1 engine on a 3 engine aircraft was shutdown due to low oil pressure. Large transport air carrier ai...

Attributes
ACN	208489
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 136 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	208489
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After a normal takeoff and initial climb through about FL190 the #2 engine low oil pressure light on the forward instrument panel illuminated. The oil pressure gauge on the so's panel read about 30 psi. While the so got out the checklist, the captain told me to handle the plane and ATC. I told him I would inform ATC of a possible engine problem and ask for FL210 for awhile. He agreed. The checklist allowed us to run the engine at a reduced power setting as long as the oil pressure remained above 20 psi. This allowed us to climb to FL290. Continue towards ewr, and contact dispatch and maintenance. A 3-WAY call was set up through arinc. Maintenance and dispatch recommended we continue to ewr, but contact was lost before a final agreement was made. Before getting contact re-established, the oil pressure dropped further and we had to shut it down. I suggested landing back at mia or fll, orlando as all would provide good passenger connections. About that time, dispatch and maintenance were back. We told them about the shutdown and they still recommended going on to ewr. The duration of the flight to ewr was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 1 ENG ON A 3 ENG ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. LGT ACR ACFT CONTINUED TO DEST WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL TKOF AND INITIAL CLB THROUGH ABOUT FL190 THE #2 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE FORWARD INST PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE SO'S PANEL READ ABOUT 30 PSI. WHILE THE SO GOT OUT THE CHKLIST, THE CAPT TOLD ME TO HANDLE THE PLANE AND ATC. I TOLD HIM I WOULD INFORM ATC OF A POSSIBLE ENG PROBLEM AND ASK FOR FL210 FOR AWHILE. HE AGREED. THE CHKLIST ALLOWED US TO RUN THE ENG AT A REDUCED PWR SETTING AS LONG AS THE OIL PRESSURE REMAINED ABOVE 20 PSI. THIS ALLOWED US TO CLB TO FL290. CONTINUE TOWARDS EWR, AND CONTACT DISPATCH AND MAINT. A 3-WAY CALL WAS SET UP THROUGH ARINC. MAINT AND DISPATCH RECOMMENDED WE CONTINUE TO EWR, BUT CONTACT WAS LOST BEFORE A FINAL AGREEMENT WAS MADE. BEFORE GETTING CONTACT RE-ESTABLISHED, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FURTHER AND WE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN. I SUGGESTED LNDG BACK AT MIA OR FLL, ORLANDO AS ALL WOULD PROVIDE GOOD PAX CONNECTIONS. ABOUT THAT TIME, DISPATCH AND MAINT WERE BACK. WE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SHUTDOWN AND THEY STILL RECOMMENDED GOING ON TO EWR. THE DURATION OF THE FLT TO EWR WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.

1 engine on a 3 engine aircraft was shutdown due to low oil pressure. Large transport air carrier aircraft continued to destination with no further problems.