Flight crew of an large transport aircraft shut engine down in high altitude cruise due to apparent loss of all engine oil, resulting in divert to land. Aircraft maintenance discrepancy found in postflt inspection.

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Attributes
ACN	250639
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	250639
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	250468
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL410 right engine oil pressure light illuminated with amber flashing EICAS message followed by bed EICAS indication. Oil quantity read '0.' throttled back and shut engine down in accordance with abnormal and emergency procedures. Requested direct mem while checking WX at lit. WX at lit reporting VFR so proceeded direct lit. Approach and landing uneventful at lit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACFT SHUT ENG DOWN IN HIGH ALT CRUISE DUE TO APPARENT LOSS OF ALL ENG OIL, RESULTING IN DIVERT TO LAND. ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY FOUND IN POSTFLT INSPECTION.

Narrative: AT FL410 R ENG OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AMBER FLASHING EICAS MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY BED EICAS INDICATION. OIL QUANTITY READ '0.' THROTTLED BACK AND SHUT ENG DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABNORMAL AND EMER PROCS. REQUESTED DIRECT MEM WHILE CHKING WX AT LIT. WX AT LIT RPTING VFR SO PROCEEDED DIRECT LIT. APCH AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL AT LIT.

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.