Flight crew of a B757 returned to land after shutting down 1 engine due to loss of oil quantity.

Attributes
ACN	381085
Time
Date	199709
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	381085
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	381085
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:

The situation was decreasing oil quantity during climb out of miami international airport, with eventual complete loss of oil in the #2 engine. The engine was shut down and all applicable checklist completed. A return to miami was decided with a normal approach and landing (single engine). Maintenance advised that we had a bad blowout seal possibly a result from a replaced generator the night before. The captain did an outstanding job of CRM with first officer, flight attendants and passenger. We worked together well as a team. (Added note: the captain did have 2 quarts added to the #2 engine prior to departure.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B757 RETURNED TO LAND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN 1 ENG DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY.

Narrative: THE SIT WAS DECREASING OIL QUANTITY DURING CLBOUT OF MIAMI INTL ARPT, WITH EVENTUAL COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL IN THE #2 ENG. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND ALL APPLICABLE CHKLIST COMPLETED. A RETURN TO MIAMI WAS DECIDED WITH A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG (SINGLE ENG). MAINT ADVISED THAT WE HAD A BAD BLOWOUT SEAL POSSIBLY A RESULT FROM A REPLACED GENERATOR THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAPT DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF CRM WITH FO, FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. WE WORKED TOGETHER WELL AS A TEAM. (ADDED NOTE: THE CAPT DID HAVE 2 QUARTS ADDED TO THE #2 ENG PRIOR TO DEP.)

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.