In-flight engine shutdown due to loss of oil quantity.

Attributes
ACN	129069
Time
Date	198911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	129069
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff at iah and while at cruise FL310, engine #3 oil qty had decreased to approximately 2.0 gal (down from 4 1/2 gal at engine start). Throttles was reduced to idle and flight level changed to 280. Rate of decrease was reduced considerably. Company maintenance was notified and engine was shut down for precautionary safety. All appropriate emergency and normal procedures were followed. Flight continued to phx (destination) where approach control was notified of engine out and fire equipment was standing by. Normal engine out approach and landing was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT IAH AND WHILE AT CRUISE FL310, ENG #3 OIL QTY HAD DECREASED TO APPROX 2.0 GAL (DOWN FROM 4 1/2 GAL AT ENG START). THROTTLES WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND FLT LEVEL CHANGED TO 280. RATE OF DECREASE WAS REDUCED CONSIDERABLY. COMPANY MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND ENG WAS SHUT DOWN FOR PRECAUTIONARY SAFETY. ALL APPROPRIATE EMER AND NORMAL PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. FLT CONTINUED TO PHX (DEST) WHERE APCH CTL WAS NOTIFIED OF ENGINE OUT AND FIRE EQUIP WAS STANDING BY. NORMAL ENG OUT APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE.

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.