<< >> NASA ASRS Report 213464, June 1992

An light transport air carrier crew had to shutdown 1 of their engines because the engine's oil drained out of a loose oil tank cap.

Attributes
ACN	213464
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff landing other
Route In Use	arrival other departure other enroute airway : cvg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 925
ASRS Report	213464
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The captain and I picked up the aircraft at the maintenance hangar. The aircraft had a maintenance inspection that previous night. I did the normal preflight inspections. We taxied to the gate on both engines, performing the normal preflight checks. We shutdown the #2 engine en route. We boarded passenger, taxied out to the runway on #1 engine, starting #2 en route. Normal takeoff. Normal engine parameters. Climbing through 9000 MSL, we experienced a low engine oil pressure warning on #1 engine. We decided to shutdown the engine using the 'precautionary engine shutdown' checklist. We returned to cvg. Landing was uneventful. When we arrived at the gate maintenance was standing by. Maintenance found the #1 engine oil cap not properly installed. During preflight inspection both oil caps appeared to be installed properly.

Related reports:

• Air carrier large transport engine failure shutdown after ta...
• Air carrier large transport bird ingestion on takeoff. Engin...
• Engine shutdown on approach by air carrier light transport d...
• Air carrier large transport engine shutdown due to plug oil ...
• Air carrier large transport got an engine fire warning after...
• Air carrier medium large transport ingests part of the groun...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT ACR CREW HAD TO SHUTDOWN 1 OF THEIR ENGS BECAUSE THE ENG'S OIL DRAINED OUT OF A LOOSE OIL TANK CAP.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I PICKED UP THE ACFT AT THE MAINT HANGAR. THE ACFT HAD A MAINT INSPECTION THAT PREVIOUS NIGHT. I DID THE NORMAL PREFLT INSPECTIONS. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE ON BOTH ENGS, PERFORMING THE NORMAL PREFLT CHKS. WE SHUTDOWN THE #2 ENG ENRTE. WE BOARDED PAX, TAXIED OUT TO THE RWY ON #1 ENG, STARTING #2 ENRTE. NORMAL TKOF. NORMAL ENG PARAMETERS. CLBING THROUGH 9000 MSL, WE EXPERIENCED A LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON #1 ENG. WE DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENG USING THE 'PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN' CHKLIST. WE RETURNED TO CVG. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE MAINT WAS STANDING BY. MAINT FOUND THE #1 ENG OIL CAP NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. DURING PREFLT INSPECTION BOTH OIL CAPS APPEARED TO BE INSTALLED PROPERLY.

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.