<< >> NASA ASRS Report 137017, February 1990

Light transport freighter, reciprocating engines, had high oil temperature on left engine. Return land at fll.

Attributes
ACN	137017
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	137017
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	137018
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed runway 09R at fll. After being handed off to miami departure the first officer noticed a rise in the #1 engine oil temperature. Oil pressure was stable. Crew elected to return and was cleared back to fll by miami departure. Upon being questioned by mia approach regarding our situation crew advised mia of high oil temperature and intent to return for precautionary landing. Handoff to fll tower was made approximately 3 mi east of 27L at 1000' MSL. Tower advised that aircraft was cleared to land on 27L but sufficient distance was not available for proper descent. Crew refused 27L and advised tower that they had expected 09L. Tower cleared aircraft for right downwind to 09R and asked if aircraft was experiencing an emergency. Crew responded in the negative and advised tower of high oil temperature on #1 engine. At this time oil temperature was still slightly high and oil pressure was still steady. Crew expected a left 270 degree turn from a heading of approximately north while again requesting 09L. Tower finally cleared aircraft for 09L. While turning base/final a witness of ground reported smoke trailing from aircraft's left engine. When crew reduced power on short final #1 engine RPM reduced approximately 500 RPM. At no time before this point did the crew feel that an emergency should be declared. Upon touchdown the #1 engine seized in a near feathered position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT FREIGHTER, RECIPROCATING ENGINES, HAD HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE ON LEFT ENGINE. RETURN LAND AT FLL.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 09R AT FLL. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO MIAMI DEP THE F/O NOTICED A RISE IN THE #1 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE. OIL PRESSURE WAS STABLE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN AND WAS CLRED BACK TO FLL BY MIAMI DEP. UPON BEING QUESTIONED BY MIA APCH REGARDING OUR SITUATION CREW ADVISED MIA OF HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND INTENT TO RETURN FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. HANDOFF TO FLL TWR WAS MADE APPROX 3 MI E OF 27L AT 1000' MSL. TWR ADVISED THAT ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON 27L BUT SUFFICIENT DISTANCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PROPER DSCNT. CREW REFUSED 27L AND ADVISED TWR THAT THEY HAD EXPECTED 09L. TWR CLRED ACFT FOR RIGHT DOWNWIND TO 09R AND ASKED IF ACFT WAS EXPERIENCING AN EMER. CREW RESPONDED IN THE NEGATIVE AND ADVISED TWR OF HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE ON #1 ENGINE. AT THIS TIME OIL TEMPERATURE WAS STILL SLIGHTLY HIGH AND OIL PRESSURE WAS STILL STEADY. CREW EXPECTED A LEFT 270 DEG TURN FROM A HDG OF APPROX NORTH WHILE AGAIN REQUESTING 09L. TWR FINALLY CLRED ACFT FOR 09L. WHILE TURNING BASE/FINAL A WITNESS OF GND REPORTED SMOKE TRAILING FROM ACFT'S LEFT ENGINE. WHEN CREW REDUCED POWER ON SHORT FINAL #1 ENGINE RPM REDUCED APPROX 500 RPM. AT NO TIME BEFORE THIS POINT DID THE CREW FEEL THAT AN EMER SHOULD BE DECLARED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE #1 ENGINE SEIZED IN A NEAR FEATHERED POSITION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.