Narrative:

On the second day of a 3-DAY trip, our aircraft was about 45 mins late. The original page of the relevant numbered page had been (properly) removed, so the ncr copy was not as easily read or noticed. The missed write-up, which should have been in the cabin appearance pages, was below a valid write-up, which had been deferred, then cleared. Result: an open discrepancy in the log that was not addressed on paper. Knowledge of this error came 24 hours later from a subsequent captain of this air carrier. Lesson and corrective action: always take the extra 60-90 seconds to verify that the paperwork is correct.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT RPTR FAILED TO NOTICE OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM AND DEPARTED. APPARENTLY THE DISPATCH RELEASE HAD THE INFO, BUT BEING A POOR COPY (NCR, NO CARBON REQUIRED) WAS DIFFICULT TO READ.

Narrative: ON THE SECOND DAY OF A 3-DAY TRIP, OUR ACFT WAS ABOUT 45 MINS LATE. THE ORIGINAL PAGE OF THE RELEVANT NUMBERED PAGE HAD BEEN (PROPERLY) REMOVED, SO THE NCR COPY WAS NOT AS EASILY READ OR NOTICED. THE MISSED WRITE-UP, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CABIN APPEARANCE PAGES, WAS BELOW A VALID WRITE-UP, WHICH HAD BEEN DEFERRED, THEN CLRED. RESULT: AN OPEN DISCREPANCY IN THE LOG THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED ON PAPER. KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ERROR CAME 24 HRS LATER FROM A SUBSEQUENT CAPT OF THIS ACR. LESSON AND CORRECTIVE ACTION: ALWAYS TAKE THE EXTRA 60-90 SECONDS TO VERIFY THAT THE PAPERWORK IS CORRECT.

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.