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B767 captain reported receiving left oil filter EICAS message on climbout. Flight crew shut down the affected engine; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1105525 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After passing FL210 on departure we received an 'left oil filter' EICAS message. We leveled off at FL270 and requested lower. Oe captain was pm and I elected to have him continue as PF while I ran the QRH. Left throttle was retarded to idle and the left engine shutdown in accordance with checklist when message remained displayed. [While] running QRH began a turn back to [departure airport.] emergency declared with ATC with request for crff to be standing by. Flight attendant's briefed and PA made to passengers. We had an uneventful overweight flaps 20 landing. (309;000 lbs; 400 fpm) logbook entry made. Crff post-landing inspection reported no visible irregularities. Taxied back to gate and deplaned normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain reported receiving L OIL FILTER EICAS message on climbout. Flight crew shut down the affected engine; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.
Narrative: After passing FL210 on departure we received an 'L OIL FILTER' EICAS message. We leveled off at FL270 and requested lower. OE Captain was PM and I elected to have him continue as PF while I ran the QRH. Left throttle was retarded to idle and the left engine shutdown IAW checklist when message remained displayed. [While] running QRH began a turn back to [departure airport.] Emergency declared with ATC with request for CRFF to be standing by. FA's briefed and PA made to passengers. We had an uneventful overweight Flaps 20 landing. (309;000 Lbs; 400 fpm) Logbook entry made. CRFF post-landing inspection reported no visible irregularities. Taxied back to gate and deplaned normally.
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.