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Air carrier widebody transport enroute lax jfk had an engine failure south of denver. PIC elected to divert to den, but failed to notify ATC when they dumped fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv tower : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 179303 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route from lax to jfk, cruising at FL330 about 80 NM southwest of den, the master caution #1 engine low oil pressure light came on. The #1 engine oil pressure gauge read 0, and the oil quantity gauge went rapidly to 0. As we were going through the engine failure checklist to shut it down, the engine quit or flamed out. We dumped fuel to the maximum landing weight of the aircraft, diverted to den and landed west/O incident. Total time from the warning light to landing was 18 mins. I tried to keep ATC, the company, my crew and the passenger advised of all that was going on. I have a feeling, however, that I failed to advise ATC that we were dumping fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ENROUTE LAX JFK HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE SOUTH OF DENVER. PIC ELECTED TO DIVERT TO DEN, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY ATC WHEN THEY DUMPED FUEL.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM LAX TO JFK, CRUISING AT FL330 ABOUT 80 NM SW OF DEN, THE MASTER CAUTION #1 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THE #1 ENG OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READ 0, AND THE OIL QUANTITY GAUGE WENT RAPIDLY TO 0. AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST TO SHUT IT DOWN, THE ENG QUIT OR FLAMED OUT. WE DUMPED FUEL TO THE MAX LNDG WT OF THE ACFT, DIVERTED TO DEN AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. TOTAL TIME FROM THE WARNING LIGHT TO LNDG WAS 18 MINS. I TRIED TO KEEP ATC, THE COMPANY, MY CREW AND THE PAX ADVISED OF ALL THAT WAS GOING ON. I HAVE A FEELING, HOWEVER, THAT I FAILED TO ADVISE ATC THAT WE WERE DUMPING FUEL.
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.