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Air carrier crew noticed decreasing oil quantity on #1 engine after takeoff. Shut down engine, returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 135478 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 224 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem tower : mem tower : dal |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12300 flight time type : 7150 |
| ASRS Report | 135478 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 135666 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff I noticed a decreasing oil qty on #2 engine and advised the captain. Oil qty continued decreasing and he requested an immediate return to the field. Oil qty decreased to 0 and oil pressure began fluctuating. The engine was shut down and a single-engine approach made to 36R at mem. After clearing the runway, the tower advised smoke coming from #1 engine. We quizzed the tower to verify it was #1 with smoke. Tower confirmed yes. Fire handle was pulled and just before an evacuate/evacuation the tower said fire personnel at the aircraft advised that the smoke was subsiding and didn't appear to be a threat. The evacuate/evacuation was cancelled and aircraft was towed to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CREW NOTICED DECREASING OIL QUANTITY ON #1 ENGINE AFTER TKOF. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF I NOTICED A DECREASING OIL QTY ON #2 ENG AND ADVISED THE CAPT. OIL QTY CONTINUED DECREASING AND HE REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE FIELD. OIL QTY DECREASED TO 0 AND OIL PRESSURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND A SINGLE-ENG APCH MADE TO 36R AT MEM. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, THE TWR ADVISED SMOKE COMING FROM #1 ENG. WE QUIZZED THE TWR TO VERIFY IT WAS #1 WITH SMOKE. TWR CONFIRMED YES. FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED AND JUST BEFORE AN EVAC THE TWR SAID FIRE PERSONNEL AT THE ACFT ADVISED THAT THE SMOKE WAS SUBSIDING AND DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE A THREAT. THE EVAC WAS CANCELLED AND ACFT WAS TOWED TO GATE.
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.