<< >> NASA ASRS Report 834676, May 2009

A mechanic reports an ATR-72-200 had to shut down # 1 engine due to low oil pressure after he had previously performed an oil check on both engines.

Attributes
ACN	834676
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	Oil Filler Cap
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Engine experienced low oil pressure and they had to do an engine shut down. May 2009; performed oil check on an ATR-72-200 aircraft and serviced oil on engine #1 and installed oil cap. Performed oil check on engine #2 and serviced oil and installed oil cap. Supervisor called me to the office and told me what happened to aircraft. He told me that the aircraft had an engine shut down because of low oil pressure. He asked me if I had put on the oil cap back after I check the oil. I told him that I did put on the oil cap. He ask me for a statement of what happened.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic reports an ATR-72-200 had to shut down # 1 engine due to low oil pressure after he had previously performed an oil check on both engines.

Narrative: Engine experienced low oil pressure and they had to do an engine shut down. May 2009; performed oil check on an ATR-72-200 aircraft and serviced oil on engine #1 and installed oil cap. Performed oil check on engine #2 and serviced oil and installed oil cap. Supervisor called me to the office and told me what happened to aircraft. He told me that the aircraft had an engine shut down because of low oil pressure. He asked me if I had put on the oil cap back after I check the oil. I told him that I did put on the oil cap. He ask me for a statement of what happened.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.