Narrative:

While accomplishing a B767-400 ETOPS predep check; I checked oil quantity on both engines. Added 3 pints to #1 engine; 9 pints to #2 engine. On the predep check form block 41; (engine #2) it states if excessive oil is used (1/2 pint per hour or more) notify technical management center. The engine had not had any oil added to it on this log page in 6 legs. Cumulatively; this is roughly 30 hours of flying without any oil added. I added 9 pints. Talking to air carrier maintenance control; they advised that only the atlanta to ZZZ leg mattered and the FAA would put the proof on me that the 9 pints were not lost on this particular leg and a leak check needed to be accomplished to verify this. I inspected the engine and it had no leaks. I failed to call technical management center to advise that I put in 9 pints. The flight from atl-ZZZ is approximately +/-5 hours; so the amount over 5 pints warrants a call. I did not note on the log page that I inspected the engine for a leak check; even though I was convinced all was ok. Checking the outgoing flight from ZZZ to hnl; only 1 pint was added after a 5 1/2 hour flight. Obviously the engine was ok. Corrective action: change the wording on job card to reflect the obvious; that this aircraft flies many hours between oil service and the hours should be cumulative in respect to oil used and not reflective of just the last leg.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-400 DURING A PREDEP ETOPS CHK; 9 PINTS OF OIL WAS ADDED TO #2 ENG. TIME BTWN LAST SVC 30 HRS. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND.

Narrative: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A B767-400 ETOPS PREDEP CHK; I CHKED OIL QUANTITY ON BOTH ENGS. ADDED 3 PINTS TO #1 ENG; 9 PINTS TO #2 ENG. ON THE PREDEP CHK FORM BLOCK 41; (ENG #2) IT STATES IF EXCESSIVE OIL IS USED (1/2 PINT PER HR OR MORE) NOTIFY TECHNICAL MGMNT CTR. THE ENG HAD NOT HAD ANY OIL ADDED TO IT ON THIS LOG PAGE IN 6 LEGS. CUMULATIVELY; THIS IS ROUGHLY 30 HRS OF FLYING WITHOUT ANY OIL ADDED. I ADDED 9 PINTS. TALKING TO ACR MAINT CTL; THEY ADVISED THAT ONLY THE ATLANTA TO ZZZ LEG MATTERED AND THE FAA WOULD PUT THE PROOF ON ME THAT THE 9 PINTS WERE NOT LOST ON THIS PARTICULAR LEG AND A LEAK CHK NEEDED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TO VERIFY THIS. I INSPECTED THE ENG AND IT HAD NO LEAKS. I FAILED TO CALL TECHNICAL MGMNT CTR TO ADVISE THAT I PUT IN 9 PINTS. THE FLT FROM ATL-ZZZ IS APPROX +/-5 HRS; SO THE AMOUNT OVER 5 PINTS WARRANTS A CALL. I DID NOT NOTE ON THE LOG PAGE THAT I INSPECTED THE ENG FOR A LEAK CHK; EVEN THOUGH I WAS CONVINCED ALL WAS OK. CHKING THE OUTGOING FLT FROM ZZZ TO HNL; ONLY 1 PINT WAS ADDED AFTER A 5 1/2 HR FLT. OBVIOUSLY THE ENG WAS OK. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CHANGE THE WORDING ON JOB CARD TO REFLECT THE OBVIOUS; THAT THIS ACFT FLIES MANY HRS BTWN OIL SVC AND THE HRS SHOULD BE CUMULATIVE IN RESPECT TO OIL USED AND NOT REFLECTIVE OF JUST THE LAST LEG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.