MD80S, on climb, diverted due to #2 engine indicating a clogged oil drain. Aircraft landed without incident and was taken OTS.

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Attributes
ACN	412331
Time
Date	199808
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	412331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

Captain notified me that we were returning to bos since a light came on indicating a clogged oil drain in the right engine. Return was uneventful. Maintenance checked the problem and the plane was taken OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S, ON CLB, DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG INDICATING A CLOGGED OIL DRAIN. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN OTS.

Narrative: CAPT NOTIFIED ME THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO BOS SINCE A LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A CLOGGED OIL DRAIN IN THE R ENG. RETURN WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINT CHKED THE PROB AND THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS.

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.