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An medium large transport air carrier crew lost engine oil on one of their 2 engines. They declared an emergency and landed uneventfully.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 214902 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lost oil quantity on left engine. Declared emergency after engine shutdown imminent. Asked direct bwi, shut down left engine and vectored to downwind at bwi. Single engine approach and landing normal with no assistance required after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG ACR CREW LOST ENG OIL ON ONE OF THEIR 2 ENGS. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
Narrative: LOST OIL QUANTITY ON L ENG. DECLARED EMER AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN IMMINENT. ASKED DIRECT BWI, SHUT DOWN L ENG AND VECTORED TO DOWNWIND AT BWI. SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG NORMAL WITH NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED AFTER LNDG.
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.