Air carrier large transport in-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	100934
Time
Date	198812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zjx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	100934
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At about XA50 the F/east noticed the oil quantity on #1 engine was low and dropping slowly. We monitored the gauge and confirmed the decrease. As we continued to watch the oil quantity decrease we formulated a plan for shutdown and consulted the flight manual. When the quantity reached 0 and the temperature began to rise and the pressure began to drop, I called the company and coordinated an engine shutdown with maintenance and operations control. We also began a drift down to 26000'. We notified ATC and after consulting with company dispatch and calculating our fuel burn, we opted to proceed to our destination of fll. Our reasoning was that it was a precautionary shutdown. There was still oil pressure in the windmilling engine (about 15 psi). WX conditions en route and at fll were excellent. I am very familiar with that airport, and our fuel was more than sufficient. (We calculated it would be 1 hour to fll and we would burn an extra 1000 pounds.) we had excess fuel ahead of flight planned. We landed with our flight planned reserve plus holding. The approach and landing were uneventful with the emergency equipment standing by. I believe we took all the necessary precautions and had a textbook performance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: AT ABOUT XA50 THE F/E NOTICED THE OIL QUANTITY ON #1 ENG WAS LOW AND DROPPING SLOWLY. WE MONITORED THE GAUGE AND CONFIRMED THE DECREASE. AS WE CONTINUED TO WATCH THE OIL QUANTITY DECREASE WE FORMULATED A PLAN FOR SHUTDOWN AND CONSULTED THE FLT MANUAL. WHEN THE QUANTITY REACHED 0 AND THE TEMP BEGAN TO RISE AND THE PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP, I CALLED THE COMPANY AND COORDINATED AN ENG SHUTDOWN WITH MAINT AND OPS CTL. WE ALSO BEGAN A DRIFT DOWN TO 26000'. WE NOTIFIED ATC AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH COMPANY DISPATCH AND CALCULATING OUR FUEL BURN, WE OPTED TO PROCEED TO OUR DEST OF FLL. OUR REASONING WAS THAT IT WAS A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS STILL OIL PRESSURE IN THE WINDMILLING ENG (ABOUT 15 PSI). WX CONDITIONS ENRTE AND AT FLL WERE EXCELLENT. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT ARPT, AND OUR FUEL WAS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. (WE CALCULATED IT WOULD BE 1 HR TO FLL AND WE WOULD BURN AN EXTRA 1000 LBS.) WE HAD EXCESS FUEL AHEAD OF FLT PLANNED. WE LANDED WITH OUR FLT PLANNED RESERVE PLUS HOLDING. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL WITH THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. I BELIEVE WE TOOK ALL THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AND HAD A TEXTBOOK PERFORMANCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.