A B777-200 was dispatched in non compliance with an open unanswered pilot logbook report.

Attributes
ACN	537714
Time
Date	200110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 20
ASRS Report	537714
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The PIREP entry was amongst 2 days old completed entries, easy to miss when interacting with other workers and I had 4 of the remaining 7 PIREPS to do. I had just seen the page as old and completed. The pilot had used an open (uncrossed) box on the same line as a completed job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN UNANSWERED PLT LOGBOOK RPT.

Narrative: THE PIREP ENTRY WAS AMONGST 2 DAYS OLD COMPLETED ENTRIES, EASY TO MISS WHEN INTERACTING WITH OTHER WORKERS AND I HAD 4 OF THE REMAINING 7 PIREPS TO DO. I HAD JUST SEEN THE PAGE AS OLD AND COMPLETED. THE PLT HAD USED AN OPEN (UNCROSSED) BOX ON THE SAME LINE AS A COMPLETED JOB.

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.