An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine oil service cap not secured.

Attributes
ACN	449584
Time
Date	199909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 1
ASRS Report	449584
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil quantity indicator
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Accomplished daily check and on right engine I noticed no oil in sight gauge and removed cap and checked oil with dipstick and reinstalled cap and locked it down. My lead watched me check oil and installation of cap. After break, the plane was taken to runup pad for autopack shutdown. It failed test and value was replaced and returned to pad for a second run. Daylight shift continued with the repair and released it for service and placed on the gate for flight. Aircraft dispatched to ord. Upon arrival at gate, oil was found low and cap found loose.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG OIL SVC CAP NOT SECURED.

Narrative: ACCOMPLISHED DAILY CHK AND ON R ENG I NOTICED NO OIL IN SIGHT GAUGE AND REMOVED CAP AND CHKED OIL WITH DIPSTICK AND REINSTALLED CAP AND LOCKED IT DOWN. MY LEAD WATCHED ME CHK OIL AND INSTALLATION OF CAP. AFTER BREAK, THE PLANE WAS TAKEN TO RUNUP PAD FOR AUTOPACK SHUTDOWN. IT FAILED TEST AND VALUE WAS REPLACED AND RETURNED TO PAD FOR A SECOND RUN. DAYLIGHT SHIFT CONTINUED WITH THE REPAIR AND RELEASED IT FOR SVC AND PLACED ON THE GATE FOR FLT. ACFT DISPATCHED TO ORD. UPON ARR AT GATE, OIL WAS FOUND LOW AND CAP FOUND LOOSE.

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.