A B727-200 was dispatched in non compliance with an open unanswered logbook report.

Attributes
ACN	461915
Time
Date	200001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 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 : parked ground : maintenance ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	461915
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On jan/xa/00 I was assigned to aircraft xyz for a through pre service check and a 4-HAND temperature control problem. I went on board and asked the captain what the problem was. He explained his r-hand temperature control was inoperative in automatic mode and worked normal in manual. I proceeded to placard the r-hand temperature control and performed the pre service check. When I entered the pre service check, I asked the captain if there was anything else that required attention. He replied 'no, we are set to go, thank you.' unfortunately, I -- along with the captain -- missed an open item from the previous log page addressing #3 egt as reading low. The aircraft flew to bwi and then trip abc back to ZZZ on jan/xb/00 without incident, or repeat on #3 engine. That crew also failed to see the open item. The outbound crew on trip abc noticed the discrepancy and brought it to maintenance's attention. The aircraft was found to have a faulty egt gauge. The egt gauge was replaced and operations checked normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

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

Narrative: ON JAN/XA/00 I WAS ASSIGNED TO ACFT XYZ FOR A THROUGH PRE SVC CHK AND A 4-HAND TEMP CTL PROB. I WENT ON BOARD AND ASKED THE CAPT WHAT THE PROB WAS. HE EXPLAINED HIS R-HAND TEMP CTL WAS INOP IN AUTO MODE AND WORKED NORMAL IN MANUAL. I PROCEEDED TO PLACARD THE R-HAND TEMP CTL AND PERFORMED THE PRE SVC CHK. WHEN I ENTERED THE PRE SVC CHK, I ASKED THE CAPT IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT REQUIRED ATTN. HE REPLIED 'NO, WE ARE SET TO GO, THANK YOU.' UNFORTUNATELY, I -- ALONG WITH THE CAPT -- MISSED AN OPEN ITEM FROM THE PREVIOUS LOG PAGE ADDRESSING #3 EGT AS READING LOW. THE ACFT FLEW TO BWI AND THEN TRIP ABC BACK TO ZZZ ON JAN/XB/00 WITHOUT INCIDENT, OR REPEAT ON #3 ENG. THAT CREW ALSO FAILED TO SEE THE OPEN ITEM. THE OUTBOUND CREW ON TRIP ABC NOTICED THE DISCREPANCY AND BROUGHT IT TO MAINT'S ATTN. THE ACFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY EGT GAUGE. THE EGT GAUGE WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHKED NORMAL.

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.