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An air carrier B737-300 crew had to divert land with an aircraft equipment problem internal engine failure. Emergency declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358869 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 358869 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I got an oil filter bypass light on #2 engine with rising oil temperature. Light remained on when throttled to idle. Declared an emergency and diverted to oma where a landing was made with the #2 engine remaining at idle due to reported possibility of low level turbulence and windshear. Landing was uneventful. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the B737-300 with cfm 56-3 engines. It is normal procedure to shut down, or at least idle, the engine to 'prevent further damage.' metal was found in the oil screens and the engine had to be changed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B737-300 CREW HAD TO DIVERT LAND WITH AN ACFT EQUIP PROB INTERNAL ENG FAILURE. EMER DECLARED.
Narrative: I GOT AN OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON #2 ENG WITH RISING OIL TEMP. LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN THROTTLED TO IDLE. DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO OMA WHERE A LNDG WAS MADE WITH THE #2 ENG REMAINING AT IDLE DUE TO RPTED POSSIBILITY OF LOW LEVEL TURB AND WINDSHEAR. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE B737-300 WITH CFM 56-3 ENGS. IT IS NORMAL PROC TO SHUT DOWN, OR AT LEAST IDLE, THE ENG TO 'PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE.' METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SCREENS AND THE ENG HAD TO BE CHANGED.
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.