A DC9-30 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine oil filler cap not secured. Resulted...

Attributes
ACN	548634
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
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	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance avionics : 26 maintenance technician : 21
ASRS Report	548634
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press/quan guage
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : tooling performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Normal 2A service of JT8 on DC9. Right engine oil service cap has chain on it. Cap hangs directly in front of technician and is fairly long. This causes technician to move it out of way. Cap is not colored! Blends in with engine. Also servicing carts do not allow technician to be at oil servicing port -- must pump at cart and hose is up at port which is approximately 8-10 ft away and can cause over-servicing. Should: 1) remove or shorten chain, 2) color oil cap, 3) servicing cart must allow technician to be at point of service. Right engine on DC9 does not allow for visual of cap without proper work stand -- with or without lower cowl open.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED. RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENG OIL.

Narrative: NORMAL 2A SVC OF JT8 ON DC9. R ENG OIL SVC CAP HAS CHAIN ON IT. CAP HANGS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF TECHNICIAN AND IS FAIRLY LONG. THIS CAUSES TECHNICIAN TO MOVE IT OUT OF WAY. CAP IS NOT COLORED! BLENDS IN WITH ENG. ALSO SVCING CARTS DO NOT ALLOW TECHNICIAN TO BE AT OIL SVCING PORT -- MUST PUMP AT CART AND HOSE IS UP AT PORT WHICH IS APPROX 8-10 FT AWAY AND CAN CAUSE OVER-SVCING. SHOULD: 1) REMOVE OR SHORTEN CHAIN, 2) COLOR OIL CAP, 3) SVCING CART MUST ALLOW TECHNICIAN TO BE AT POINT OF SVC. R ENG ON DC9 DOES NOT ALLOW FOR VISUAL OF CAP WITHOUT PROPER WORK STAND -- WITH OR WITHOUT LOWER COWL OPEN.

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.

A DC9-30 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine oil filler cap not secured. Resulted in loss of engine oil.