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A DC9 crew, after departing dtw, during climb, noticed the left engine oil quantity low. An emergency was declared, including a return to dtw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : rod.vortac |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 540364 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight departed dtw en route to cvg. Over rosewood VOR, the captain noted that our left engine oil quantity had decreased to approximately 5 quarts. We ran the 'oil quantity decreasing' procedure in our cockpit operating manual. All other indications were normal. We declared an emergency with center and proceeded to cincinnati for a visual approach to runway 18L. It was found upon inspection at the gate that the oil cap for the left engine was unsecured and that the oil was allowed to escape.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 CREW, AFTER DEPARTING DTW, DURING CLB, NOTICED THE L ENG OIL QUANTITY LOW. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, INCLUDING A RETURN TO DTW.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED DTW ENRTE TO CVG. OVER ROSEWOOD VOR, THE CAPT NOTED THAT OUR L ENG OIL QUANTITY HAD DECREASED TO APPROX 5 QUARTS. WE RAN THE 'OIL QUANTITY DECREASING' PROC IN OUR COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH CTR AND PROCEEDED TO CINCINNATI FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18L. IT WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION AT THE GATE THAT THE OIL CAP FOR THE L ENG WAS UNSECURED AND THAT THE OIL WAS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE.
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.