In-flight engine shutdown during a night cargo operation.

Attributes
ACN	274742
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : huf
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4300
ASRS Report	274742
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After approximately 2 1/2 hours of flight, phx to huf, engine #1 oil quantity rapidly decreased toward '0.' power on #1 immediately reduced to idle. #1 engine low oil pressure/filter bypass light illuminated after a short period and #1 engine was shut down according to company procedures. ATC was notified of the shutdown, an emergency was declared and descent into terre haute, in (huf) was made. Landed without incident with emergency equipment standing by. Maintenance determined 'banjo clamp' near oil filter had come loose and caused loss of engine oil quantity. Although myself and my crew have varied airline backgnds and aeronautical experience, I feel the problem was handled in an exemplary manner due to the quality of training and high degree of standardization at our present company enhanced by its emphasis on cockpit resource management. I would not have done anything differently in retrospect and compliment our training for this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN DURING A NIGHT CARGO OP.

Narrative: AFTER APPROX 2 1/2 HRS OF FLT, PHX TO HUF, ENG #1 OIL QUANTITY RAPIDLY DECREASED TOWARD '0.' PWR ON #1 IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO IDLE. #1 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD AND #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN ACCORDING TO COMPANY PROCS. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SHUTDOWN, AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND DSCNT INTO TERRE HAUTE, IN (HUF) WAS MADE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. MAINT DETERMINED 'BANJO CLAMP' NEAR OIL FILTER HAD COME LOOSE AND CAUSED LOSS OF ENG OIL QUANTITY. ALTHOUGH MYSELF AND MY CREW HAVE VARIED AIRLINE BACKGNDS AND AERO EXPERIENCE, I FEEL THE PROB WAS HANDLED IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER DUE TO THE QUALITY OF TRAINING AND HIGH DEG OF STANDARDIZATION AT OUR PRESENT COMPANY ENHANCED BY ITS EMPHASIS ON COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT. I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY IN RETROSPECT AND COMPLIMENT OUR TRAINING FOR THIS.

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.