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B727 flight crew has loss of oil quantity; secures engine; declares emergency and diverts for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.vortac |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : yng.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 529 |
| ASRS Report | 726266 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil guantity gauge other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight engineer noticed #2 oil quantity dropping. About 2 mins later we noticed erratic oil pressure and fuel flow with an accompanied low oil pressure light. Ran the checklist and shut down #2 engine. Declared the emergency and requested a lower altitude for 2 engine flight (FL290) and distance to ZZZ; and ZZZ2. Elected to divert to ZZZ2 since the distance was 100 NM less than ZZZ; and the WX was good. Uneventful 2 engine descent; approach; and landing at ZZZ2. Initially advised by flight engineer that we would be under maximum landing weight; in the terminal area (less than 20 NM from landing) flight engineer later advised we would be 1500 pounds overweight at landing. Captain elected to not delay the landing resulting in a landing 1700 pounds overweight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLT CREW HAS LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY; SECURES ENG; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: FE NOTICED #2 OIL QUANTITY DROPPING. ABOUT 2 MINS LATER WE NOTICED ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE AND FUEL FLOW WITH AN ACCOMPANIED LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. RAN THE CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN #2 ENG. DECLARED THE EMER AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALT FOR 2 ENG FLT (FL290) AND DISTANCE TO ZZZ; AND ZZZ2. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ2 SINCE THE DISTANCE WAS 100 NM LESS THAN ZZZ; AND THE WX WAS GOOD. UNEVENTFUL 2 ENG DSCNT; APCH; AND LNDG AT ZZZ2. INITIALLY ADVISED BY FE THAT WE WOULD BE UNDER MAX LNDG WT; IN THE TERMINAL AREA (LESS THAN 20 NM FROM LNDG) FE LATER ADVISED WE WOULD BE 1500 LBS OVERWT AT LNDG. CAPT ELECTED TO NOT DELAY THE LNDG RESULTING IN A LNDG 1700 LBS OVERWT.
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.