Emergency declared - overweight landing.

Attributes
ACN	296871
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	296871
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Master caution light started flickering shortly after takeoff. After a few mins l-hand oil strainer clogging light illuminated steady per QRH reduced power and light went out. Declared emergency and made overweight landing at dfw (part 1 section 19-page 6 para C1 and C2 as reason).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED - OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: MASTER CAUTION LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. AFTER A FEW MINS L-HAND OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY PER QRH REDUCED PWR AND LIGHT WENT OUT. DECLARED EMER AND MADE OVERWT LNDG AT DFW (PART 1 SECTION 19-PAGE 6 PARA C1 AND C2 AS REASON).

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.