A B737-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine oil service cap not secured.

Attributes
ACN	456897
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 7
ASRS Report	456897
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On dec/sun/99, I received a call to service oils on a jt-8 engine (B737-200). Since this call came within 10 mins of departure time, I felt under pressure to complete oil servicing in addition to aircraft pushback in a short amount of time. Due to the shortness of time I neglected to replace the oil cap on the right engine properly (cap was not locked). I feel that the primary cause of this event was due to the pressure of meeting a flight departure schedule.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG OIL SVC CAP NOT SECURED.

Narrative: ON DEC/SUN/99, I RECEIVED A CALL TO SVC OILS ON A JT-8 ENG (B737-200). SINCE THIS CALL CAME WITHIN 10 MINS OF DEP TIME, I FELT UNDER PRESSURE TO COMPLETE OIL SVCING IN ADDITION TO ACFT PUSHBACK IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. DUE TO THE SHORTNESS OF TIME I NEGLECTED TO REPLACE THE OIL CAP ON THE R ENG PROPERLY (CAP WAS NOT LOCKED). I FEEL THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF MEETING A FLT DEP SCHEDULE.

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.