Narrative:

During preflight, first officer signaled for me to come outside. I put maintenance log away without finishing it. Inspected tire he was concerned about. Returned to my seat and continued with other preflight duties, neglecting to finish inspecting write-ups. We departed with a deferred item and an open write-up that required maintenance action and signoff as well as dispatch notification. I believe the timing of the events caught me from my routine. I wish maintenance removed log from aircraft when it is not airworthy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER JET CAPT DEPARTED WITH OPEN LOG ITEM AND ITEM THAT REQUIRED DEFERRAL AND DISPATCH NOTIFICATION.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT, FO SIGNALED FOR ME TO COME OUTSIDE. I PUT MAINT LOG AWAY WITHOUT FINISHING IT. INSPECTED TIRE HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT. RETURNED TO MY SEAT AND CONTINUED WITH OTHER PREFLT DUTIES, NEGLECTING TO FINISH INSPECTING WRITE-UPS. WE DEPARTED WITH A DEFERRED ITEM AND AN OPEN WRITE-UP THAT REQUIRED MAINT ACTION AND SIGNOFF AS WELL AS DISPATCH NOTIFICATION. I BELIEVE THE TIMING OF THE EVENTS CAUGHT ME FROM MY ROUTINE. I WISH MAINT REMOVED LOG FROM ACFT WHEN IT IS NOT AIRWORTHY.

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.