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Large transport flight crew forced to shut down engine due oil loss. Cap not replaced after maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 237137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hdn |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 237137 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Aircraft experienced an in-flight shutdown of #1 engine. According to company records I was responsible for servicing the oil quantity on #1 engine the night before, therefore, I am at fault. The oil cap was found off laying in the scupper of the oil tank. I must assume it popped off in-flight or was mistakenly left off. Company is reprimanding me by 2 days off unpaid. I would like to see some type of device installed on the oil service doors to disallow closing the door with the cap off or not properly latched. In the future, be assured, I will check these caps carefully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT FLC FORCED TO SHUT DOWN ENG DUE OIL LOSS. CAP NOT REPLACED AFTER MAINT.
Narrative: ACFT EXPERIENCED AN INFLT SHUTDOWN OF #1 ENG. ACCORDING TO COMPANY RECORDS I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SVCING THE OIL QUANTITY ON #1 ENG THE NIGHT BEFORE, THEREFORE, I AM AT FAULT. THE OIL CAP WAS FOUND OFF LAYING IN THE SCUPPER OF THE OIL TANK. I MUST ASSUME IT POPPED OFF INFLT OR WAS MISTAKENLY LEFT OFF. COMPANY IS REPRIMANDING ME BY 2 DAYS OFF UNPAID. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE OIL SVC DOORS TO DISALLOW CLOSING THE DOOR WITH THE CAP OFF OR NOT PROPERLY LATCHED. IN THE FUTURE, BE ASSURED, I WILL CHK THESE CAPS CAREFULLY.
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.