An air carrier B727 departs with an open log item concerning a cabin compartment hinge latch.

Attributes
ACN	507690
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	507690
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed gate with open write-up -- cabinet latch broken. Lower left hinge latch on cabinet below forward galley oven.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR CARRIER B727 DEPARTS WITH AN OPEN LOG ITEM CONCERNING A CABIN COMPARTMENT HINGE LATCH.

Narrative: DEPARTED GATE WITH OPEN WRITE-UP -- CABINET LATCH BROKEN. LOWER L HINGE LATCH ON CABINET BELOW FORWARD GALLEY OVEN.

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.