A DC9-30 was dispatched in non compliance with 1 engine oil cap not installed.

Attributes
ACN	550572
Time
Date	200206
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : fcc technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	550572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine oil quantity indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Oil cap was left off after oil was svced in ZZZ. In ZZZ1, oil was svced again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 1 ENG OIL CAP NOT INSTALLED.

Narrative: OIL CAP WAS LEFT OFF AFTER OIL WAS SVCED IN ZZZ. IN ZZZ1, OIL WAS SVCED AGAIN.

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.