A B737 was dispatched in non compliance with an open and unanswered log report.

Attributes
ACN	512184
Time
Date	200105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	512184
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	512183
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The aircraft was terminated for the evening and the captain had already left. The flight attendants notified me that there was a broken trash receptacle hinge/door in the aft lavatory. I advised the operations agent who told me that a mechanic was notified and on his way over to the airplane. I then made a logbook write-up of the discrepancy, and asked the operations agent to pass this fact along to the mechanic as well. I neglected to coordinate with dispatch or with duty control on this matter. I remember being told at some point in my past that this is necessary, but that night I did not think to do it. The next day I learned that the aircraft was operated unknowingly with the write-up still open. In the future, I will notify duty control -- always.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN AND UNANSWERED LOG RPT.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS TERMINATED FOR THE EVENING AND THE CAPT HAD ALREADY LEFT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN TRASH RECEPTACLE HINGE/DOOR IN THE AFT LAVATORY. I ADVISED THE OPS AGENT WHO TOLD ME THAT A MECH WAS NOTIFIED AND ON HIS WAY OVER TO THE AIRPLANE. I THEN MADE A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP OF THE DISCREPANCY, AND ASKED THE OPS AGENT TO PASS THIS FACT ALONG TO THE MECH AS WELL. I NEGLECTED TO COORDINATE WITH DISPATCH OR WITH DUTY CTL ON THIS MATTER. I REMEMBER BEING TOLD AT SOME POINT IN MY PAST THAT THIS IS NECESSARY, BUT THAT NIGHT I DID NOT THINK TO DO IT. THE NEXT DAY I LEARNED THAT THE ACFT WAS OPERATED UNKNOWINGLY WITH THE WRITE-UP STILL OPEN. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOTIFY DUTY CTL -- ALWAYS.

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.