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When it was necessary to shut down one engine due to zero oil pressure and quantity; a B757 flight crew diverged from their oceanic track and returned to their departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1074332 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Lubrication System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Oil pressure and oil quantity went to zero at cruise [with a] rapid rise in egt. [We] shutdown the engine and diverted off our oceanic track and returned to our departure airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When it was necessary to shut down one engine due to zero oil pressure and quantity; a B757 flight crew diverged from their oceanic track and returned to their departure airport.
Narrative: Oil pressure and oil quantity went to zero at cruise [with a] rapid rise in EGT. [We] shutdown the engine and diverted off our oceanic track and returned to our departure airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.