Flight crew of a widebody transport shut down 1 of the 3 engines due to loss of oil.

Attributes
ACN	314230
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ozn
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : bggl tower : cid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	314230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
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 none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In-flight shutdown of #3 engine because of loss of oil. Unable to hold altitude. Could not get hold of iceland radio in time to get a clearance to a lower altitude and declared an emergency on 121.5 relayed through air carrier X and received our clearance to goose bay. Because the aircraft was operating well, I chose to continue to bos because WX was better. Because we had time, my crew and I could discuss our problems and possible problems that could occur had we taken certain actions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A WDB SHUT DOWN 1 OF THE 3 ENGS DUE TO LOSS OF OIL.

Narrative: INFLT SHUTDOWN OF #3 ENG BECAUSE OF LOSS OF OIL. UNABLE TO HOLD ALT. COULD NOT GET HOLD OF ICELAND RADIO IN TIME TO GET A CLRNC TO A LOWER ALT AND DECLARED AN EMER ON 121.5 RELAYED THROUGH ACR X AND RECEIVED OUR CLRNC TO GOOSE BAY. BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS OPERATING WELL, I CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO BOS BECAUSE WX WAS BETTER. BECAUSE WE HAD TIME, MY CREW AND I COULD DISCUSS OUR PROBS AND POSSIBLE PROBS THAT COULD OCCUR HAD WE TAKEN CERTAIN ACTIONS.

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.