Aircraft maintenance discrepancy. Air carrier crew flew the aircraft with an open maintenance item.

Attributes
ACN	306057
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
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 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	306057
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I met the aircraft and inbound crew in pdx. Talked to crew and was told that the aircraft was a good one. No mels on release. We then flew the aircraft to sjc. We then left the aircraft and spent the night in sjc. The following evening (jun/thu/95) after getting home, I was told by my wife to call the company. I was then informed that the aircraft that I flew to sjc had an open item in the 206 book at the time I flew it (may/wed/95, XA15 local time). I did not see the write-up when I looked at the logbook nor was I informed of it. I was told on jun/thu/95 that the write- up concerned the cockpit door, which worked just fine for us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY. ACR CREW FLEW THE ACFT WITH AN OPEN MAINT ITEM.

Narrative: I MET THE ACFT AND INBOUND CREW IN PDX. TALKED TO CREW AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ACFT WAS A GOOD ONE. NO MELS ON RELEASE. WE THEN FLEW THE ACFT TO SJC. WE THEN LEFT THE ACFT AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN SJC. THE FOLLOWING EVENING (JUN/THU/95) AFTER GETTING HOME, I WAS TOLD BY MY WIFE TO CALL THE COMPANY. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE ACFT THAT I FLEW TO SJC HAD AN OPEN ITEM IN THE 206 BOOK AT THE TIME I FLEW IT (MAY/WED/95, XA15 LCL TIME). I DID NOT SEE THE WRITE-UP WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LOGBOOK NOR WAS I INFORMED OF IT. I WAS TOLD ON JUN/THU/95 THAT THE WRITE- UP CONCERNED THE COCKPIT DOOR, WHICH WORKED JUST FINE FOR US.

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.