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An MD83 lost oil quantity and pressure in-flight. Engine shut down; emergency declared; and crew landed at nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 647454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz1.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 647453 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 647453 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : low oil pressure light |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL330 near ZZZ; the left engine low oil pressure light illuminated. The oil temperature was normal; but the oil quantity had fallen to zero. I declared an emergency; completed the associated checklists; during which I shut the left engine down; and diverted into ZZZ. The landing was overweight (133600 pounds); but very smooth. I stopped on the runway and had the emergency crews evaluate the aircraft. The only anomaly was oil leaking from the left cowling; then taxied to the gate. It was determined by contract maintenance that the oil reservoir (tank) had cracked at a weld.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD83 LOST OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE INFLT. ENG SHUT DOWN; EMER DECLARED; AND CREW LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL330 NEAR ZZZ; THE L ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OIL TEMP WAS NORMAL; BUT THE OIL QUANTITY HAD FALLEN TO ZERO. I DECLARED AN EMER; COMPLETED THE ASSOCIATED CHKLISTS; DURING WHICH I SHUT THE L ENG DOWN; AND DIVERTED INTO ZZZ. THE LNDG WAS OVERWT (133600 LBS); BUT VERY SMOOTH. I STOPPED ON THE RWY AND HAD THE EMER CREWS EVALUATE THE ACFT. THE ONLY ANOMALY WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE L COWLING; THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY CONTRACT MAINT THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR (TANK) HAD CRACKED AT A WELD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.