Open Write Up-Tipbits
Every aircraft in an airline's fleet have what we call a can. Basically, a can is a specific aircraft's maintenance logbook. It has the complete history of mechanical problems, and inspections for that aircraft. A airplane can not leave the gate without the can. When the flight crew finishes their trip they find any mechanic issues they had on that flight & make a maintenance entry in the log book. That entry now becomes a open write up which essentially grounds the aircraft into a mechanic closes the write up by inspecting that item & fixing it. Once fixed, the mechanic will sign the can with their certificate number showing that write up is closed and the aircraft can now fly again. One of the first and most important duties that a flight crew do when they first go to the aircraft for their first flight is to look at & inspect the can.
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