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An air carrier DC10-10 lost oil in its #3 engine. After some indecision, it flew on to its destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 10 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 337389 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Oil quantity in engine #3 dropped to below normal. Initially requested clearance back to departure airport. After fuel computations, determined destination was safer choice. Oil quantity dropped to zero, 30 mins before top of descent. Temperature and pressure remained normal. Made normal approach and landing following company procedures. Supplemental information from acn 337229: the crew did not declare an emergency, although ZOA did assign them emergency status. The engine was not shut down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DC10-10 LOST OIL IN ITS #3 ENG. AFTER SOME INDECISION, IT FLEW ON TO ITS DEST.
Narrative: OIL QUANTITY IN ENG #3 DROPPED TO BELOW NORMAL. INITIALLY REQUESTED CLRNC BACK TO DEP ARPT. AFTER FUEL COMPUTATIONS, DETERMINED DEST WAS SAFER CHOICE. OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO, 30 MINS BEFORE TOP OF DSCNT. TEMP AND PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL. MADE NORMAL APCH AND LNDG FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 337229: THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER, ALTHOUGH ZOA DID ASSIGN THEM EMER STATUS. THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN.
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.