Narrative:

Arrived at aircraft from layover to work flight. FAA inspector met us and advised he was doing ramp check of aircraft and logbook. Inspector advised the logbook contained 1 open write-up. We had brought aircraft in the previous night. The write-up was from the flight prior to that time. We had been aware in stl that discrepancy was known and we were advised it had been rectified prior to departure. I was not aware of write-up being in logbook, so I neglected to check pages prior to our flight. Flight engineer and FAA inspector notified kansas city. They verified that service had been completed in stl and arranged for local mechanic to inspect strut (nose gear) and sign off logbook. Flight departed late due to maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727. FAA INSPECTOR FOUND AN OPEN LOG ITEM ON HIS PREFLT INSPECTION.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT ACFT FROM LAYOVER TO WORK FLT. FAA INSPECTOR MET US AND ADVISED HE WAS DOING RAMP CHK OF ACFT AND LOGBOOK. INSPECTOR ADVISED THE LOGBOOK CONTAINED 1 OPEN WRITE-UP. WE HAD BROUGHT ACFT IN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE WRITE-UP WAS FROM THE FLT PRIOR TO THAT TIME. WE HAD BEEN AWARE IN STL THAT DISCREPANCY WAS KNOWN AND WE WERE ADVISED IT HAD BEEN RECTIFIED PRIOR TO DEP. I WAS NOT AWARE OF WRITE-UP BEING IN LOGBOOK, SO I NEGLECTED TO CHK PAGES PRIOR TO OUR FLT. FE AND FAA INSPECTOR NOTIFIED KANSAS CITY. THEY VERIFIED THAT SVC HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN STL AND ARRANGED FOR LCL MECH TO INSPECT STRUT (NOSE GEAR) AND SIGN OFF LOGBOOK. FLT DEPARTED LATE DUE TO MAINT.

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.