<< >> NASA ASRS Report 971330, September 2011

An A319 developed an engine oil leak after takeoff so the flight returned to the departure airport for maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	971330
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Oil Line
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff we noticed oil quantity at eight quarts and dropping. Oil quantity reached five quarts at which time the captain elected to return to land. Dispatch was notified and a normal landing was made. Oil quantity remained at five quarts. Maintenance believes an oil line is leaking.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 developed an engine oil leak after takeoff so the flight returned to the departure airport for maintenance.

Narrative: After takeoff we noticed oil quantity at eight quarts and dropping. Oil quantity reached five quarts at which time the Captain elected to return to land. Dispatch was notified and a normal landing was made. Oil quantity remained at five quarts. Maintenance believes an oil line is leaking.

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.