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Md-88 flight crew has loss of oil quantity; secures engine; declares emergency and diverts for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 247 flight time total : 8389 flight time type : 7402 |
| ASRS Report | 724797 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng oil quanitity other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
80 NM northwest of ZZZ at FL340; I noticed the #1 engine oil quantity was 8 quarts. We had departed from a maintenance station at which both engines were svced to 16 quarts; so I suspected there might be a problem. As I watched; the oil quantity continued to decrease to 6 quarts. I referenced the oil quantity decreasing checklist in the QRH; then called flight dispatch and maintenance control. During our conversation the #1 engine oil quantity decreased to zero. In accordance with the QRH procedure; the decision was made to monitor the #1 engine oil pressure and temperature; which were normal; and to continue towards ZZZ1. Concurrently; the dispatcher and I agreed that ZZZ was a potential divert airfield. Shortly after I ended the radio conversation with dispatch and maintenance; the #1 oil pressure decreased to 35 psi. We declared an emergency; requested diversion to ZZZ; and shut the engine down in accordance with QRH procedures. The descent; approach; and landing were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-88 FLT CREW HAS LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY; SECURES ENG; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: 80 NM NW OF ZZZ AT FL340; I NOTICED THE #1 ENG OIL QUANTITY WAS 8 QUARTS. WE HAD DEPARTED FROM A MAINT STATION AT WHICH BOTH ENGS WERE SVCED TO 16 QUARTS; SO I SUSPECTED THERE MIGHT BE A PROB. AS I WATCHED; THE OIL QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO 6 QUARTS. I REFED THE OIL QUANTITY DECREASING CHKLIST IN THE QRH; THEN CALLED FLT DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. DURING OUR CONVERSATION THE #1 ENG OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QRH PROC; THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MONITOR THE #1 ENG OIL PRESSURE AND TEMP; WHICH WERE NORMAL; AND TO CONTINUE TOWARDS ZZZ1. CONCURRENTLY; THE DISPATCHER AND I AGREED THAT ZZZ WAS A POTENTIAL DIVERT AIRFIELD. SHORTLY AFTER I ENDED THE RADIO CONVERSATION WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT; THE #1 OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 35 PSI. WE DECLARED AN EMER; REQUESTED DIVERSION TO ZZZ; AND SHUT THE ENG DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH QRH PROCS. THE DSCNT; APCH; AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL.
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.