A B737-800 flight crew performed an in-flight shutdown of the left engine following receipt of a low...

Narrative:

We noticed the left engine quantity at three quarts with a box around the engine instruments. We sent an ACARS to dispatch and maintenance letting them know what was going on. The captain; as pilot monitoring; reviewed the QRH to look for any low oil quantity procedure but did not find one. While doing that the oil quantity dropped to two quarts and the oil temp began rising and the oil pressure falling. At that time we decided to run the QRH procedure for a precautionary engine shutdown in-flight. After discussing it with dispatch we decided to the nearest suitable airport in time with favorable weather. We configured the aircraft per the procedure and landed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 flight crew performed an in-flight shutdown of the left engine following receipt of a low quantity warning; rising oil temperature and lowering oil pressure. They consulted with Dispatch and opted to divert to the nearest suitable airport where they landed without incident.

Narrative: We noticed the left engine quantity at three quarts with a box around the engine instruments. We sent an ACARS to Dispatch and Maintenance letting them know what was going on. The Captain; as Pilot Monitoring; reviewed the QRH to look for any low oil quantity procedure but did not find one. While doing that the oil quantity dropped to two quarts and the oil temp began rising and the oil pressure falling. At that time we decided to run the QRH procedure for a precautionary engine shutdown in-flight. After discussing it with Dispatch we decided to the nearest suitable airport in time with favorable weather. We configured the aircraft per the procedure and landed without further incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1153779
Time
Date	201402
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A B737-800 flight crew performed an in-flight shutdown of the left engine following receipt of a low quantity warning; rising oil temperature and lowering oil pressure. They consulted with dispatch and opted to divert to the nearest suitable airport where they landed without incident.