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Flight crew of B767-300ER respond appropriately to loss of oil quantity and pressure on 1 engine while on descent into dfw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sps.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 629320 |
| 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 ind. other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 20 mi from sps on ukw arrival into dfw at 37000 ft, oil quantity was observed to be at zero and oil pressure was 21-23 psi and amber. The quantity had been stable at between 12 psi and 15 psi when last observed during cruise and pressure had been normal. First officer looked up quantity and pressure checklist which we accomplished and decided between the two of us that continuing to operate the engine with no oil would cause more damage than shutting it down. We cooled the engine approximately 10 mins while we coordinated with company and declared an emergency with ATC and started a descent. We secured the engine using the precautionary shutdown checklist and landed uneventfully in dfw on runway 35L. The flight attendants were notified prior to engine shutdown and ran whatever checklist they deemed necessary. There was excellent cooperation from ATC and coordination from all company personnel and crew members. The flight landed normally with no unusual circumstances and crash fire rescue equipment followed us to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B767-300ER RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE ON 1 ENG WHILE ON DSCNT INTO DFW.
Narrative: APPROX 20 MI FROM SPS ON UKW ARR INTO DFW AT 37000 FT, OIL QUANTITY WAS OBSERVED TO BE AT ZERO AND OIL PRESSURE WAS 21-23 PSI AND AMBER. THE QUANTITY HAD BEEN STABLE AT BTWN 12 PSI AND 15 PSI WHEN LAST OBSERVED DURING CRUISE AND PRESSURE HAD BEEN NORMAL. FO LOOKED UP QUANTITY AND PRESSURE CHKLIST WHICH WE ACCOMPLISHED AND DECIDED BTWN THE TWO OF US THAT CONTINUING TO OPERATE THE ENG WITH NO OIL WOULD CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN SHUTTING IT DOWN. WE COOLED THE ENG APPROX 10 MINS WHILE WE COORDINATED WITH COMPANY AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND STARTED A DSCNT. WE SECURED THE ENG USING THE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN CHKLIST AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN DFW ON RWY 35L. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO ENG SHUTDOWN AND RAN WHATEVER CHKLIST THEY DEEMED NECESSARY. THERE WAS EXCELLENT COOPERATION FROM ATC AND COORD FROM ALL COMPANY PERSONNEL AND CREW MEMBERS. THE FLT LANDED NORMALLY WITH NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CFR FOLLOWED US TO THE 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.