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A fixed wing small transport undergoing scheduled annual check incurred damage to left and right engines when operated without lubricating oil.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 371809 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During routine (scheduled annual inspection) on this aircraft, engines were started and operated for several mins with no oil in them. Better use of checklists would clearly have prevented this mishap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FIXED WING SMT UNDERGOING SCHEDULED ANNUAL CHK INCURRED DAMAGE TO L AND R ENGS WHEN OPERATED WITHOUT LUBRICATING OIL.
Narrative: DURING ROUTINE (SCHEDULED ANNUAL INSPECTION) ON THIS ACFT, ENGS WERE STARTED AND OPERATED FOR SEVERAL MINS WITH NO OIL IN THEM. BETTER USE OF CHKLISTS WOULD CLRLY HAVE PREVENTED THIS MISHAP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.