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An large transport had oil fumes throughout the aircraft. They declared an emergency and landed en route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 220858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 220770 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendant reported fumes in the cabin. I told the first officer to go in the cabin and check for smoke. I put my oxygen mask on. When he returned, he said there was no smoke. He put his oxygen mask on and we went through the smoke removal procedure to get rid of the fumes. We were unsuccessful. I declared an emergency and was cleared direct to phx. On the way, we tried to troubleshoot the problem. We landed in phx. There were no injuries nor damage to the aircraft. Upon investigation by maintenance in phx, it was determined that the oil system was contaminated with fuel which caused the fuel fumes to get into the bleed air system. An indication that the oil is contaminated with fuel is the oil quantity gauge will show full or over full.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LGT HAD OIL FUMES THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED ENRTE.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED FUMES IN THE CABIN. I TOLD THE FO TO GO IN THE CABIN AND CHK FOR SMOKE. I PUT MY OXYGEN MASK ON. WHEN HE RETURNED, HE SAID THERE WAS NO SMOKE. HE PUT HIS OXYGEN MASK ON AND WE WENT THROUGH THE SMOKE REMOVAL PROC TO GET RID OF THE FUMES. WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. I DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS CLRED DIRECT TO PHX. ON THE WAY, WE TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. WE LANDED IN PHX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINT IN PHX, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL SYS WAS CONTAMINATED WITH FUEL WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL FUMES TO GET INTO THE BLEED AIR SYS. AN INDICATION THAT THE OIL IS CONTAMINATED WITH FUEL IS THE OIL QUANTITY GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL OR OVER FULL.
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.