Coordination procedures involving an emergency situation.

Attributes
ACN	293871
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	293871
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	294021
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 other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Lost oil pressure on #3 engine (B-727). Did our checklists and shut the engine down. Everything under control but when we reported our situation to ZDV and declared an emergency we were surprised that the subsequent controllers didn't seem to be aware of our situation and we had to explain it all over again. We were concerned that maybe there might have been a breakdown in communications between center controllers and then between center and den approach. However, our approach and landing at den was uneventful. Supplemental information from acn 294021: after landing, dispatch arranged for a phone patch with ZDV to listen to the ATC tapes. Every transmission was recorded, with the glaring exception of the declaration of emergency. There were no apparent xmissions on the ATC frequency at the time I saw and heard my first officer declare an emergency. I have no explanation for this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COORD PROCS INVOLVING AN EMER SIT.

Narrative: LOST OIL PRESSURE ON #3 ENG (B-727). DID OUR CHKLISTS AND SHUT THE ENG DOWN. EVERYTHING UNDER CTL BUT WHEN WE RPTED OUR SIT TO ZDV AND DECLARED AN EMER WE WERE SURPRISED THAT THE SUBSEQUENT CTLRS DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AWARE OF OUR SIT AND WE HAD TO EXPLAIN IT ALL OVER AGAIN. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT MAYBE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BREAKDOWN IN COMS BTWN CTR CTLRS AND THEN BTWN CTR AND DEN APCH. HOWEVER, OUR APCH AND LNDG AT DEN WAS UNEVENTFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 294021: AFTER LNDG, DISPATCH ARRANGED FOR A PHONE PATCH WITH ZDV TO LISTEN TO THE ATC TAPES. EVERY XMISSION WAS RECORDED, WITH THE GLARING EXCEPTION OF THE DECLARATION OF EMER. THERE WERE NO APPARENT XMISSIONS ON THE ATC FREQ AT THE TIME I SAW AND HEARD MY FO DECLARE AN EMER. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION 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.