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A DC9-30 #2 engine was scheduled for engine change due to failure of the breather check being out of limits. Engine cleared for service by JT8D power plant specialist.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 559782 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tist.tower |
| 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 : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 559782 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X current logbook write-up jul/mon/02, check oil level. Read 13 quarts down to 10 quarts ZZZ1-ZZZ. Oil breather check was accomplished and was out of limits. Engine was going to be changed. Then JT8D power plant specialist said that engine oil consumption was within limits per maintenance manual 71-00-00 page 203 and engine would not be changed. This message was relayed through about 3 people. Engine was put on oil watch and signed off per maintenance manual 71-00-00 page 203.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 #2 ENG WAS SCHEDULED FOR ENG CHANGE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BREATHER CHK BEING OUT OF LIMITS. ENG CLRED FOR SVC BY JT8D PWR PLANT SPECIALIST.
Narrative: ACFT X CURRENT LOGBOOK WRITE-UP JUL/MON/02, CHK OIL LEVEL. READ 13 QUARTS DOWN TO 10 QUARTS ZZZ1-ZZZ. OIL BREATHER CHK WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WAS OUT OF LIMITS. ENG WAS GOING TO BE CHANGED. THEN JT8D PWR PLANT SPECIALIST SAID THAT ENG OIL CONSUMPTION WAS WITHIN LIMITS PER MAINT MANUAL 71-00-00 PAGE 203 AND ENG WOULD NOT BE CHANGED. THIS MESSAGE WAS RELAYED THROUGH ABOUT 3 PEOPLE. ENG WAS PUT ON OIL WATCH AND SIGNED OFF PER MAINT MANUAL 71-00-00 PAGE 203.
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.