An A300 flight crew departs, later to find that they still have some open maintenance write-ups.

Attributes
ACN	524510
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	524510
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the first officer on this flight. I noticed the captain checking the logbook for some time and assumed it was ok, so I did not look at it myself. There was quite a lot of activity in the cabin dealing with passenger problems, wrong passenger on our aircraft, reseating, etc, just prior to pushback. About 1 hour after takeoff the #1 flight attendant brought up some cabin write-ups which must have jogged his memory about the logbook. He then realized that those same 2 cabin items were in the logbook and were still open write-ups. They were not safety of flight (lavatory and reading light, I believe). However, they were open write-ups nonetheless. We informed maintenance about the situation and they said that they would take care of it and get it resolved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 FLT CREW DEPARTS, LATER TO FIND THAT THEY STILL HAVE SOME OPEN MAINT WRITE-UPS.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON THIS FLT. I NOTICED THE CAPT CHKING THE LOGBOOK FOR SOME TIME AND ASSUMED IT WAS OK, SO I DID NOT LOOK AT IT MYSELF. THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE CABIN DEALING WITH PAX PROBS, WRONG PAX ON OUR ACFT, RESEATING, ETC, JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. ABOUT 1 HR AFTER TKOF THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT UP SOME CABIN WRITE-UPS WHICH MUST HAVE JOGGED HIS MEMORY ABOUT THE LOGBOOK. HE THEN REALIZED THAT THOSE SAME 2 CABIN ITEMS WERE IN THE LOGBOOK AND WERE STILL OPEN WRITE-UPS. THEY WERE NOT SAFETY OF FLT (LAVATORY AND READING LIGHT, I BELIEVE). HOWEVER, THEY WERE OPEN WRITE-UPS NONETHELESS. WE INFORMED MAINT ABOUT THE SIT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT AND GET IT RESOLVED.

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.