Narrative:

During cruise at FL390; the lower display unit indicated oil quantity of 3 quarts. By the time we executed the non-normal checklist; oil quantity dropped to 2 quarts. Called dispatch and maintenance on the telephone and maintenance advised us to continue. Oil quantity dropped to 1 quart and crew elected to divert. Uneventful; overweight landing was made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 engine oil quantity was detected at 3 quarts. It eventually dropped to 1 quart and the crew diverted to an enroute station.

Narrative: During cruise at FL390; the lower display unit indicated oil quantity of 3 quarts. By the time we executed the non-normal checklist; oil quantity dropped to 2 quarts. Called Dispatch and Maintenance on the telephone and Maintenance advised us to continue. Oil quantity dropped to 1 quart and crew elected to divert. Uneventful; overweight landing was made.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.