What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Flight 582 enroute from stl to msp - during climbout, ATC informed flight crew of black smoke coming from engine #2. Crew observed oil quantity had dropped to 5 qts from 14 at pre-flight inspection. Crew made emergency landing. No injuries or aircraft damage. Company contract maintenance determined engine oil tank cap was not installed causing oil depletion no damage to oil cap or tank filler port. After reservicing, crew and contract maintenance ran engines to insure no possible anomolies existed. Company procedures and log annotations were complied with. Flight was rescheduled. After interviewing the mechanic responsible, determined this to be an honest mistake. The mechanic was cooperative and open to verbal counseling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT 582 ENROUTE FROM STL TO MSP - DURING CLIMBOUT, ATC INFORMED FLIGHT CREW OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE #2. CREW OBSERVED OIL QUANTITY HAD DROPPED TO 5 QTS FROM 14 AT PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. CREW MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. NO INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. COMPANY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE DETERMINED ENGINE OIL TANK CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED CAUSING OIL DEPLETION NO DAMAGE TO OIL CAP OR TANK FILLER PORT. AFTER RESERVICING, CREW AND CONTRACT MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINES TO INSURE NO POSSIBLE ANOMOLIES EXISTED. COMPANY PROCEDURES AND LOG ANNOTATIONS WERE COMPLIED WITH. FLIGHT WAS RESCHEDULED. AFTER INTERVIEWING THE MECHANIC RESPONSIBLE, DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN HONEST MISTAKE. THE MECHANIC WAS COOPERATIVE AND OPEN TO VERBAL COUNSELING.