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Flight crew of MD80 returns to departure airport after disconnecting the right CSD due to low oil indications. Suspect maintenance failed to inspect oil quantity per MEL requirement due to inoperative APU.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 637934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : csd oil press. warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During paperwork/preflight portion, I called maintenance to find out when the last time the CSD oil levels had been checked and asked about the daily requirement to check because the aircraft's APU was placarded. I accepted the technician's explanation and took the aircraft. On the climb out of FL290, we received an alert on the right generator cycling on and off followed by CSD oil low level light. We followed the generator light on and CSD low oil procedures, and disconnected the CSD. We tried to find nearest suitable while looking to assist with passenger connections but WX precluded those airports. I elected to return to abq. Landed uneventfully in abq in VFR conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT AFTER DISCONNECTING THE R CSD DUE TO LOW OIL INDICATIONS. SUSPECT MAINT FAILED TO INSPECT OIL QUANTITY PER MEL REQUIREMENT DUE TO INOP APU.
Narrative: DURING PAPERWORK/PREFLT PORTION, I CALLED MAINT TO FIND OUT WHEN THE LAST TIME THE CSD OIL LEVELS HAD BEEN CHKED AND ASKED ABOUT THE DAILY REQUIREMENT TO CHK BECAUSE THE ACFT'S APU WAS PLACARDED. I ACCEPTED THE TECHNICIAN'S EXPLANATION AND TOOK THE ACFT. ON THE CLBOUT OF FL290, WE RECEIVED AN ALERT ON THE R GENERATOR CYCLING ON AND OFF FOLLOWED BY CSD OIL LOW LEVEL LIGHT. WE FOLLOWED THE GENERATOR LIGHT ON AND CSD LOW OIL PROCS, AND DISCONNECTED THE CSD. WE TRIED TO FIND NEAREST SUITABLE WHILE LOOKING TO ASSIST WITH PAX CONNECTIONS BUT WX PRECLUDED THOSE ARPTS. I ELECTED TO RETURN TO ABQ. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN ABQ IN VFR CONDITIONS.
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.