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Flight crew of large transport was advised by departure TRACON #3 engine emitting smoke on takeoff. Slow depletion of oil quantity enroute caused flight crew to perform a precautionary engine shutdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 109324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tracon : sat |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 109324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 109222 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL180 sat departure control reported a takeoff sighting of smoke from our #3 engine. All engine gauges were normal with oil qty showing 2.1 gals. #3 was throttled to idle and our cruise altitude refiled to FL230. The F/a's were briefed concerning a possible precautionary shutdown. Maintenance and flight controls were notified of the possible shutdown and desire to land at dfw. The oil qty continued to drop slowly and at 1.0 gals the engine was shutdown per all checklists. (The loss rate accelerated just before shutdown checklist.) a lower altitude was requested and an emergency declared. The remainder of the flight was conducted at 13000' and we were cleared directly to dfw. Ft worth center and dfw afforded us all the services and courtesies reserved for those in-extremis. My complements to whomever saw the engine problem on takeoff and to sat departure control for getting the information to us. Their actions made a possibly frozen engine a precautionary shutdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF LGT WAS ADVISED BY DEP TRACON #3 ENGINE EMITTING SMOKE ON TKOF. SLOW DEPLETION OF OIL QUANTITY ENROUTE CAUSED FLT CREW TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL180 SAT DEP CTL RPTED A TKOF SIGHTING OF SMOKE FROM OUR #3 ENG. ALL ENG GAUGES WERE NORMAL WITH OIL QTY SHOWING 2.1 GALS. #3 WAS THROTTLED TO IDLE AND OUR CRUISE ALT REFILED TO FL230. THE F/A'S WERE BRIEFED CONCERNING A POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. MAINT AND FLT CTLS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN AND DESIRE TO LAND AT DFW. THE OIL QTY CONTINUED TO DROP SLOWLY AND AT 1.0 GALS THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN PER ALL CHKLISTS. (THE LOSS RATE ACCELERATED JUST BEFORE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST.) A LOWER ALT WAS REQUESTED AND AN EMER DECLARED. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED AT 13000' AND WE WERE CLRED DIRECTLY TO DFW. FT WORTH CENTER AND DFW AFFORDED US ALL THE SVCS AND COURTESIES RESERVED FOR THOSE IN-EXTREMIS. MY COMPLEMENTS TO WHOMEVER SAW THE ENG PROB ON TKOF AND TO SAT DEP CTL FOR GETTING THE INFO TO US. THEIR ACTIONS MADE A POSSIBLY FROZEN ENG A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.