B727 flight crew overlooked an open item in the aircraft logbook prior to departure.

Attributes
ACN	349460
Time
Date	199610
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : atp
ASRS Report	349460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	349461
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
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:

Upon review of aircraft logbook in dfw I did not notice an open write-up. After our landing in bwi the flight engineer noticed the oversight and brought it to my attention. I contacted tul technician to advise them of my oversight. I also contacted bwi maintenance to inform them of the previous write- up. The flight attendant had previously checked the PA and said the volume was weak no other problems were noted. This was my oversight as during my logbook review I initialed after the preceding captain's signature and then began working backwards reviewing the log. I was not in a hurry -- had plenty of time -- just missed it. I guess this implies we're all human and can and do make mistakes

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC OVERLOOKED AN OPEN ITEM IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: UPON REVIEW OF ACFT LOGBOOK IN DFW I DID NOT NOTICE AN OPEN WRITE-UP. AFTER OUR LNDG IN BWI THE FE NOTICED THE OVERSIGHT AND BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTN. I CONTACTED TUL TECHNICIAN TO ADVISE THEM OF MY OVERSIGHT. I ALSO CONTACTED BWI MAINT TO INFORM THEM OF THE PREVIOUS WRITE- UP. THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD PREVIOUSLY CHKED THE PA AND SAID THE VOLUME WAS WEAK NO OTHER PROBS WERE NOTED. THIS WAS MY OVERSIGHT AS DURING MY LOGBOOK REVIEW I INITIALED AFTER THE PRECEDING CAPT'S SIGNATURE AND THEN BEGAN WORKING BACKWARDS REVIEWING THE LOG. I WAS NOT IN A HURRY -- HAD PLENTY OF TIME -- JUST MISSED IT. I GUESS THIS IMPLIES WE'RE ALL HUMAN AND CAN AND DO MAKE MISTAKES

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.