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A DC10-30 turns back towards dtw after overflying yay because of an unexplained loss of #2 engine oil. Flight lands at cyul after an in-flight engine shutdown. Czqx, nf.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472372 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NF |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 24329 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 472372 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil quant gage other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed from detroit metropolitan. Destination london (gatwick). At leveloff, so noticed #2 engine oil indicating 9 gallons. We had 10 gallons on all 3 engines when on the ground. After 1 1/2 hours of flight, #2 engine oil quantity down to 7 gallons. After 2 1/2 hours quantity down to 5 gallons. At this point requested canada ATC for clearance to return to detroit. Oil quantity rapidly depleted to zero. Shut down engine when we thought we had vibration and requested vectors to yul (montreal). Landed without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10-30 TURNS BACK TOWARDS DTW AFTER OVERFLYING YAY BECAUSE OF AN UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF #2 ENG OIL. FLT LANDS AT CYUL AFTER AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. CZQX, NF.
Narrative: DEPARTED FROM DETROIT METRO. DEST LONDON (GATWICK). AT LEVELOFF, SO NOTICED #2 ENG OIL INDICATING 9 GALLONS. WE HAD 10 GALLONS ON ALL 3 ENGS WHEN ON THE GND. AFTER 1 1/2 HRS OF FLT, #2 ENG OIL QUANTITY DOWN TO 7 GALLONS. AFTER 2 1/2 HRS QUANTITY DOWN TO 5 GALLONS. AT THIS POINT REQUESTED CANADA ATC FOR CLRNC TO RETURN TO DETROIT. OIL QUANTITY RAPIDLY DEPLETED TO ZERO. SHUT DOWN ENG WHEN WE THOUGHT WE HAD VIBRATION AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO YUL (MONTREAL). LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.