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A dornier 228 crew completed a preflight together and after takeoff the right engine oil temperate was in the yellow band. As they were returning to land; the captain saw the left engine cowling unlatched.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 968860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Do 228-100/200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cowling/Nacelle Fasteners Latches |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After the airplane released from maintenance for the flight; the captain and I did a thorough preflight complied with aom and air carrier procedure. We took off on a scheduled flight. On climb out; the oil temperature was indicating high in yellow arc of engine #2. Pilot took the action by contacting approach control and requested to return back to the field. On base to final; captain noticed that the top cowling part of engine #1 became unlatch. The airplane landed safely and no body was hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Dornier 228 crew completed a preflight together and after takeoff the right engine oil temperate was in the yellow band. As they were returning to land; the Captain saw the left engine cowling unlatched.
Narrative: After the airplane released from Maintenance for the flight; the Captain and I did a thorough preflight complied with AOM and air carrier procedure. We took off on a scheduled flight. On climb out; the oil temperature was indicating high in yellow arc of engine #2. Pilot took the action by contacting Approach Control and requested to return back to the field. On base to final; Captain noticed that the top cowling part of engine #1 became unlatch. The airplane landed safely and no body was hurt.
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.