WDB ENG JUST USED 7 QUARTS OF OIL BUT MAINT GAVE IT ONLY A QUICK CURSORY INSPECTION AND SIGNED IT OFF FOR SVC.

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WDB ARRIVED WITH HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION NOTED ON ENG #1. FOREMAN FOR THE COMPANY SIGNED OFF THE WRITE-UP AFTER INSTRUCTING MECHS TO COMPLETE THE CHKING FOR EXCESSIVE OIL POSSIBLY BEING LOCATED IN THE MAIN GEARBOX PER MM- DATA. AFTER NOTING NON EXCESSIVE OIL IN GEARBOX; FOREMAN THEN INSTRUCTED MECHS TO CLOSE UP COWLINGS AND CONCLUDED THAT HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO OVER SVCING OF OIL. THE CONCLUSION OF OVER SVCING WAS ARRIVED AT WITHOUT EVEN CHKING FOR LEAKS ANYWHERE ELSE. BAD JUDGEMENT WAS USED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE FLT SCHEDULE. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WRITE-UPS ON VARIOUS SERIES WDBS ARE HANDLED IN SIMILAR FASHION. THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WAS RUSHED BY COMPANY FOREMAN DUE TO PRESSURE FROM UPPER MGMNT TO MEET SCHEDULE NEEDS. WHERE DID 7 QUARTS OF OIL GO? INCOMPLETE INFO LEADS TO ACCIDENTS. 'PENCIL WHIPPING' IS NOT A GOOD PRACTICE. INSTRUCTING MECHS OR DIRECTING MECHS TO PERFORM MAINT IN AN UNSAFE MANNER IS NOT ADVISED. ENGS INVOLVED IN CASES ARE THE TURBOFAN. A HISTORY OF HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION ON #1 ENG ON THIS ACFT WAS NOTED IN THE COMPUTER HISTORY AND OVERLOOKED.