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B737 flight crew reported diverting to an alternate airport after noticing low oil quantity and high egt on the number 2 engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1462203 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 369 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On climb at about 2;000-3;000 AGL we received low oil quantity indication (24 percent) from the right engine which was accompanied by the reverse video box surrounding the engine parameters. This was the second leg flying this aircraft and quantity before takeoff was 75 percent. With the low oil quantity and high egt on the right engine only; we arrested our climb at approximately 7;000 to see if the oil quantity would rise and the egt would decrease. The temperature dropped some but not very much; and the oil quantity was slow to rise. When it did; we decided to climb on the SID to 13;000 and requested a vector to investigate. The oil quantity returned to 24 percent and the egt was close to 900 degrees C. ATC inquired if we had a problem. We requested vectors to discuss working a plan out. Also via arinc the issue was given to dispatch. With the pooling of resources; and in the interest of safety; the decision was jointly made to divert to [a nearby airport]. We requested delayed vectors; ran checklists; alerted the flight attendants and informed the passengers. Upon landing; the dispatcher; chief pilot on call; and maintenance had a phone call debriefing. The maintenance person; who met us at the gate; informed us there was some pooling of oil around the right engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported diverting to an alternate airport after noticing low oil quantity and high EGT on the Number 2 engine.
Narrative: On climb at about 2;000-3;000 AGL we received low oil quantity indication (24 percent) from the right engine which was accompanied by the reverse video box surrounding the engine parameters. This was the second leg flying this aircraft and quantity before takeoff was 75 percent. With the low oil quantity and high EGT on the right engine only; we arrested our climb at approximately 7;000 to see if the oil quantity would rise and the EGT would decrease. The temperature dropped some but not very much; and the oil quantity was slow to rise. When it did; we decided to climb on the SID to 13;000 and requested a vector to investigate. The oil quantity returned to 24 percent and the EGT was close to 900 degrees C. ATC inquired if we had a problem. We requested vectors to discuss working a plan out. Also via ARINC the issue was given to Dispatch. With the pooling of resources; and in the interest of safety; the decision was jointly made to divert to [a nearby airport]. We requested delayed vectors; ran checklists; alerted the Flight Attendants and informed the passengers. Upon landing; the Dispatcher; Chief Pilot on Call; and Maintenance had a phone call debriefing. The Maintenance person; who met us at the gate; informed us there was some pooling of oil around the right engine.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.