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Flight crew of a B727 noticed the oil pressure dropping on the #3 engine during final approach. They performed the appropriate checklist and landed without further delay, including taxiing to gate. They did not declare an emergency to the tower due to the lack of need for their assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : aus |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 411234 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On final approach with the first officer flying, the #3 oil pressure began to flicker. We then noted an oil pressure drop into the yellow band, followed by a loss of oil quantity. We accomplished all the applicable checklists. Due to time constraints, position to touchdown, and lack of needed assistance, I did not declare an emergency. In the interest of safety, I felt it more important to land the aircraft than talk to ATC, since it would be little or no help at this point anyway. We landed uneventfully with the first officer flying and taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING ON THE #3 ENG DURING FINAL APCH. THEY PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY, INCLUDING TAXIING TO GATE. THEY DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER TO THE TWR DUE TO THE LACK OF NEED FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH WITH THE FO FLYING, THE #3 OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLICKER. WE THEN NOTED AN OIL PRESSURE DROP INTO THE YELLOW BAND, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL THE APPLICABLE CHKLISTS. DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, POS TO TOUCHDOWN, AND LACK OF NEEDED ASSISTANCE, I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, I FELT IT MORE IMPORTANT TO LAND THE ACFT THAN TALK TO ATC, SINCE IT WOULD BE LITTLE OR NO HELP AT THIS POINT ANYWAY. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH THE FO FLYING AND TAXIED TO GATE.
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.