<< >> NASA ASRS Report 340400, July 1996

Aircraft equipment problem. Engine low oil pressure. Engine shut down and flight diverted. Flight crew chose to land overweight rather than dump fuel. Post flight comment by so concerned captain reporter because it was on the voice recorder.

Attributes
ACN	340400
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	340400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 440
ASRS Report	340458
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departure from mdw our flight engineer noticed the oil pressure on engine #1 reading 30 psi, well below the red radial. We followed the company's checklist, shut the engine down, a phone patch with commercial radio and the company determined us to land at ind. I decided to make an overweight landing and land in ind. We did declare an emergency in lieu of dumping fuel so the equipment would be standing by. After landing with no problems. We taxied off the runway. I asked if everybody was happy with the way the emergency was handled. Our engineer trying to break the tension in the cockpit said 'no you messed up' but later followed up with just kidding. This comment did go out on the voice recorder. All the procedures we did were by the book.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE. ENG SHUT DOWN AND FLT DIVERTED. FLC CHOSE TO LAND OVERWT RATHER THAN DUMP FUEL. POST FLT COMMENT BY SO CONCERNED CAPT RPTR BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE VOICE RECORDER.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM MDW OUR FE NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE ON ENG #1 READING 30 PSI, WELL BELOW THE RED RADIAL. WE FOLLOWED THE COMPANY'S CHKLIST, SHUT THE ENG DOWN, A PHONE PATCH WITH COMMERCIAL RADIO AND THE COMPANY DETERMINED US TO LAND AT IND. I DECIDED TO MAKE AN OVERWT LNDG AND LAND IN IND. WE DID DECLARE AN EMER IN LIEU OF DUMPING FUEL SO THE EQUIP WOULD BE STANDING BY. AFTER LNDG WITH NO PROBS. WE TAXIED OFF THE RWY. I ASKED IF EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE EMER WAS HANDLED. OUR ENGINEER TRYING TO BREAK THE TENSION IN THE COCKPIT SAID 'NO YOU MESSED UP' BUT LATER FOLLOWED UP WITH JUST KIDDING. THIS COMMENT DID GO OUT ON THE VOICE RECORDER. ALL THE PROCS WE DID WERE BY THE BOOK.

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.