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An MD80 cabin attendant in charge reports that in cruise the captain advised a diversion was necessary due to loss of right engine oil quantity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : pns.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 17.5 flight attendant time total : 17.5 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 606418 |
| 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 : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right eng oil qty indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 2 hours into the flight, the captain called me into the cockpit and told me the left engine was losing oil at a rapid rate. We were about 20 mins out from ZZZ and the captain said we would land there to have the problem checked out. He did not see any problems with our getting to ZZZ and stated he was not declaring an emergency. He made a PA to the passenger explaining the situation, we prepared the cabin for landing and we landed uneventfully. The mechanics in ZZZ found a cap that had come off the oil reservoir in the engine, so the problem was rapidly resolved. After paperwork and refueling, we were on our way to dca in about 1 hour.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTS THAT IN CRUISE THE CAPT ADVISED A DIVERSION WAS NECESSARY DUE TO LOSS OF R ENG OIL QUANTITY.
Narrative: APPROX 2 HRS INTO THE FLT, THE CAPT CALLED ME INTO THE COCKPIT AND TOLD ME THE L ENG WAS LOSING OIL AT A RAPID RATE. WE WERE ABOUT 20 MINS OUT FROM ZZZ AND THE CAPT SAID WE WOULD LAND THERE TO HAVE THE PROB CHKED OUT. HE DID NOT SEE ANY PROBS WITH OUR GETTING TO ZZZ AND STATED HE WAS NOT DECLARING AN EMER. HE MADE A PA TO THE PAX EXPLAINING THE SIT, WE PREPARED THE CABIN FOR LNDG AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE MECHS IN ZZZ FOUND A CAP THAT HAD COME OFF THE OIL RESERVOIR IN THE ENG, SO THE PROB WAS RAPIDLY RESOLVED. AFTER PAPERWORK AND REFUELING, WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO DCA IN ABOUT 1 HR.
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.