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Flight crew of an medium large transport declared an emergency and diverted to land after losing oil and pressure in 1 engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308206 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 308206 |
| 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 other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 1 hour and 15 mins into flight, left engine oil quantity went to near '0' with no fluctuations. Left engine oil pressure fluctuated between 25-30 psi and left oil pressure low light annunciated. Left engine oil temperature stable at 110 degrees. Followed QRH procedures and brought left engine power to idle. Declared emergency, diverted to bna and landed with no further problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER LOSING OIL AND PRESSURE IN 1 ENG.
Narrative: APPROX 1 HR AND 15 MINS INTO FLT, L ENG OIL QUANTITY WENT TO NEAR '0' WITH NO FLUCTUATIONS. L ENG OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED BTWN 25-30 PSI AND L OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ANNUNCIATED. L ENG OIL TEMP STABLE AT 110 DEGS. FOLLOWED QRH PROCS AND BROUGHT L ENG PWR TO IDLE. DECLARED EMER, DIVERTED TO BNA AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROB.
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.