F100 captain signs logbook prior to completion of writeup item.

Attributes
ACN	335550
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
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
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	335550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	335551
Events
Anomaly	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	other

Narrative:

Departed dfw with open item in aircraft logbook. It was a cabin item called in by the inbound crew. Since the crew told us that maintenance had been called and was on the way, I made the mistake of putting my initials in the book before it was signed off. The writeup was that the floor strip between forward galley and flight crew cabin is coming loose. Maintenance never showed up and in the process of preparing the flight deck for departure, I forgot about the cabin writeup. In the future I will not initial the logbook without first verifying personally that the appropriate action actually was taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 CAPT SIGNS LOGBOOK PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF WRITEUP ITEM.

Narrative: DEPARTED DFW WITH OPEN ITEM IN ACFT LOGBOOK. IT WAS A CABIN ITEM CALLED IN BY THE INBOUND CREW. SINCE THE CREW TOLD US THAT MAINT HAD BEEN CALLED AND WAS ON THE WAY, I MADE THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING MY INITIALS IN THE BOOK BEFORE IT WAS SIGNED OFF. THE WRITEUP WAS THAT THE FLOOR STRIP BTWN FORWARD GALLEY AND FLC CABIN IS COMING LOOSE. MAINT NEVER SHOWED UP AND IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THE FLT DECK FOR DEP, I FORGOT ABOUT THE CABIN WRITEUP. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT INITIAL THE LOGBOOK WITHOUT FIRST VERIFYING PERSONALLY THAT THE APPROPRIATE ACTION ACTUALLY WAS TAKEN.

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.