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B737 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to land after shutting down engine during cruise due to loss of oil quantity and pressure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bxk.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tower : cdw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 498140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press and quantity other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed phx to sjc about 80 mi west of bxk. The captain noticed the oil quantity gauge was low. We watched it and it decreased to zero. The captain notified maintenance control and they said, 'if you have normal oil pressure and no lights, continue on.' 10 or so mins later, the oil pressure started to drop and we went to the QRH and followed the procedure and it led to an engine shutdown. We declared an emergency, briefed the passenger and flight attendants. Notified company and returned to phx uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENG DURING CRUISE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE.
Narrative: DEPARTED PHX TO SJC ABOUT 80 MI W OF BXK. THE CAPT NOTICED THE OIL QUANTITY GAUGE WAS LOW. WE WATCHED IT AND IT DECREASED TO ZERO. THE CAPT NOTIFIED MAINT CTL AND THEY SAID, 'IF YOU HAVE NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AND NO LIGHTS, CONTINUE ON.' 10 OR SO MINS LATER, THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP AND WE WENT TO THE QRH AND FOLLOWED THE PROC AND IT LED TO AN ENG SHUTDOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER, BRIEFED THE PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS. NOTIFIED COMPANY AND RETURNED TO PHX UNEVENTFULLY.
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.