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Air carrier large transport engine shutdown due to plug oil filter resulting in the flight crew declaring an emergency and return land at departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : odi |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 228 flight time total : 11738 flight time type : 2428 |
| ASRS Report | 241660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 16078 flight time type : 2308 |
| ASRS Report | 241794 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As we reached our cruise altitude of FL370, the right oil filter caution message was displayed on the EICAS. Being the PNF on this flight, I referred to our cockpit operating manual to determine the appropriate actions required. The right oil filter caution message remained displayed after prescribed procedure had been followed, and after conferring with company dispatch and maintenance, a decision was reached to do a precautionary engine shutdown. A revised clearance was received from ARTCC and the flight was turned around and started back to the departure airport. Both pilots then initiated and completed the engine flameout or shutdown procedure and an emergency was declared with ARTCC. The flight was concluded with an uneventful landing at the departure airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO PLUG OIL FILTER RESULTING IN THE FLC DECLARING AN EMER AND RETURN LAND AT DEP ARPT.
Narrative: AS WE REACHED OUR CRUISE ALT OF FL370, THE R OIL FILTER CAUTION MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE EICAS. BEING THE PNF ON THIS FLT, I REFERRED TO OUR COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED. THE R OIL FILTER CAUTION MESSAGE REMAINED DISPLAYED AFTER PRESCRIBED PROC HAD BEEN FOLLOWED, AND AFTER CONFERRING WITH COMPANY DISPATCH AND MAINT, A DECISION WAS REACHED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. A REVISED CLRNC WAS RECEIVED FROM ARTCC AND THE FLT WAS TURNED AROUND AND STARTED BACK TO THE DEP ARPT. BOTH PLTS THEN INITIATED AND COMPLETED THE ENG FLAMEOUT OR SHUTDOWN PROC AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ARTCC. THE FLT WAS CONCLUDED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT THE DEP ARPT.
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.