In-flight engine shutdown in an overwater operation.

Attributes
ACN	316278
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cyqx
State Reference	NF
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	316278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approximately 100 mi east of gander, #4 engine low oil pressure light foward panel came on. After checking flight engineer panel and doing checklist, shut down engine. Due to working HF frequency very difficult to get through to company to give details of problem. We descended towards gander and held near airport until able to confer with dispatch. Were able to get burn numbers for flight to bos and then changed to jfk per copmany request, landing normal. One note of interest, next day maintenance informed us we had hit a very large bird on the cowl of the #3 engine. A little different spot and we could have lost #3 engine. Fate is the hunter!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN IN AN OVERWATER OP.

Narrative: APPROX 100 MI E OF GANDER, #4 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FOWARD PANEL CAME ON. AFTER CHKING FE PANEL AND DOING CHKLIST, SHUT DOWN ENG. DUE TO WORKING HF FREQ VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH TO COMPANY TO GIVE DETAILS OF PROB. WE DSNDED TOWARDS GANDER AND HELD NEAR ARPT UNTIL ABLE TO CONFER WITH DISPATCH. WERE ABLE TO GET BURN NUMBERS FOR FLT TO BOS AND THEN CHANGED TO JFK PER COPMANY REQUEST, LNDG NORMAL. ONE NOTE OF INTEREST, NEXT DAY MAINT INFORMED US WE HAD HIT A VERY LARGE BIRD ON THE COWL OF THE #3 ENG. A LITTLE DIFFERENT SPOT AND WE COULD HAVE LOST #3 ENG. FATE IS THE HUNTER!

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.