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Air carrier flight crew of a lrg shut down #3 engine because of low oil pressure then returned to msp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 331375 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 331113 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After level off from msp to boi -- #3 engine experienced low oil pressure. Followed company procedures resulting in an engine shutdown. Declared an emergency and returned to msp. No further incident. Use of company procedures and crew management techniques from CRM training resulted in a safe and normal outcome. (At altitude dumped fuel to reduce aircraft weight for landing.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC OF A LRG SHUT DOWN #3 ENGINE BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE THEN RETURNED TO MSP.
Narrative: AFTER LEVEL OFF FROM MSP TO BOI -- #3 ENG EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE. FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCS RESULTING IN AN ENG SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO MSP. NO FURTHER INCIDENT. USE OF COMPANY PROCS AND CREW MGMNT TECHNIQUES FROM CRM TRAINING RESULTED IN A SAFE AND NORMAL OUTCOME. (AT ALT DUMPED FUEL TO REDUCE ACFT WT FOR LNDG.)
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.