B737 crew missed an open log item on initial inspection of the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	482310
Time
Date	200008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	482310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During preflight, both the first officer and myself (captain) did check the aircraft logbook for discrepancies. Could not find anything and the aircraft to airworthy for the flight. While en route the first officer found an open write-up on the last page which for some reason that page was adhered or attached to the previous page. (Write-up: rear right passenger bin does not lock.) we called maintenance and found that maintenance was performed, but did not complete the entry in the logbook. In order to prevent a recurrence of this situation, a policy should be implemented to require maintenance personnel to contact the flight crew (in person, if possible) anytime maintenance is performed in the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW MISSED AN OPEN LOG ITEM ON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT, BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF (CAPT) DID CHK THE ACFT LOGBOOK FOR DISCREPANCIES. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND THE ACFT TO AIRWORTHY FOR THE FLT. WHILE ENRTE THE FO FOUND AN OPEN WRITE-UP ON THE LAST PAGE WHICH FOR SOME REASON THAT PAGE WAS ADHERED OR ATTACHED TO THE PREVIOUS PAGE. (WRITE-UP: REAR R PAX BIN DOES NOT LOCK.) WE CALLED MAINT AND FOUND THAT MAINT WAS PERFORMED, BUT DID NOT COMPLETE THE ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK. IN ORDER TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS SIT, A POLICY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REQUIRE MAINT PERSONNEL TO CONTACT THE FLC (IN PERSON, IF POSSIBLE) ANYTIME MAINT IS PERFORMED IN THE ACFT.

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.