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MD88 flight crew reports oil strainer clog light at FL340. QRH procedures are followed and an emergency is declared with a divert to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 740045 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 740045 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil strainer clog light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Annunciator illuminated indicating an abnormal engine condition. Left engine oil strainer clog light illuminated at cruise. Reduced thrust to idle; light remained illuminated. Executed QRH procedure and diverted to nearest suitable airport. Landed uneventfully. Left engine operated at idle thrust. ATC declared an emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 FLT CREW REPORTS OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT AT FL340. QRH PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY IS DECLARED WITH A DIVERT TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED INDICATING AN ABNORMAL ENG CONDITION. L ENG OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE. REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE; LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED QRH PROC AND DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. L ENG OPERATED AT IDLE THRUST. ATC DECLARED AN EMER.
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.