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An air carrier MD11 flight crew had an indication of an oil filter blockage. They shut down the engine and returned to their origination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mrt |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjtg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 400903 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
#3 oil filter level 2 alert. Aircraft weight 550000 pounds. Complete checklist. Declared emergency. Shut engine down. Departed track in prescribed manner. Reclred nrt. Dumped 70000 pounds fuel. Landed nrt. Landing weight 430000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD11 FLC HAD AN INDICATION OF AN OIL FILTER BLOCKAGE. THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINATION ARPT.
Narrative: #3 OIL FILTER LEVEL 2 ALERT. ACFT WT 550000 LBS. COMPLETE CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER. SHUT ENG DOWN. DEPARTED TRACK IN PRESCRIBED MANNER. RECLRED NRT. DUMPED 70000 LBS FUEL. LANDED NRT. LNDG WT 430000 LBS.
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.