officer handed it to me. Behold! There was an outstanding write-up! We took the aircraft in slc and even though the first officer stated that the logbook was signed off, it was not. In fact, it had a write up outstanding. In this downsizing of airlines, we all need to double-check!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOGBOOK WRITE UP NOT NOTICED PRIOR TO ACR WDB DEP.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT, FOR SOME REASON, I ASKED TO SEE THE LOGBOOK. THE FO HANDED IT TO ME. BEHOLD! THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING WRITE-UP! WE TOOK THE ACFT IN SLC AND EVEN THOUGH THE FO STATED THAT THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF, IT WAS NOT. IN FACT, IT HAD A WRITE UP OUTSTANDING. IN THIS DOWNSIZING OF AIRLINES, WE ALL NEED TO DOUBLE-CHK!

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.