An A321 flight crew have to divert due to an oil loss in the #2 engine.

Attributes
ACN	598115
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : ilm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	598115
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
ASRS Report	598436
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil quantity gage
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine #2 lost oil quantity from 18 quarts to 2 quarts. Decision made to divert nearest airfield to save engine and avoid in-flight shutdown. Landed at 173200 pounds, 1700 pounds overweight. Passenger may have hemorrhaged an eye vessel during descent and was taken to a hospital. Descent was normal with speed brakes. Supplemental information from acn 598436: oil quantity dropped to 1 quart. Oil pressure on the #2 engine was lower than #1 engine. Diverted to ilm. An uneventful, 2 engine overweight landing followed with #2 engine oil quantity at 1/2 quart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A321 FLT CREW HAVE TO DIVERT DUE TO AN OIL LOSS IN THE #2 ENG.

Narrative: ENG #2 LOST OIL QUANTITY FROM 18 QUARTS TO 2 QUARTS. DECISION MADE TO DIVERT NEAREST AIRFIELD TO SAVE ENG AND AVOID INFLT SHUTDOWN. LANDED AT 173200 LBS, 1700 LBS OVERWT. PAX MAY HAVE HEMORRHAGED AN EYE VESSEL DURING DSCNT AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. DSCNT WAS NORMAL WITH SPD BRAKES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 598436: OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO 1 QUART. OIL PRESSURE ON THE #2 ENG WAS LOWER THAN #1 ENG. DIVERTED TO ILM. AN UNEVENTFUL, 2 ENG OVERWT LNDG FOLLOWED WITH #2 ENG OIL QUANTITY AT 1/2 QUART.

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.