An air carrier dispatches a B767 with an open maintenance log item.

Attributes
ACN	507580
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mggt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	507580
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

We departed the gate with an open item in the log. This item was APU would not start. Maintenance had been working on this problem along with 3 other items. Very close to departure time, maintenance completed their checks and signed the log. The first 3 items were on the first page and the APU item was on the next page. Needless to say, maintenance, when signing off the 3 items on the first page, neglected to advance the pages. I also, when reviewing the logbook, failed to look past the page with the first 3 items. Once again, departure pressures played a part in this omission. However, one must always look on the next following page.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DISPATCHES A B767 WITH AN OPEN MAINT LOG ITEM.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED THE GATE WITH AN OPEN ITEM IN THE LOG. THIS ITEM WAS APU WOULD NOT START. MAINT HAD BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROB ALONG WITH 3 OTHER ITEMS. VERY CLOSE TO DEP TIME, MAINT COMPLETED THEIR CHKS AND SIGNED THE LOG. THE FIRST 3 ITEMS WERE ON THE FIRST PAGE AND THE APU ITEM WAS ON THE NEXT PAGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MAINT, WHEN SIGNING OFF THE 3 ITEMS ON THE FIRST PAGE, NEGLECTED TO ADVANCE THE PAGES. I ALSO, WHEN REVIEWING THE LOGBOOK, FAILED TO LOOK PAST THE PAGE WITH THE FIRST 3 ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, DEP PRESSURES PLAYED A PART IN THIS OMISSION. HOWEVER, ONE MUST ALWAYS LOOK ON THE NEXT FOLLOWING PAGE.

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.