A300 flight crew departed with an open log item.

Attributes
ACN	427140
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	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	A300
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	427140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	427139
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Logbook discrepancy. I arrived at the aircraft approximately 25 mins prior to departure and met the captain. I was advised that the APU air was inoperative and passenger were beginning to board. I went outside to find ground personnel to hook up ground air and perform walkaround. Returned to the cockpit and got ready for departure. Preparation was hurried due to APU problem, walkaround, and jump seater trying to get situated and briefed. We did the checklist and departed. Once airborne, I looked through the logbook to see exactly what the APU write-up was and noticed that there was a non balanced entry concerning an oven door seal being loose. We subsequently notified maintenance upon arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLC DEPARTED WITH AN OPEN LOG ITEM.

Narrative: LOGBOOK DISCREPANCY. I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT APPROX 25 MINS PRIOR TO DEP AND MET THE CAPT. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE APU AIR WAS INOP AND PAX WERE BEGINNING TO BOARD. I WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND GND PERSONNEL TO HOOK UP GND AIR AND PERFORM WALKAROUND. RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND GOT READY FOR DEP. PREPARATION WAS HURRIED DUE TO APU PROB, WALKAROUND, AND JUMP SEATER TRYING TO GET SITUATED AND BRIEFED. WE DID THE CHKLIST AND DEPARTED. ONCE AIRBORNE, I LOOKED THROUGH THE LOGBOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE APU WRITE-UP WAS AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A NON BALANCED ENTRY CONCERNING AN OVEN DOOR SEAL BEING LOOSE. WE SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED MAINT UPON ARR.

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.