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'Left oil filter' message appeared on a B757-200 flying an overwater route. Flight crew elected to return to departure airport; declaring an emergency for overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 780892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 780892 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out; shortly after 10000 ft; flight attendant #1 called to report 'chemically' odor at 2L/right. During conversation; 'left oil filter' message came on intermittently. We leveled at 16000 ft and were instructed to maneuver while we worked the problem. Odor dissipated and was not a major concern. After reviewing QRH; we decided the best course of action was to return to ZZZ (flight was overwater). The engine was not shut down. The captain asked for equipment and declared an emergency for an overweight landing. We completed appropriate checklists and preparation for approach/landing. No other issues arose and landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 'L OIL FILTER' MESSAGE APPEARED ON A B757-200 FLYING AN OVERWATER ROUTE. FLT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEP ARPT; DECLARING AN EMER FOR OVERWEIGHT LNDG.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT; SHORTLY AFTER 10000 FT; FLT ATTENDANT #1 CALLED TO RPT 'CHEMICALLY' ODOR AT 2L/R. DURING CONVERSATION; 'L OIL FILTER' MESSAGE CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. WE LEVELED AT 16000 FT AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO MANEUVER WHILE WE WORKED THE PROB. ODOR DISSIPATED AND WAS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN. AFTER REVIEWING QRH; WE DECIDED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO RETURN TO ZZZ (FLT WAS OVERWATER). THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. THE CAPT ASKED FOR EQUIP AND DECLARED AN EMER FOR AN OVERWT LNDG. WE COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND PREPARATION FOR APCH/LNDG. NO OTHER ISSUES AROSE AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.