An air carrier medium large transport flight crew lost their oil quantity and had to shut down the #2 engine. The captain says that he never used the word 'emergency,' but he did request 'the fire trucks.'

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Attributes
ACN	382769
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	382769
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#2 engine oil low pressure light came on. Oil pressure dropped below red line (to 20). Oil quantity dropped to zero. I followed the checklist and shut down the engine. I notified center and requested return to denver. I advised that I had shut down an engine and asked that the fire trucks stand by. I gave fuel on board (12000 pounds) and gave number of passenger (77) and crew (5). I realize now that I did not say the word 'emergency' but I did ask for the fire trucks. When approach control turned me on final I was closer to the aircraft ahead of me than I liked. Tower said he was 3 mi ahead. I asked to be put on another runway, but tower said to continue and had the other aircraft make a go around. Landing was uneventful. I taxied to the gate on 1 engine. Everything went smoothly except I didn't use the word 'emergency' and the aircraft ahead of me for landing was asked by tower to make a go around to provide me more spacing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG FLC LOST THEIR OIL QUANTITY AND HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG. THE CAPT SAYS THAT HE NEVER USED THE WORD 'EMER,' BUT HE DID REQUEST 'THE FIRE TRUCKS.'

Narrative: #2 ENG OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW RED LINE (TO 20). OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. I FOLLOWED THE CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG. I NOTIFIED CTR AND REQUESTED RETURN TO DENVER. I ADVISED THAT I HAD SHUT DOWN AN ENG AND ASKED THAT THE FIRE TRUCKS STAND BY. I GAVE FUEL ON BOARD (12000 LBS) AND GAVE NUMBER OF PAX (77) AND CREW (5). I REALIZE NOW THAT I DID NOT SAY THE WORD 'EMER' BUT I DID ASK FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS. WHEN APCH CTL TURNED ME ON FINAL I WAS CLOSER TO THE ACFT AHEAD OF ME THAN I LIKED. TWR SAID HE WAS 3 MI AHEAD. I ASKED TO BE PUT ON ANOTHER RWY, BUT TWR SAID TO CONTINUE AND HAD THE OTHER ACFT MAKE A GAR. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. I TAXIED TO THE GATE ON 1 ENG. EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY EXCEPT I DIDN'T USE THE WORD 'EMER' AND THE ACFT AHEAD OF ME FOR LNDG WAS ASKED BY TWR TO MAKE A GAR TO PROVIDE ME MORE SPACING.

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.