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A B757-200 was dispatched with an engine oil tank service cap missing and the engine oil service door left open resulting in loss of engine oil and incurring damage to the access door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400208 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : roa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 400208 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On apr/xx/98, did a daily check on aircraft xyz, I remembered I may not have reinstalled oil cap and closed access door to engine. Aircraft left and at next stop of crew preflight check, door was missing. They had to temporarily repair door opening and install cap. Aircraft continued on its route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN ENG OIL TANK SVC CAP MISSING AND THE ENG OIL SVC DOOR LEFT OPEN RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENG OIL AND INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE ACCESS DOOR.
Narrative: ON APR/XX/98, DID A DAILY CHK ON ACFT XYZ, I REMEMBERED I MAY NOT HAVE REINSTALLED OIL CAP AND CLOSED ACCESS DOOR TO ENG. ACFT LEFT AND AT NEXT STOP OF CREW PREFLT CHK, DOOR WAS MISSING. THEY HAD TO TEMPORARILY REPAIR DOOR OPENING AND INSTALL CAP. ACFT CONTINUED ON ITS RTE.
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.