DC9 crew had #1 engine fail in ZKC class a.

Attributes
ACN	557459
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc tower : iad.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : gateway 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	557459
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 : oil quantity and pressure other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out through FL180 noticed oil quantity on left engine drop to 4 quarts. Minimum is 8 quarts. Reduced thrust to idle, slowed to 250 KTS, slow climb rate. Notified dispatch/talked to maintenance control. Pressure normal/temperature high but normal range. Started slow turn back to stl. Oil quantity decreased slowly towards zero. Notified flight attendants of return to stl. Notified maintenance control and dispatch of impending engine precautionary shutdown. Started slow descent. Notified center of emergency, as oil pressure wavered around 40-35 psi. As oil pressure dropped below 35 psi secured engine in accordance with company procedures. Given vector to airport, st louis international, lambert field. Entered downwind, long base and long stabilized final for runway 12R. Visual conditions backed up by ILS to runway 12R. Crash and emergency vehicles standing by. Touchdown and approach much easier than simulator training. No problems with aircraft, no leaks or fire. Taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HAD #1 ENG FAIL IN ZKC CLASS A.

Narrative: CLBING OUT THROUGH FL180 NOTICED OIL QUANTITY ON L ENG DROP TO 4 QUARTS. MINIMUM IS 8 QUARTS. REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE, SLOWED TO 250 KTS, SLOW CLB RATE. NOTIFIED DISPATCH/TALKED TO MAINT CTL. PRESSURE NORMAL/TEMP HIGH BUT NORMAL RANGE. STARTED SLOW TURN BACK TO STL. OIL QUANTITY DECREASED SLOWLY TOWARDS ZERO. NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANTS OF RETURN TO STL. NOTIFIED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH OF IMPENDING ENG PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. STARTED SLOW DSCNT. NOTIFIED CTR OF EMER, AS OIL PRESSURE WAVERED AROUND 40-35 PSI. AS OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 35 PSI SECURED ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY PROCS. GIVEN VECTOR TO ARPT, ST LOUIS INTL, LAMBERT FIELD. ENTERED DOWNWIND, LONG BASE AND LONG STABILIZED FINAL FOR RWY 12R. VISUAL CONDITIONS BACKED UP BY ILS TO RWY 12R. CRASH AND EMER VEHICLES STANDING BY. TOUCHDOWN AND APCH MUCH EASIER THAN SIMULATOR TRAINING. NO PROBS WITH ACFT, NO LEAKS OR FIRE. TAXIED TO GATE.

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.