Narrative:

I was servicing #2 engine with oil and the empty oil can slipped out of my hand and fell to the bottom of the fan cowl. I left the oil door open to help me remember to get the oil can out. With all the rain and high winds; along with another aircraft I had been given to work; I forgot to get the oil can out of the cowl. The following night at our nightly crew meeting; it was brought up that an oil door was left open on an aircraft. I immediately sought out the supervisor on duty to tell them what had happened. The oil door was closed by next shift mechanics on pushback. We tracked down the aircraft and called maintenance control to have contract maintenance check for the oil can.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE SERVICING A B737-700 #2 ENG WITH OIL; MECHANIC REPORTS THE EMPTY OIL CAN SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FAN COWL.

Narrative: I WAS SVCING #2 ENG WITH OIL AND THE EMPTY OIL CAN SLIPPED OUT OF MY HAND AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FAN COWL. I LEFT THE OIL DOOR OPEN TO HELP ME REMEMBER TO GET THE OIL CAN OUT. WITH ALL THE RAIN AND HIGH WINDS; ALONG WITH ANOTHER ACFT I HAD BEEN GIVEN TO WORK; I FORGOT TO GET THE OIL CAN OUT OF THE COWL. THE FOLLOWING NIGHT AT OUR NIGHTLY CREW MEETING; IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT AN OIL DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN ON AN ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY SOUGHT OUT THE SUPVR ON DUTY TO TELL THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE OIL DOOR WAS CLOSED BY NEXT SHIFT MECHS ON PUSHBACK. WE TRACKED DOWN THE ACFT AND CALLED MAINT CTL TO HAVE CONTRACT MAINT CHK FOR THE OIL CAN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.