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A B737 on a routine overnight check was found to have the right engine oil service door open and the oil cap laying on the reservoir.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 630235 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was assigned work card on aircraft X. On my walkaround I found the r-hand engine oil service door latches open. When I opened the door the oil cap was hanging from the oil reservoir.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 ON A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT CHK WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE R ENG OIL SVC DOOR OPEN AND THE OIL CAP LAYING ON THE RESERVOIR.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED WORK CARD ON ACFT X. ON MY WALKAROUND I FOUND THE R-HAND ENG OIL SVC DOOR LATCHES OPEN. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THE OIL CAP WAS HANGING FROM THE OIL RESERVOIR.
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.