A DC9 was dispatched with the left engine oil service cap not locked and secured.

Attributes
ACN	351126
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	351126
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In sum: during a routine daily check, the left engine oil service cap was inadvertently not secured. The aircraft made the flight to the next station with no incident. It did require oil service and a leak check was accomplished. The contributing factors to this incident were: time was running short and the oil service door needed a speed tape repair. I became rushed and distracted by having to replace the speed tape and secure the door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE L ENG OIL SVC CAP NOT LOCKED AND SECURED.

Narrative: IN SUM: DURING A ROUTINE DAILY CHK, THE L ENG OIL SVC CAP WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT SECURED. THE ACFT MADE THE FLT TO THE NEXT STATION WITH NO INCIDENT. IT DID REQUIRE OIL SVC AND A LEAK CHK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT WERE: TIME WAS RUNNING SHORT AND THE OIL SVC DOOR NEEDED A SPD TAPE REPAIR. I BECAME RUSHED AND DISTRACTED BY HAVING TO REPLACE THE SPD TAPE AND SECURE THE DOOR.

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.