B737-700 crew departed with an open cabin maintenance item.

Attributes
ACN	569525
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	569525
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	569526
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Open cabin maintenance item. Checked logbook in mia and inbound crew wrote up item, 'vcr inoperative.' I spoke with #1 flight attendant that vcr may be inoperative and plan a manual brief, and he said he talked with a mechanic about the vcr. A mechanic returned the logbook to the cockpit and said he had signed it off. He signed off check but not the item. With the rush to get the full flight out on time, I failed to make the final check of the logbook and we departed with the item open. The item was signed off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CREW DEPARTED WITH AN OPEN CABIN MAINT ITEM.

Narrative: OPEN CABIN MAINT ITEM. CHKED LOGBOOK IN MIA AND INBOUND CREW WROTE UP ITEM, 'VCR INOP.' I SPOKE WITH #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT VCR MAY BE INOP AND PLAN A MANUAL BRIEF, AND HE SAID HE TALKED WITH A MECH ABOUT THE VCR. A MECH RETURNED THE LOGBOOK TO THE COCKPIT AND SAID HE HAD SIGNED IT OFF. HE SIGNED OFF CHK BUT NOT THE ITEM. WITH THE RUSH TO GET THE FULL FLT OUT ON TIME, I FAILED TO MAKE THE FINAL CHK OF THE LOGBOOK AND WE DEPARTED WITH THE ITEM OPEN. THE ITEM WAS SIGNED OFF.

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.