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A piper PA31 in cruise at 6000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of oil quantity and pressure in the #2 engine caused by oil stick not secured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463232 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zmp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v78.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2070 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 463232 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil quantity and pressure indication |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Right engine had oil leak. Engine was never lost. Declared emergency so I could be first on the approach to land at pelston. Dipstick was left out. Engine was inspected by mechanic and no damage was done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA31 IN CRUISE AT 6000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE IN THE #2 ENG CAUSED BY OIL STICK NOT SECURED.
Narrative: R ENG HAD OIL LEAK. ENG WAS NEVER LOST. DECLARED EMER SO I COULD BE FIRST ON THE APCH TO LAND AT PELSTON. DIPSTICK WAS LEFT OUT. ENG WAS INSPECTED BY MECH AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE.
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.