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An MD88 was dispatched with the #2 engine oil cap missing. Technician failed to install the oil filler cap after the oil service door was repaired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 689650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a service check of aircraft X; while performing maintenance on #2 engine; I opened oil servicing door to service oil (if needed). This was just prior to break. Upon returning from break; I lowered forward lower cowl; forgetting oil door was already opened. The oil service door promptly broke; and I spent the next several hours dealing with getting that fixed. It was at this time the oil servicing cap was inadvertently left off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE #2 ENG OIL CAP MISSING. TECHNICIAN FAILED TO INSTALL THE OIL FILLER CAP AFTER THE OIL SVC DOOR WAS REPAIRED.
Narrative: DURING A SVC CHK OF ACFT X; WHILE PERFORMING MAINT ON #2 ENG; I OPENED OIL SVCING DOOR TO SVC OIL (IF NEEDED). THIS WAS JUST PRIOR TO BREAK. UPON RETURNING FROM BREAK; I LOWERED FORWARD LOWER COWL; FORGETTING OIL DOOR WAS ALREADY OPENED. THE OIL SVC DOOR PROMPTLY BROKE; AND I SPENT THE NEXT SEVERAL HRS DEALING WITH GETTING THAT FIXED. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE OIL SVCING CAP WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF.
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.