Air carrier large transport had to shut an engine down due oil filter bypass light came on curing climb. Aircraft had departed atl and was passing 4000' at the time. PIC continued to destination ord.

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Attributes
ACN	135015
Time
Date	199001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	135015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As climb power was being set the oil filter clogging light illuminated. First officer and F/east got out the books and checklists and in accordance with them, the #2 engine was shut down. Being a 3-ENG aircraft I elected to continue the flight with 2 engines (with dispatchers concurrence) to ord. Considering the potential media and legal questions that could arise from this decision, the monday morning quarterbacks strongly felt I should forward this form. My decision to continue was based on the following points: over 2400 hours PIC time in this aircraft type; over 9000 hours PIC time in aircraft using the identical engine and maintained by the same company with 0 engine failure and only one other precautionary shutdown; extreme familiarity with en route airports and terrain; good WX en route; experienced copilot and first officer; engine could have been restarted, and used in the event of another engine failure or emergency; and clogging thought to be related to change in oil type, which had greater detergent additives about which crews had been warned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT HAD TO SHUT AN ENGINE DOWN DUE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON CURING CLIMB. ACFT HAD DEPARTED ATL AND WAS PASSING 4000' AT THE TIME. PIC CONTINUED TO DESTINATION ORD.

Narrative: AS CLB PWR WAS BEING SET THE OIL FILTER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. F/O AND F/E GOT OUT THE BOOKS AND CHKLISTS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEM, THE #2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. BEING A 3-ENG ACFT I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT WITH 2 ENGS (WITH DISPATCHERS CONCURRENCE) TO ORD. CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL MEDIA AND LEGAL QUESTIONS THAT COULD ARISE FROM THIS DECISION, THE MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKS STRONGLY FELT I SHOULD FORWARD THIS FORM. MY DECISION TO CONTINUE WAS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS: OVER 2400 HRS PIC TIME IN THIS ACFT TYPE; OVER 9000 HRS PIC TIME IN ACFT USING THE IDENTICAL ENG AND MAINTAINED BY THE SAME COMPANY WITH 0 ENG FAILURE AND ONLY ONE OTHER PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN; EXTREME FAMILIARITY WITH ENRTE ARPTS AND TERRAIN; GOOD WX ENRTE; EXPERIENCED COPLT AND F/O; ENG COULD HAVE BEEN RESTARTED, AND USED IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER ENG FAILURE OR EMER; AND CLOGGING THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO CHANGE IN OIL TYPE, WHICH HAD GREATER DETERGENT ADDITIVES ABOUT WHICH CREWS HAD BEEN WARNED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.