A B727-200 was dispatched in non compliance with an open logbook maintenance item.

Attributes
ACN	421441
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	421441
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	421439
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While accomplishing the preflight, I noticed a write-up concerning a burned out light on the aft air stairs. I noticed the light during the walkaround and upon my return to the cockpit, presented the captain with the forms. We continued with normal pre taxi items and departed for gua. Upon arrival in gua, the captain discovered we had flown this leg with an open write-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN LOGBOOK MAINT ITEM.

Narrative: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE PREFLT, I NOTICED A WRITE-UP CONCERNING A BURNED OUT LIGHT ON THE AFT AIR STAIRS. I NOTICED THE LIGHT DURING THE WALKAROUND AND UPON MY RETURN TO THE COCKPIT, PRESENTED THE CAPT WITH THE FORMS. WE CONTINUED WITH NORMAL PRE TAXI ITEMS AND DEPARTED FOR GUA. UPON ARR IN GUA, THE CAPT DISCOVERED WE HAD FLOWN THIS LEG WITH AN OPEN WRITE-UP.

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.