B747 crew shut down #3 engine because of oil loss.

Attributes
ACN	468676
Time
Date	200004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	468676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost oil from #3 engine to shut down as per company procedures. Diverted to airport other than nearest suitable in point of time, because of unfamiliar terrain around slc airport and because san francisco was a widebody transport hub for our company, and could handle the maintenance problem more quickly or get our passenger on other flts to their destination (hnl). WX in sfo was excellent. We could maintain our altitude, we had plenty of fuel and there were no other problems with our aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 CREW SHUT DOWN #3 ENG BECAUSE OF OIL LOSS.

Narrative: LOST OIL FROM #3 ENG TO SHUT DOWN AS PER COMPANY PROCS. DIVERTED TO ARPT OTHER THAN NEAREST SUITABLE IN POINT OF TIME, BECAUSE OF UNFAMILIAR TERRAIN AROUND SLC ARPT AND BECAUSE SAN FRANCISCO WAS A WDB HUB FOR OUR COMPANY, AND COULD HANDLE THE MAINT PROB MORE QUICKLY OR GET OUR PAX ON OTHER FLTS TO THEIR DEST (HNL). WX IN SFO WAS EXCELLENT. WE COULD MAINTAIN OUR ALT, WE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBS WITH OUR ACFT.

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.