B737 MAX 8
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125; Flight Crew Type 3902
Situational Awareness; Workload; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural MEL / CDL
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft; Human Factors; Logbook Entry; MEL; Procedure
In ZZZ; I reviewed the logbook before powering up the aircraft.  It was an originator at XA:00. I looked at the page that was tucked in and three pages back in the history. The open write up was four pages back: 'No.1 ENG starter did not cutout'.  The same Pilot made another logbook entry for MAINT light but skipped a page (one blank page between the two entries).  Apparently ZZZ Maintenance addressed the MAINT light write up (which was the last open write up) and missed the previous write up (the one in question) that was two pages back. The Captain reviewed the logbook as well but missed the page with the open write up. At least three people missed the open write up due to the page that was skipped: Mechanic; Captain and First Officer. Once we landed in ZZZ1; we got the MAINT light ON and called Contract Maintenance. The Captain started reviewing all Maintenance history for the aircraft when he found the Page with the open write up.  After the issue with the MAINT light was cleared; Maintenance Control issued MEL for the starter switch. The switch was operating normally before and after the MEL was issued. Flight to ZZZ1 left late.Sequence of logbook pages:MAINT light ON; X-XX-XX; by #XXXXXSkipped (blank)No1 ENG starter did not cutout (open write); X-XX-XX; by #XXXXXMAINT light ON;X-XX-XX; by #XXXXXComply with W/O... X-XX-XX; by MXMAINT light ON; X-XX-XX; by us at ZZZ1.
We missed an open write up from the previous day which was covered by the folded cardboard separator and behind a blank logbook page. When we landed in ZZZ1; I was writing up another Maintenance problem when I noticed the mistake. I passed the information on to Contract Maintenance and Company Maintenance Operations. The (# 1 engine starter did not cutout) write up on page XXXXXXX was MEL'd and the blank logbook page was voided.
B737 MAX 8 flight crew reported overlooking an open maintenance entry in the aircraft logbook and operating the aircraft.