DC8-61 flight crew shuts down engine in-flight due to low oil quantity.

Attributes
ACN	437932
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : har.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 15800 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	437932
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil quantity other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Noticed #4 oil pressure low light flicker. Asked the flight engineer what the pressure gauge was doing. Pressure gauge showing fluctuations and oil quantity had decreased to 1-2 gallons. We secured #4 engine. We had departed jfk en route to iln. WX, fuel, and performance permitted us to safely continue to iln. After landing, there was no indication of where the oil quantity had gone, but reservoir was empty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8-61 FLC SHUTS DOWN ENG INFLT DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY.

Narrative: NOTICED #4 OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT FLICKER. ASKED THE FE WHAT THE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS DOING. PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWING FLUCTUATIONS AND OIL QUANTITY HAD DECREASED TO 1-2 GALLONS. WE SECURED #4 ENG. WE HAD DEPARTED JFK ENRTE TO ILN. WX, FUEL, AND PERFORMANCE PERMITTED US TO SAFELY CONTINUE TO ILN. AFTER LNDG, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHERE THE OIL QUANTITY HAD GONE, BUT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY.

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.