An air carrier widebody transport had to return and land due to engine oil loss.

Attributes
ACN	225745
Time
Date	199211
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival other departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	225745
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	225520
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight X returned after in-flight shutdown of #2 engine due to loss of oil. I performed engine oil service checking magnetic plugs per maintenance manual prior to flight. Maintenance manual does not requires leak check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB HAD TO RETURN AND LAND DUE TO ENG OIL LOSS.

Narrative: FLT X RETURNED AFTER INFLT SHUTDOWN OF #2 ENG DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. I PERFORMED ENG OIL SVC CHKING MAGNETIC PLUGS PER MAINT MANUAL PRIOR TO FLT. MAINT MANUAL DOES NOT REQUIRES LEAK CHK.

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.