Air carrier large transport in-flight engine shutdown 40 east of dsm. Continued to den on 2 engines.

Attributes
ACN	125610
Time
Date	198910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dsm airport : den
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : 240 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 5000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	125876
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ord to den climbing through 290, 40 east of dsm VOR, #2 oil pressure and quantity began dropping rapidly to zero. #2 engine was shut down. At XA00, after reviewing all options and talking with dispatch, we elected to continue to den. Ord WX IFR (80 overcast 3 rain fog snow 34/33). Den WX cavu. En route WX west of dsm VFR. Decision to continue was based on den being VFR with longer runways and crew fam with den. Normal landing in den XB34.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN 40 EAST OF DSM. CONTINUED TO DEN ON 2 ENGINES.

Narrative: ORD TO DEN CLIMBING THROUGH 290, 40 E OF DSM VOR, #2 OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY BEGAN DROPPING RAPIDLY TO ZERO. #2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AT XA00, AFTER REVIEWING ALL OPTIONS AND TALKING WITH DISPATCH, WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEN. ORD WX IFR (80 OVERCAST 3 RAIN FOG SNOW 34/33). DEN WX CAVU. ENRTE WX W OF DSM VFR. DECISION TO CONTINUE WAS BASED ON DEN BEING VFR WITH LONGER RWYS AND CREW FAM WITH DEN. NORMAL LNDG IN DEN XB34.

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.