A DC9 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine oil service cap not installed.

Attributes
ACN	586261
Time
Date	200307
Day	Tue
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
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 29
ASRS Report	586261
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While servicing engine oil on right engine on aircraft X, I had to change the connector fitting on service cart. While servicing engine I was thinking about getting a new adapter to fix the service cart. Possibly changing my trend of thought caused me to forget putting on oil cap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG OIL SVC CAP NOT INSTALLED.

Narrative: WHILE SVCING ENG OIL ON R ENG ON ACFT X, I HAD TO CHANGE THE CONNECTOR FITTING ON SVC CART. WHILE SVCING ENG I WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW ADAPTER TO FIX THE SVC CART. POSSIBLY CHANGING MY TREND OF THOUGHT CAUSED ME TO FORGET PUTTING ON OIL CAP.

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.