<< >> NASA ASRS Report 806629, September 2008

MD80 first officer reports vibration in rudder pedals prior to noting rising oil temperature and falling oil quantity. Engine is shut down and diversion to nearest suitable airport is initiated.

Attributes
ACN	806629
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	806629
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were level at 15000 ft on departure out of ZZZ1. I felt an abnormal vibration in the rudder panels. Captain was able to feel a vibration in the throttles. We scanned the engine instruments and saw a rapid rise in the left engine oil temperature with a rapid decrease in left engine oil quantity. Captain followed QRH procedures and shut down left engine. ZZZ1 was reporting current visibility as 1/4 mi and ZZZ as 1/2 mi. Captain coordination with dispatch and I with ATC for diversion to ZZZ. Landed uneventfully at ZZZ.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FO REPORTS VIBRATION IN RUDDER PEDALS PRIOR TO NOTING RISING OIL TEMP AND FALLING OIL QUANTITY. ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN AND DIVERSION TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT IS INITIATED.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT 15000 FT ON DEP OUT OF ZZZ1. I FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE RUDDER PANELS. CAPT WAS ABLE TO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE THROTTLES. WE SCANNED THE ENG INSTS AND SAW A RAPID RISE IN THE L ENG OIL TEMP WITH A RAPID DECREASE IN L ENG OIL QUANTITY. CAPT FOLLOWED QRH PROCS AND SHUT DOWN L ENG. ZZZ1 WAS RPTING CURRENT VISIBILITY AS 1/4 MI AND ZZZ AS 1/2 MI. CAPT COORD WITH DISPATCH AND I WITH ATC FOR DIVERSION TO ZZZ. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ZZZ.

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.