A DC10-30 was dispatched in non compliance with an open, unanswered log report.

Attributes
ACN	483140
Time
Date	200008
Day	Tue
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	DC-10 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	483140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On aug/xa/00 I released the logbook on aircraft xyz with PIREP #xx open. The item was cleared on aug/xb/00.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-30 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN, UNANSWERED LOG RPT.

Narrative: ON AUG/XA/00 I RELEASED THE LOGBOOK ON ACFT XYZ WITH PIREP #XX OPEN. THE ITEM WAS CLRED ON AUG/XB/00.

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.