FLC OF DC9-50 DEPARTS DTW WITH AN OPEN ITEM IN THE ACFT'S LOGBOOK RELATIVE TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE ITEM HAD NOT BEEN SIGNED OFF BY ACR MAINT PERSONNEL.

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ACFT ARRIVED LATE AND THIS CREW WAS HURRYING TO PREPARE FOR A TIMELY DEP. THE INCOMING CAPT HAD SAID TO THIS AUTHOR THAT HE FELT THAT THE L ENG WAS CONSUMING ENG OIL; AND HAD DROPPED 2 QUARTS ON A 1 HR 15 MIN LEG (SYR-DTW). HE SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OIL SPOTS INDICATING TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS A CONSUMPTION PROB. AFTER REVIEWING THE ACFT LOGBOOK; I FELT THIS WAS AN INFO ACFT NOTE. AT LEVEL OFF; I REVIEWED THIS LOGBOOK AGAIN AND THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE VIEWED AS A WRITE-UP RATHER THAN AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. A WRITE-UP WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A MECH'S SIGN-OFF. I BELIEVE THAT INFORMATIONAL DATA WOULD NOT. THE OIL QUANTITY IN THE L ENG WAS IN NORMAL LIMITS AND REMAINED NORMAL WITH 1 QUART OF OIL USE IN THE 3 HR FLT. DTW- (JFK)-PHL FLT DIVERSION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 399865: I ASSUMED MAINT WOULD NOTE THE WRITE-UP AND MAKE SOME SORT OF A SIGN-OFF. AT THAT POINT I'M AFRAID I FORGOT ABOUT IT. I MESSED UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T BACK UP THE CAPT TO MAKE SURE THIS DISCREPANCY HAD BEEN ATTENDED TO BY MAINT PRIOR TO FLT.