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Air carrier large transport developed an oil leak at cruise altitude and diverted to an alternate for maintenance check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 172532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jot |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zau |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 172532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 172530 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
1 hour after takeoff second officer advised that the #2 engine was losing oil was diverted to ord. Original destination was den. After landing maintenance found a cracked housing on the oil quantity transmitter. Supplemental information from acn 172530: engine was not shut down. All engine instruments were normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT CRUISE ALT AND DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK.
Narrative: 1 HR AFTER TKOF S/O ADVISED THAT THE #2 ENG WAS LOSING OIL WAS DIVERTED TO ORD. ORIGINAL DEST WAS DEN. AFTER LNDG MAINT FOUND A CRACKED HOUSING ON THE OIL QUANTITY XMITTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 172530: ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. ALL ENG INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL.
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.