An air carrier PIC misses an open item on his logbook review prior to a flight from msp, mn.

Attributes
ACN	516596
Time
Date	200106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	516596
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During preflight at msp, captain of flight xyz stated that both logbooks for aircraft and flight attendants had no write-ups. As it turned out, an open write-up for the forward lavatory sink stopper being inoperative was in the logbook with no maintenance action. We landed at uwg, contacted maintenance and the write-off was deferred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PIC MISSES AN OPEN ITEM ON HIS LOGBOOK REVIEW PRIOR TO A FLT FROM MSP, MN.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT AT MSP, CAPT OF FLT XYZ STATED THAT BOTH LOGBOOKS FOR ACFT AND FLT ATTENDANTS HAD NO WRITE-UPS. AS IT TURNED OUT, AN OPEN WRITE-UP FOR THE FORWARD LAVATORY SINK STOPPER BEING INOP WAS IN THE LOGBOOK WITH NO MAINT ACTION. WE LANDED AT UWG, CONTACTED MAINT AND THE WRITE-OFF WAS DEFERRED.

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.