A B737-800 pilot noticed that on two separate engine runs at two different maintenance stations; onl...

Narrative:

During preflight in ZZZ; found oil dripping from right engine. Ran engine at the gate and maintenance checked for leaks. During walk around in ZZZ1; right engine was again dripping oil. Ran the engine at the gate and maintenance found oil dripping from a drain. At the gate in ZZZ; a protective cage was placed around the front of the engine while the engine was running. There was not a cage placed around the front of the engine in ZZZ1 while the engine was running at the gate. The mechanic said they did not have one. January 2006; at ZZZ2; a mechanic was killed during an engine run; checking for oil leaks on a B737 engine; when he was ingested into the engine. A protective cage around the front of the engine might prevent another fatality. [Recommend] requiring a safety cage to be placed in front of any B737 engine while it is running at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 pilot noticed that on two separate engine runs at two different Maintenance stations; only one of the stations used a protective cage around the inlet of their CFM-56 engine. Mechanics were trouble shooting a recurring oil leak.

Narrative: During preflight in ZZZ; found oil dripping from right engine. Ran engine at the gate and Maintenance checked for leaks. During walk around in ZZZ1; right engine was again dripping oil. Ran the engine at the gate and Maintenance found oil dripping from a drain. At the gate in ZZZ; a protective cage was placed around the front of the engine while the engine was running. There was not a cage placed around the front of the engine in ZZZ1 while the engine was running at the gate. The Mechanic said they did not have one. January 2006; at ZZZ2; a Mechanic was killed during an engine run; checking for oil leaks on a B737 engine; when he was ingested into the engine. A protective cage around the front of the engine might prevent another fatality. [Recommend] requiring a safety cage to be placed in front of any B737 engine while it is running at the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1036302
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B737-800 pilot noticed that on two separate engine runs at two different maintenance stations; only one of the stations used a protective cage around the inlet of their cfm-56 engine. Mechanics were trouble shooting a recurring oil leak.