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Oil is lost in-flight as the result of the engine oil cap not being properly replaced after servicing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 510550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The right engine oil tank cap was left off and engine oil was lost (approximately 4 quarts) during a time of multiple aircraft terminations of the day. I svced oil on the aircraft listed. I feel it caused my need to be 'speedious.' the problem can be solved by my slowing down and sound doublechking of security of the oil caps.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OIL IS LOST INFLT AS THE RESULT OF THE ENG OIL CAP NOT BEING PROPERLY REPLACED AFTER SVCING.
Narrative: THE R ENG OIL TANK CAP WAS LEFT OFF AND ENG OIL WAS LOST (APPROX 4 QUARTS) DURING A TIME OF MULTIPLE ACFT TERMINATIONS OF THE DAY. I SVCED OIL ON THE ACFT LISTED. I FEEL IT CAUSED MY NEED TO BE 'SPEEDIOUS.' THE PROB CAN BE SOLVED BY MY SLOWING DOWN AND SOUND DOUBLECHKING OF SECURITY OF THE OIL CAPS.
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.