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An MD80 on final approach experienced a loss of oil quantity and low oil pressure on #2 engine. Engine was left at idle until landing then shutdown incurring a tailpipe fire when parked at the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 381141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
At 2500 ft on final approach, right engine oil low pressure light came on. Oil quantity noted at zero, oil pressure noted at 20 psi. Engine left in idle through landing. Shutdown after landing still with 20 psi. Aircraft taxied to gate. Ground mechanic came to cockpit during deplaning and advised that fire was burning in tailpipe of right engine. Engine motored. Crash fire rescue equipment called, expedited passenger and cabin crew deplaning. Ground personnel extinguished fire. No injuries or evacuate/evacuation occurred. No engine fire warnings occurred in cockpit at any time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON FINAL APCH EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND LOW OIL PRESSURE ON #2 ENG. ENG WAS LEFT AT IDLE UNTIL LNDG THEN SHUTDOWN INCURRING A TAILPIPE FIRE WHEN PARKED AT THE GATE.
Narrative: AT 2500 FT ON FINAL APCH, R ENG OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. OIL QUANTITY NOTED AT ZERO, OIL PRESSURE NOTED AT 20 PSI. ENG LEFT IN IDLE THROUGH LNDG. SHUTDOWN AFTER LNDG STILL WITH 20 PSI. ACFT TAXIED TO GATE. GND MECH CAME TO COCKPIT DURING DEPLANING AND ADVISED THAT FIRE WAS BURNING IN TAILPIPE OF R ENG. ENG MOTORED. CFR CALLED, EXPEDITED PAX AND CABIN CREW DEPLANING. GND PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED FIRE. NO INJURIES OR EVAC OCCURRED. NO ENG FIRE WARNINGS OCCURRED IN COCKPIT AT ANY TIME.
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.