B747-200F flight crew declared an emergency due to loss of #2 engine oil quantity.

Attributes
ACN	519612
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : rjtg.artcc artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	519612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil eng. quantity indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air carrier (air carrier flight XXX tpe direct nrt) en route at FL270 experienced loss of oil quantity in #2 engine and after completing all applicable procedures, elected to shut down, prior to loss of all oil quantity. Shut down #2 engine, notified ATC (tokyo control) air carrier dispatch and continued, with emergency declared for a 3-ENG approach and landing at nrt runway 34.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747-200F FLC DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOSS OF #2 ENG OIL QUANTITY.

Narrative: ACR (ACR FLT XXX TPE DIRECT NRT) ENRTE AT FL270 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY IN #2 ENG AND AFTER COMPLETING ALL APPLICABLE PROCS, ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN, PRIOR TO LOSS OF ALL OIL QUANTITY. SHUT DOWN #2 ENG, NOTIFIED ATC (TOKYO CTL) ACR DISPATCH AND CONTINUED, WITH EMER DECLARED FOR A 3-ENG APCH AND LNDG AT NRT RWY 34.

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.