Medium large transport flight crew accepted and flew aircraft with an open logbook item.

Attributes
ACN	329140
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	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 : 150
ASRS Report	329140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	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:

Departed dfw for cle on air carrier flight. I took aircraft without having the maintenance department fix and sign off the logbook having a coffee maker that was written up by the inbound flight crew. When I arrived at the aircraft, maintenance was replacing the ACARS system and I discussed this problem with them. I was unaware of the inoperative coffee maker and somehow overlooked the write-up in logbook during my normal review of the logbook and previous write-ups. My failure to catch the inoperative item was definitely a mistake on my part and I had no intention of departing on the flight without the proper corrective action taken. The chief pilot notified me of the problem and I am filing this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC ACCEPTED AND FLEW ACFT WITH AN OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM.

Narrative: DEPARTED DFW FOR CLE ON ACR FLT. I TOOK ACFT WITHOUT HAVING THE MAINT DEPT FIX AND SIGN OFF THE LOGBOOK HAVING A COFFEE MAKER THAT WAS WRITTEN UP BY THE INBOUND FLC. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT, MAINT WAS REPLACING THE ACARS SYS AND I DISCUSSED THIS PROB WITH THEM. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE INOP COFFEE MAKER AND SOMEHOW OVERLOOKED THE WRITE-UP IN LOGBOOK DURING MY NORMAL REVIEW OF THE LOGBOOK AND PREVIOUS WRITE-UPS. MY FAILURE TO CATCH THE INOP ITEM WAS DEFINITELY A MISTAKE ON MY PART AND I HAD NO INTENTION OF DEPARTING ON THE FLT WITHOUT THE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. THE CHIEF PLT NOTIFIED ME OF THE PROB AND I AM FILING THIS RPT.

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.