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A B757-200 incurred a delay due to #2 engine leaking oil caused by the engine oil tank filler cap found unsecured after engine oil servicing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 403087 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Svced #1 and #2 engines. Added 3 quarts to #2 engine at XA00. About 6-8 hours later, the gate mechanic found oil dripping from the #2 engine. After further investigation he found the oil cap unsecured. I fully recall securing the #2 engine oil cap around XA00. The aircraft sat for many hours before being taxied to the gate. Therefore it is my opinion something may have happened in between the 6-8 hour window after I svced the engines with oil.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 INCURRED A DELAY DUE TO #2 ENG LEAKING OIL CAUSED BY THE ENG OIL TANK FILLER CAP FOUND UNSECURED AFTER ENG OIL SVCING.
Narrative: SVCED #1 AND #2 ENGS. ADDED 3 QUARTS TO #2 ENG AT XA00. ABOUT 6-8 HRS LATER, THE GATE MECH FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE #2 ENG. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE FOUND THE OIL CAP UNSECURED. I FULLY RECALL SECURING THE #2 ENG OIL CAP AROUND XA00. THE ACFT SAT FOR MANY HRS BEFORE BEING TAXIED TO THE GATE. THEREFORE IT IS MY OPINION SOMETHING MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN BTWN THE 6-8 HR WINDOW AFTER I SVCED THE ENGS WITH OIL.
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.