Flight crew missed a previous write-up that had not been signed off.

Attributes
ACN	490041
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	490041
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	490040
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Location: dfw. Short connect time. Had to spend more than usual time on phone with dispatch for WX re-route. Got on plane, looked at logbook. Last 2 flts signed off, no items. Went back previous pages and failed to notice a previous write-up that was not signed off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISSED A PREVIOUS WRITE-UP THAT HAD NOT BEEN SIGNED OFF.

Narrative: LOCATION: DFW. SHORT CONNECT TIME. HAD TO SPEND MORE THAN USUAL TIME ON PHONE WITH DISPATCH FOR WX RE-ROUTE. GOT ON PLANE, LOOKED AT LOGBOOK. LAST 2 FLTS SIGNED OFF, NO ITEMS. WENT BACK PREVIOUS PAGES AND FAILED TO NOTICE A PREVIOUS WRITE-UP THAT WAS NOT SIGNED OFF.

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.