Narrative:

#2 engine was noted to be using excessive oil about 1:30 after departure. Oil pressure, temperature and quantity was closely monitored and engine parameters also. Except for oil consumption, engine was operating normally. Attempts to contact company dispatch through honolulu radio via phone patch were unsuccessful. After about 1 hour of trying, patch was completed via HF through san francisco radio. Decision was made to continue flight toward honolulu (destination) with engine operating at reduced thrust, as long as oil pressure and temperature remained normal, rather than diverting to eip airport (wake) or landing at emergency field (midway). If engine had to be shut down and other problems developed, midway was near our course and available as emergency field. Engine oil pressure finally dropped below normal. We received a block altitude clearance to ensure drift down availability. Engine was shut down at XA45Z and emergency declared at XA48Z. No priority handling was necessary and landing in hnl was uneventful. Communication using HF across the pacific during emergencys, adverse WX, etc, can become a safety hazard. It is time to implement satellite communication! No far's were violated during this flight as far as I know.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER 2:30 HRS OF MONITORED OIL LOSS. FLC CONTINUATION TO DEST ARPT, ABOUT 4 MORE HRS OF FLT IN A DRIFT DOWN MODE.

Narrative: #2 ENG WAS NOTED TO BE USING EXCESSIVE OIL ABOUT 1:30 AFTER DEP. OIL PRESSURE, TEMP AND QUANTITY WAS CLOSELY MONITORED AND ENG PARAMETERS ALSO. EXCEPT FOR OIL CONSUMPTION, ENG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT COMPANY DISPATCH THROUGH HONOLULU RADIO VIA PHONE PATCH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER ABOUT 1 HR OF TRYING, PATCH WAS COMPLETED VIA HF THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO RADIO. DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE FLT TOWARD HONOLULU (DEST) WITH ENG OPERATING AT REDUCED THRUST, AS LONG AS OIL PRESSURE AND TEMP REMAINED NORMAL, RATHER THAN DIVERTING TO EIP ARPT (WAKE) OR LNDG AT EMER FIELD (MIDWAY). IF ENG HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND OTHER PROBS DEVELOPED, MIDWAY WAS NEAR OUR COURSE AND AVAILABLE AS EMER FIELD. ENG OIL PRESSURE FINALLY DROPPED BELOW NORMAL. WE RECEIVED A BLOCK ALT CLRNC TO ENSURE DRIFT DOWN AVAILABILITY. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AT XA45Z AND EMER DECLARED AT XA48Z. NO PRIORITY HANDLING WAS NECESSARY AND LNDG IN HNL WAS UNEVENTFUL. COM USING HF ACROSS THE PACIFIC DURING EMERS, ADVERSE WX, ETC, CAN BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS TIME TO IMPLEMENT SATELLITE COM! NO FAR'S WERE VIOLATED DURING THIS FLT AS FAR AS I KNOW.

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.