A line mechanic reports he did not add enough oil to an air turbine starter (ats) he had replaced on...

Attributes
ACN	1052806
Time
Date	201212
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Air Starter
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I removed and replaced the starter that was bad due to it not starting the engine. I placed the new air turbine starter (ats) in per the [maintenance] manual (M/M). I put some oil into the ats but it wasn't enough. I would say this would go under my experience level. I've only been with the company going on two years now; but this was the first time I've changed this part myself without more experienced persons and I've only seen it done once before. Located at blast fence on the ramp.[in the future]; I would call anybody with more experience for further knowledge or information to comply with the tasks a lot better. As well as read over the manuals twice; or even three times; to insure that I fully understand the task at hand.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports he did not add enough oil to an Air Turbine Starter (ATS) he had replaced on an Embraer aircraft.

Narrative: I removed and replaced the starter that was bad due to it not starting the engine. I placed the new Air Turbine Starter (ATS) in per the [Maintenance] Manual (M/M). I put some oil into the ATS but it wasn't enough. I would say this would go under my experience level. I've only been with the company going on two years now; but this was the first time I've changed this part myself without more experienced persons and I've only seen it done once before. Located at Blast Fence on the Ramp.[In the future]; I would call anybody with more experience for further knowledge or information to comply with the tasks a lot better. As well as read over the manuals twice; or even three times; to insure that I fully understand the task at hand.

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.

A line mechanic reports he did not add enough oil to an air turbine starter (ats) he had replaced on an embraer aircraft.