A DC9-30 in cruise at FL280 declared an emergency and diverted due to right engine loss of oil quantity and pressure. Caused by #6 bearing seal failure.

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Attributes
ACN	521344
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc tracon : mem.tracon tower : mem.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
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 : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	521344
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : low oil press ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Precautionary engine shutdown due to oil strainer clogging. Low oil pressure and 8 quart loss of oil on right engine. An emergency was declared with ATC and diversion to memphis. Aircraft was landed and taxied without incident. ZME was outstanding as was mem approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was a P&west JT8D-9 and the loss of oil pressure and quantity was caused by the #6 bearing seal failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 IN CRUISE AT FL280 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO R ENG LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. CAUSED BY #6 BEARING SEAL FAILURE.

Narrative: PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO OIL STRAINER CLOGGING. LOW OIL PRESSURE AND 8 QUART LOSS OF OIL ON R ENG. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND DIVERSION TO MEMPHIS. ACFT WAS LANDED AND TAXIED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ZME WAS OUTSTANDING AS WAS MEM APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS A P&W JT8D-9 AND THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WAS CAUSED BY THE #6 BEARING SEAL FAILURE.

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.