A B757-200 was losing engine oil. The crew diverted short of the intended destination.

Attributes
ACN	634296
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	634296
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The left engine began to lose oil mid flight. We diverted to miami as a precaution. Passenger were xferred to another aircraft, new crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS LOSING ENG OIL. THE CREW DIVERTED SHORT OF THE INTENDED DEST.

Narrative: THE L ENG BEGAN TO LOSE OIL MID FLT. WE DIVERTED TO MIAMI AS A PRECAUTION. PAX WERE XFERRED TO ANOTHER ACFT, NEW CREW.

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.