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An S80 PIC report on diversion after takeoff for a #1 engine oil loss due to a missing oil filler cap. Flight departed lgb, landing in lax, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508344 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon tower : lax.tower tracon : geg.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 508344 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil gauge other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Altitude: 10000 ft. ATC facility: lax. Location: 15 mi west lgb. Shortly after takeoff approaching 10000 ft, we noticed left engine oil quantity decreasing from 15 quarts to about 7 quarts then stabilize. We elected to hold west and burn fuel below maximum landing weight and land short of destination at lax. Informed ATC we intended a precautionary landing at lax. No emergency was declared. Maintenance found oil filler cap missing. Landing at lax was uneventful. Lax approach and coast approach were outstanding in assisting us and making the transition easy. Everyone at the lax station were equally awesome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 PIC RPT ON DIVERSION AFTER TKOF FOR A #1 ENG OIL LOSS DUE TO A MISSING OIL FILLER CAP. FLT DEPARTED LGB, LNDG IN LAX, CA.
Narrative: ALT: 10000 FT. ATC FACILITY: LAX. LOCATION: 15 MI W LGB. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF APCHING 10000 FT, WE NOTICED L ENG OIL QUANTITY DECREASING FROM 15 QUARTS TO ABOUT 7 QUARTS THEN STABILIZE. WE ELECTED TO HOLD W AND BURN FUEL BELOW MAX LNDG WT AND LAND SHORT OF DEST AT LAX. INFORMED ATC WE INTENDED A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT LAX. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. MAINT FOUND OIL FILLER CAP MISSING. LNDG AT LAX WAS UNEVENTFUL. LAX APCH AND COAST APCH WERE OUTSTANDING IN ASSISTING US AND MAKING THE TRANSITION EASY. EVERYONE AT THE LAX STATION WERE EQUALLY AWESOME.
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.