An EMB120 flight crew is perplexed about a previous open write-up in the logbook that may have altered their legality and aircraft's status after arrival in pdx, or.

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Attributes
ACN	579985
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	579985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	580656
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : gnd crew 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was dispatched in an aircraft which had what appeared to be an open write-up in the maintenance log. After speaking with maintenance control, they said it was to be repaired at the next maintenance base per our company airlines approved program/procedure. The maintenance item had been written up the previous day and the previous crew continued to fly it. This is consistent with the information I was given. However, when I reached pdx, the mechanic questioned the write-up and acted as if I had flown the aircraft with an open maintenance item. This left some question as to whether or not the aircraft was legal for dispatch. The write-up said 'yellow arc on torque gauge faded.' it was given a maintenance number indicating that maintenance had been notified, yet in pdx, they acted completely unaware. Supplemental information from acn 580656: maintenance control informed us that the aircraft was perfectly legal to fly to pdx, after a little miscom in the beginning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 FLT CREW IS PERPLEXED ABOUT A PREVIOUS OPEN WRITE-UP IN THE LOGBOOK THAT MAY HAVE ALTERED THEIR LEGALITY AND ACFT'S STATUS AFTER ARR IN PDX, OR.

Narrative: I WAS DISPATCHED IN AN ACFT WHICH HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OPEN WRITE-UP IN THE MAINT LOG. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MAINT CTL, THEY SAID IT WAS TO BE REPAIRED AT THE NEXT MAINT BASE PER OUR COMPANY AIRLINES APPROVED PROGRAM/PROC. THE MAINT ITEM HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP THE PREVIOUS DAY AND THE PREVIOUS CREW CONTINUED TO FLY IT. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INFO I WAS GIVEN. HOWEVER, WHEN I REACHED PDX, THE MECH QUESTIONED THE WRITE-UP AND ACTED AS IF I HAD FLOWN THE ACFT WITH AN OPEN MAINT ITEM. THIS LEFT SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE ACFT WAS LEGAL FOR DISPATCH. THE WRITE-UP SAID 'YELLOW ARC ON TORQUE GAUGE FADED.' IT WAS GIVEN A MAINT NUMBER INDICATING THAT MAINT HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, YET IN PDX, THEY ACTED COMPLETELY UNAWARE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 580656: MAINT CTL INFORMED US THAT THE ACFT WAS PERFECTLY LEGAL TO FLY TO PDX, AFTER A LITTLE MISCOM IN THE BEGINNING.

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.