Narrative:

During climb, we noticed a flickering master caution light, but could not distinguish what was causing it. It continued and at cruise, we saw a very dim and flickering right oil filter clogging light, along with master caution. Completed procedure from fom book. Light continued to intermittently show itself. Decided safest course of action was to land at mco and have it checked out. Normal landing there. After gate arrival, 1 passenger had difficulties with having to remain aboard the aircraft during its maintenance. After chatting with him, no further problems with him occurred. I later put together that he and his sister really wanted to have a smoke.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANT OF MD-80 RPTED AN OIL FILTER PROB CAUSED THE CAPT TO DIVERT TO MCO.

Narrative: DURING CLB, WE NOTICED A FLICKERING MASTER CAUTION LIGHT, BUT COULD NOT DISTINGUISH WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. IT CONTINUED AND AT CRUISE, WE SAW A VERY DIM AND FLICKERING R OIL FILTER CLOGGING LIGHT, ALONG WITH MASTER CAUTION. COMPLETED PROC FROM FOM BOOK. LIGHT CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY SHOW ITSELF. DECIDED SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO LAND AT MCO AND HAVE IT CHKED OUT. NORMAL LNDG THERE. AFTER GATE ARR, 1 PAX HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH HAVING TO REMAIN ABOARD THE ACFT DURING ITS MAINT. AFTER CHATTING WITH HIM, NO FURTHER PROBS WITH HIM OCCURRED. I LATER PUT TOGETHER THAT HE AND HIS SISTER REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A SMOKE.

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.