A B727 diverts to alternate airport after an oil loss is discovered in #2 engine.

Attributes
ACN	341361
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : far
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 22500 flight time type : 2900
ASRS Report	341361
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

So advised after we leveled in cruise (FL310) that #2 engine oil quantity was dropping. Diverted to far, 100 mi away. Ran engine until approximately 1 gallon of oil. Shut down while pressure and temperatures normal. Oil quantity continued to drop. Normal landing made. No emergency declared. Passenger were notified that we were losing oil in #2 engine. Flight attendant was advised, also ATC when we shut engine down on approximately 8 mi final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 DIVERTS TO ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER AN OIL LOSS IS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENG.

Narrative: SO ADVISED AFTER WE LEVELED IN CRUISE (FL310) THAT #2 ENG OIL QUANTITY WAS DROPPING. DIVERTED TO FAR, 100 MI AWAY. RAN ENG UNTIL APPROX 1 GALLON OF OIL. SHUT DOWN WHILE PRESSURE AND TEMPS NORMAL. OIL QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP. NORMAL LNDG MADE. NO EMER DECLARED. PAX WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE WERE LOSING OIL IN #2 ENG. FLT ATTENDANT WAS ADVISED, ALSO ATC WHEN WE SHUT ENG DOWN ON APPROX 8 MI FINAL.

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.