Open logbook item not repaired and missed by flcs.

Attributes
ACN	302698
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 900 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	302698
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:

The previous day, apr/fri/95, a pilot wrote up a light missing in the gear handle. Pilot and maintenance action was taken to get the aircraft back to ord. The write-up was left open. On apr/sat/95 I picked up aircraft number at XA20-XA30 and checked my log page on which there were no open write- ups. I later discovered there was an open write-up the previous day. I feel this problem could have been avoided by more vigilant maintenance procedures with respect to tracking write- ups. Also, it would help us, as capts, if the pilot deferred items and maintenance deferred items were a different color in the log can. I was not the first captain to accept the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM NOT REPAIRED AND MISSED BY FLCS.

Narrative: THE PREVIOUS DAY, APR/FRI/95, A PLT WROTE UP A LIGHT MISSING IN THE GEAR HANDLE. PLT AND MAINT ACTION WAS TAKEN TO GET THE ACFT BACK TO ORD. THE WRITE-UP WAS LEFT OPEN. ON APR/SAT/95 I PICKED UP ACFT NUMBER AT XA20-XA30 AND CHKED MY LOG PAGE ON WHICH THERE WERE NO OPEN WRITE- UPS. I LATER DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN OPEN WRITE-UP THE PREVIOUS DAY. I FEEL THIS PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY MORE VIGILANT MAINT PROCS WITH RESPECT TO TRACKING WRITE- UPS. ALSO, IT WOULD HELP US, AS CAPTS, IF THE PLT DEFERRED ITEMS AND MAINT DEFERRED ITEMS WERE A DIFFERENT COLOR IN THE LOG CAN. I WAS NOT THE FIRST CAPT TO ACCEPT THE ACFT.

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.